Echoes of Somewhere

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

Each episode within the series offers 1-4 hours of classic point-and-click gameplay, featuring a self-contained story.

How it all started

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About the story

April 19, 2023

This week’s update will be about writing the story for the first episode.
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AI generated, animated logo

April 11, 2023

Naturally the project also needed an AI generated animated logo! I used Midjourney to create the logo and After Effects to add in the text and handle the animation.
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AI powered fluid simulations

April 6, 2023

I took an upcoming AI powered fluid simulation tool for a test dive to see if it would allow me to add realistic, interactive smoke to the game.
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Maglev train – an animated location

March 27, 2023

For the in-game overworld map I decided to create a maglev station. This would be a nice and simple location to create some nice animations in!
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Advanced animated neon lights material

March 25, 2023

This week, I decided to continue along the lines of the flickering screens. But this time I would tackle complex neon sign / light animations.
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Cadence

March 16, 2023

The walk animations for the characters have been pretty wonky for long enough! It was finally time to address the issues – or try to.
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From image to probes

March 11, 2023

Maybe instead of matching the ambient lighting and adding multiple spotlights, there was a way to turn the actual AI generated image into lighting probe data. That would make the realtime 3D meshes match the environments absolutely perfectly!
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Creating a steam page

February 27, 2023

I have never created a Steam page for a game before. I have made some art assets for one, but I never did the actual setup. Now it was time to learn.
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Depth of field

February 23, 2023

I got a comment at work about the characters not matching perfectly with the slightly blurry backgrounds. I thought if some depth of field was at all possible as the backgrounds are not really 3D and might have some blur baked in.
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Very experimental grass system

February 19, 2023

For scenes that have fluffy grass, I felt that the grass could be extra fluffy. Some sort of “fur” setup. It was not that easy.
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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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