Senior Thesis: Nightmare Circus

We are excited to present our Senior Group Thesis project titled 'Nightmare Circus.' Created by Kim Zhang and Xuanpu Chen. Within this third-person RPG experience set in a surreal nightmare realm.

Trailer for Nightmare Circus

This is part of the environment for the senior thesis game Nightmare Circus, created by Kim Zhang. Kim Zhang is doing all the biome/exterior part of the game, where the player will get to know this world and learn how to fight. The boss battle area/circus area will be done by Xuanpu Chen. We spend half a semester doing pre-production and another semester getting it all done.

This is the beginning shot of the game, player needs to go through the path and go to their first battle tutorial.

The first battle take place here.

The ticket booth, where character need to interact and get the key to go into the circus for boss battle.

he second group of minion that player need to kill. The second part of the battle tutorial, be prepared for the boss battle.

CIRCUS! Where the boss will be inside.

Break down for upper level and lower level

This is the central animated asset, created by Kim Zhang. Also the player character for the senior thesis game Nightmare Circus. All rendered arelow poly model, and all rendered with Marmoset Toolbag4.

Rendered with pose

Front and Back final low poly character

front side and back shot with wireframe on

3/4 view with wireframe on

Original visual development and changes

This is the minion enemy for the senior thesis, created by Kim Zhang. Simple enemy that teaches the player how to fight.

3/4 View render

Model detail and Wireframes

Concept Art

This is the circus environment, and the climactic Final Boss encounter is set within the confines of the eerie circus grounds. Created my Xuanpu Chen

Circus environment shot 1

Circus environment shot 2

Circus environment shot 3

Precess breakdown

Props and Circus structure breakdown

Early Concept

This is the central animated asset for the senior thesis, created by Xuanpu Chen. He is the boss character for the group thesis project "Nightmare Circus.". His name is "Butch—The Dream Devouer.". Xuanpu Chen is responding to the concept and all the modeling, rigging, texturing, animation, and improvising in Unreal Engine 5 for this clown.

In-game Screen Shot.

Butch front, back and Side.

Butch Front,Back and Side and Wireframe

In-game Boss Intro

Concept for the Character