Rumina Woods

Rumina Woods is a vertical slice Unity demo of a procedural narrative visual novel.

I was the solo artist on the project developing the look and feel of the world, its environment, the characters who inhabit it, as well as the user interface and representation of the mechanics and allowances of the procedural narrative engine.

Background art to establish look and feel.

Background art to establish look and feel.

Explorations bringing the surreal and fairy tale aspects into a 'real world' place.

Explorations bringing the surreal and fairy tale aspects into a 'real world' place.

Exploration of a picture-book style background art approach, flattening the space into a more abstract representation.

Exploration of a picture-book style background art approach, flattening the space into a more abstract representation.

Early look and feel vis dev

Early look and feel vis dev

Early look and feel vis dev

Early look and feel vis dev

Playable character visual exploration

Playable character visual exploration

Companion character visual explorations

Companion character visual explorations

Companion character visual explorations

Companion character visual explorations

World map user interface

World map user interface

Character, inventory , and companion management interface.

Character, inventory , and companion management interface.

Crafting system visual style and theme explorations

Crafting system visual style and theme explorations

Concepts for the flow of the crafting system.

Concepts for the flow of the crafting system.

Dialog UI

Dialog UI

Example of a dialog UI transitioning into a Timeline cutscene

Example of the animation and visual effects in the map user interface

Explorations of the look, feel, and themes of the crafting system items.

Explorations of the look, feel, and themes of the crafting system items.

Examples of a paper doll system utilized to create procedural items in the crafting system.

Examples of a paper doll system utilized to create procedural items in the crafting system.