Sunset stroll. #MadeWithUnity #LostInDreams #gamedev #indiedev

Played a bit of PGR4 and it has the most impressive recreation of a city I've seen to date, a sizeable chunk in a 1:1 scale with every building present and seemingly bespokely textured based on the actual photos of real buildings down to bunch of small signs they made 3D, unbelievable time capsule

It’s pretty basic advice, but it’s helped me a lot over the years: whenever you’re working on an environment, save your camera coordinates and take regular screenshots. It makes it much easier to track what has improved, or even sometimes what became worse.

ocean condominium club, atlantic city, new jersey, 1985

I’m reworking my Mirror’s Edge-inspired scene. I’ve switched to UE5.7 (right). The lighting and reflections feel more accurate, and the ambient occlusion is improved overall. I’ve also reduced the strong blue fog and shifted the mood toward a warmer palette.

I am also unapologetically Gray ✌️🥰

川崎 / Kawasaki

Low resolution scenes from the original Mafia (2002)

One of the most atmospheric games I’ve played recently is Metal Garden, a short FPS with a very unique feel. The gigantic structures make me think of Ico, with a more industrial twist. And it’s unapologetically gray.

川崎 / Kawasaki

Active time action game .45 Parabellum Bloodhound from VA-11 Hall-A developer Sukeban Games is now content complete. A release date announcement in the coming months is possible if all goes well: www.rpgsite.net/news/19573-4...

銀座 / Ginza

I composed some music for this amazing demo (game is called VHOLUME). You can now try it for free on Steam, and if you like it, wishlist it ❤️ (link below)

Do stuffs like floating props or broken geometry ever bother you when you’re playing a game? Being an environment artist feels like getting obsessed with fixing this sort of thing, while at the same time trying to silence the inner voice saying "nobody cares".

Long long trip 😴 😌 Do you want the same?

人形町 / Ningyocho

人形町 / Ningyocho

Has to be Mafia. Although No One Lives Forever 2 is a close second.

Are there any games you think are must-plays for environment artists (especially students)? Personally, I’d say anything by Valve. They’re masters at setting mood, telling stories, and creating level design that never feels boring or confusing.

Tainted Grail keeps surprising me with very cool visuals scattered throughout its world. There’s a spot on the map where a giant, astral-looking deer wanders around, but it disappears when the player gets close. I actually gasped the first time I saw it.

新宿 / Shinjuku

新宿 / Shinjuku

My bluesky "discover" feed is mostly video games, landscape photos, political debates... then suddenly posts like "hmm lasagna good"

387 tiny paper buildings, made in the 1950s / 60's by Austrian insurance clerk Peter Fritz. socks-studio.com/2013/12/06/t... They were stored in a plastic bag, before ending up in a junk shop where Oliver Croy found them in the early 2010s.

五反田 / Gotanda

早稲田大学 / Waseda University

早稲田大学 / Waseda University

Concorde protoype cables management. #reference #3D

There’s a skill in Tainted Grail that adds 0.05 seconds of invincibility to your dodge, and it makes me wonder how many iterations the designers went through to settle on such a precise value.

I'm really enjoying Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon so far. Great work on the atmosphere.

Since this year, I decided to post the same contents on both Bluesky and Twitter on the same time. And for some reasons I have 10 times more interactions here, despite having 10 times less followers.

新橋 / Shinbashi

上野 / Ueno

I love it when Youtube recommends videos tailored to my tastes.

外神田 / Sotokanda

A PS2 style stealth game inspired by Splinter Cell, MGS2 and Hitman Contracts? Sign me up!!

赤坂 / Akasaka

上野 / Ueno

Castel Meur: An adorable little house between two rocks in Brittany.

I was rewatching The Illusionist (2010) to capture some ref and I swear every frame of it is just perfection.

Burgh sketch

奥沢 / Okusawa

i’m also often thinking of that door, only superseded by this gate

Human artists, use only once piece to convince people to follow you!

vertical slice scene from 2024

I played the demo for Queen's Domain during my lunch break. It's absolutely gorgeous. If you are craving for a King's Field-like game, then this one should be at the top of your list.

神田 / Kanda

I can't find any confirmation on this, but I've always wondered if Otomo was inspired by le Roi et l'Oiseau (The King and the Mockingbird) during the production of Cannon Fodder.

Cannon Fodder is my favorite short featured in Memories. It has such a charming art style, and the way Otomo depicts this gigantic vertical industrial city in one continuous shot is mind-boggling.