Echoes of Somewhere

An experimental freeware 2.5D adventure game featuring AI-assisted graphics.

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Magnific AI

December 1, 2023

The lower resolution background images for the game are upscaled with Magnific AI to massive 4k+ resolution.
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Using ChatGPT for code (city hall part5)

November 21, 2023

Using ChatGPT to help program a camera controller for a new location comprised of only one ultra-wide image.
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Project update week #46

November 19, 2023

I have now been working on this project for 46 weeks. Posting an update every week. But this week was a bit different!
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City hall scene exterior 3D modeling (city hall part 4)

November 11, 2023

This scene is a bit different from your basic scene, as it has a lot of traffic and a functional maglev system. So this is actually a replacement scene for the maglev station when you travel to the city hall.
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Particle based traffic (city hall part 3)

October 31, 2023

The city in the game is meant to be full of Particle based traffic and the city hall exterior scene is the first scene where this is on full display. The same traffic will also be used to liven up the travel screens.
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Upgrading old Midjourney generations

October 23, 2023

Some of the game locations were made with midjourney V4 back in the day. And it has an aesthetic I love, but I recently stumbled upon ways to upgrading old locations all within Midjourney to make them a lot better!
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Sub Surface Scattering

October 16, 2023

Quick sub surface scattering solution with Unity URP shader graph.
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Cloth Sim

October 9, 2023

It was always my goal to use cloth sim on the character. The hair, the small pouch and the jacket just screamed to be made dynamic.
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Using Midjourney editing tools (city hall part 2)

October 2, 2023

Sometimes these locations require more art direction. More specific features. In these cases, a lot more work is required. Here is a breakdown for how to use Midjourney editing tools to direct the image generation.
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AI voiceovers

September 25, 2023

For the voiceovers of Echoes of Somewhere I will be doing a hybrid solution: some voiceovers will be real humans, some will be AI and some will be handled by Apple’s text to speech tech from the 90’s.
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Premortem Games interview

August 31, 2023

A really interesting gaming news site, PreMortem Games posted and interview about Echoes of Somewhere.
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Article on Adventure Game Hotspot

July 24, 2023

A website focused on covering adventure games, Adventure Game Hotspot, , wrote an article about Echoes of Somewhere. The piece is very interesting as it includes reactions to the game from the adventure game developer community.
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a16z shoutout

July 20, 2023

Echoes of Somewhere was briefly featured in a recent Andreessen Horowitz blog post about AI in games.
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Pixel art test: Photoshop (beta) AI tools

May 24, 2023

A new beta version of photoshop was recently released with generative ai tools (adobe firefly) natively supported directly in the app. I tried it with a simple pixel art scene.
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The Metaverse Podcast

May 22, 2023

I was interviewed on the Metaverse podcast. We talked about Echoes of Somewhere and VFX in games and movies and on how AI might affect game production.
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In the media

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PC Gamer

The project convincingly shows how an individual artist with limited resources can use these controversial, questionably ethical tools to punch above their weight when developing a game.

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80 Level Talent

A massive 2-part breakdown, describing the pipeline behind the project, discussing the process of creating characters and environments using artificial intelligence.

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