From Trains to Cars: A Mini Motorways visual road trip

From Trains to Cars: A Mini Motorways visual road trip

August 18, 2022 from 2:05 pm to 2:20 pm

Speaker: Poppy De Raad

Talk Description

In this talk Poppy de Raad of Dinosaur Polo Club will take you through the development of Mini Motorway from a visual perspective, covering a timeline from the earliest prototypes and concepts, through to the final polished look of the game. A range of different styles that were experimented with during the development process will be covered- isometric, minimalist, abstract; as well as the reasons why each failed/succeeded, difficulties faced, and what was learnt from the development process.

Talk Takeaways

Audience members will learn how Dinosaur Polo Club developed the unique visual style of Mini Motorways as well as how the studios values of accessibility and toy-like wonder tie intrinsically into the visuals.

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