Concept World - Glittergold Games

Concept World - "Glittergold Games"

Glittergold Games is set in a dystopian cyberpunk future where the rich and powerful have given themselves the epithet ‘God’. A man with enough power and monopoly over the electricity that runs through the city can thus name himself the ‘God of Electricity’ and these ‘Gods’ can choose to sponsor players to represent them in the annual Glittergold Games, where players fight to the death and the last one standing gains fame, power, riches and anything they could dream of.

The games are fully televised and have been made a spectacle in the population, such that cruel death and inhumane acts are seen as the norm as long as they take place in the games. The players on the other hand? They are seen as celebrities, have fan clubs and even have merch that their sponsors make of them.

Characters

Mars

The main character for my project is a genius inventor from Dustash, the grimy underground where people live in poverty. Mars lost his sister to the Glittergold Games and in a blind rage, he has sworn to destroy the Games and everything it stands for. To do so, he enters the games without a sponsor.

I first designed him with the idea of patchwork patterns, as his character is resourceful and builds his weapons from scraps that he gathers.

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December

December is everything that Mars stands against. She is also from Dustash but has abandoned her family and her origins to gain recognition as a sportswoman. But as her time in the spotlight fades, she turns to the Games to grasp that small chance that she might continue living the Glittergold dream.

December is based on snowboarders so I focused her design on her snowboard and designed her clothes to be more equipped for cold weather. She is sponsored by the God of Winter Sports.

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Rai

Rai’s older sister, Electra, was sold into the games by their own father after he was caught embezzling funds. However, Rai had no clue what truly happened and in his own naive way of proving his worth, he volunteers himself into the games to show his sister that he too can survive in the games.

Rai’s concept is heavily based off retro arcade games and retro toys. He has a capsule toy bag that randomly summons out an electric toy that assists him in battle.

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Kain

Kain is a victim of the system. He shows his patriotism by joining the Glittergold Games and winning 3 years ago. But after his victory, he found that his life was meaningless and he wanted the thrill of the games once more.

Kain is very villain-coded and he comes off as big, tough and scary. He is sponsored by the God of Zoology so I decided to base his suit off a jaguar to add to that ferocity.

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Environment

Paradise

Paradise is where the Games are held. There are trial rooms, dormitories as well as other function rooms that players can use during their break times.

I started off with silhouettes of how I wanted Paradise to look like. It was to be a giant floating structure with the trial rooms separate from everything else.

After settling on a shape, I built the structure in 3D with the aid of kitbashing. The 3D model was used for both the callout sheet for Paradise and the final key visual.

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Dorm

The dorms are designed for 4 players to room together. There are individual cabins for each player to sleep in. The dorms are comfortable for the players, who are seen as celebrities.

I sketched out a few ideas for the dorm and built it in 3D to have a better understanding of the space and layout. I slowly built the furniture and used kitbashing to help with tying the design together. After that, I painted over the 3D so that the style was consistent to that of my characters.

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