Digital Media and Interaction Design

Month: June 2024

Featured Honours Project: Mindscape VR by Anna LLompart Reus

10 June 2024 /
 

For her honours project Anna Llompart Reus developed “Mindscape”,  a Virtual Reality game developed with Unreal Engine 5, featuring six different levels. Mindscape aims to boost mental wellbeing among university students by intertwining Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Mindfulness in an immersive narrative. The project explores VR’s effectiveness compared to non-VR interventions, highlighting VR’s potential for enhanced immersion and interaction in mental health support.
 
Anna concluded that although further research is required to fully comprehend the impact of VR for wellbeing, her project indicated  a promising avenue for digital mental health interventions.
 
The images below show some of the detail of the project and you can see more of Anna’s work here – ArtStation – Anna Llompart
 
Anna’s poster describes the process she followed during the project.
The Main hub that allows users to choose their path through the game
Glowing objects highlight interactions
Soft lighting helps to create a calm atmosphere
A bright calm environment was created
The Apothercary
Again, lighting was key to creating the calming atmosphere
Interiors contain lots of areas for users to explore

This post is part of a series celebrating the work the year 4 students have created for their honours projects.  Thanks to Anna for allowing us to feature this work.

Featured Project: The Tourist by Manuel Herrera Reyes

10 June 2024 /

“The Tourist” is a short animation created by Manuel Herrera Reyes, based on the idea that even Monsters like to post reviews about their travels.  Manuel’s love of quirky characters and fairytales is clear throughout the film, which also features some other surprise characters, that even the Monster decides are not worth eating!

Map showing the environment where the story takes place.

“The Tourist” Main character design

Additional Character Designs

This work was created for the 2D animation module run by Fiona Stewart and Andrew McKelvey.  Thanks to Manuel for allowing us to feature his work.

Featured Project: Kakapookie by Kateryna Fatnieva

10 June 2024 /

Kakapookie is a short animation created by Kateryna Fatnieva for the 2D Animation module.  The story features Kakapookie, who is based on the rare Kakapo, a ground dwelling parrot.  In Kateryna’s story the bird turns out not to be quite as cute and cuddly as it looks!  The illustrations were created using Illustrator before being animated in After Effects.

Character designs created in Adobe Illustrator

Character designs created in Adobe Illustrator

You can follow Kateryna on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kateryna-fatnieva-6974621b5/

This work was created for the 2D animation module run by Fiona Stewart and Andrew McKelvey.  Thanks to Kateryna for allowing us to feature her work.

Featured Project: Goodnight Sara by Rebecca Allen

10 June 2024 /

Goodnight Sara is a short animation made by Rebecca Allen for her year 2 2D animation project.  In the film Sara discovers that being tired and stressed can lead to unexpected consequences.

Initial Character design for Sara

Initial Character design for Sara

Design for Sara’s bedroom

Rebecca created her characters and backgrounds in Procreate to give a hand-drawn feel before rigging and animating in After Effects.

You can see more of Rebecca’s work here – https://rebeccaallen0429.wixsite.com/rebecca-allen-media or on instagram @rebeccaallen.media

This work was created for the 2D animation module run by Fiona Stewart and Andrew McKelvey.  Thanks to Rebecca for allowing us to feature her work.

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