So, since I’m unable to make a decent finished piece like I want, I’ll have to make it in 3D at least, thanks to my second course I took this year, where we studied 3D coat for concept art.
But before starting I had one thought in mind about the shape of positions. For prototype I made it like a box, which holds birds well, but hard to produce. So I made a quick test with another type: a square with a hole in the middle, which is big enough to fit the bird in, but too small to let it fall down. And tests showed it worked very well even upside-down
Taking that into account I’ve spent 2 days working on the model, which turned out pretty well. I took into account problems with distance and proportions of the prototype, so model looks much better. I changed colours a bit due to some thoughts on further development of the project, that I’ll write below. Also I used wood shaders to give an idea about material
And even made a 360 video:
I’m very satisfied with the result taking into account that is the best I can do now.
Some further thoughts:
The reason why I opted for wood and colour alterations is that ideally the concept can be developed in an eco art therapy game. Overal, origami is one of the tools to develop fine motor skills. So the game can potentially be used as a developing game for adults and children. For children, for example, time span can be increased in the app with a special mode.
Materials of the game are natural and ecological. Both plywood and paper can be recycled or in general the game can be produced from already recycled material, and birds can be used for decoration, for example, like I did afterwards.
Additionally wood and paper give natural and pleasant tactile sensations, together with chromotherapy (that’s why I changed colours to ones often used in colour therapy) the game can be a nice helping tool for people in need of such kind of therapy. And in general the game can provide nice challenge if desired, or can be a more relaxing one if needed. So I suppose the game has great potential in that area and can be developed further.
Overal, I consider the project finished for now. The game fullfills its functions, is totally playable, fun and useful. It still may lack visual design, but it wasn’t the focus point of this project in particular. The focus was mechanics and experimentation, which for me was accomplished succesfully. So I’m getting ready for submission and this was the final entry for the Birds game 🙂