Eco Eden
3D Game | Integrating AI tools into game development
Venture into the unknown in “EcoEden.” Join Plant Buddy, an endearing plant cyborg, as he embarks on an epic quest through vibrant and mysterious alien landscapes to find a cure for his astro-botanist companion’s mission-ending illness.
Our Game
EcoEden’s core experience goal is discovery. While the narrative sets a level of path and purpose, the gameplay is centered around exploring new environments and taking in the vibes. Players should feel curious and inquisitive, and the surprises they find or enact in the environment should spark delight.
My
Role
Character Design
3D modeling and animation
Level Design
Visual effects
Animation related programming
Our Team
Erin Sawyer | Producer, UI/UX Designer
Blaine Black | Sound and Music
Adeline Wu | Programmer
Helen Yang | Artist
Oleg Plisov | Programmer
David Troetschel | Designer
AI Tools
Art: Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Meshy, Polycam, Adobe Firefly, Dall-E
Sound: Dance Diffusion and AudioGen
Tech: ChatGPT, Inworld AI
Instructor
Thomas Corbett
Tools
Unity, Maya, Photoshop
AI in Art Creation
For the art style, I selected a 3D pop-up book aesthetic to take advantage of AI's robust image generation capabilities over 3D model generation. I utilized AI-texturing and skybox generation to enhance the overall 3D environment. Moreover, AI also help gather and generate images for inspiration during the design process.
In general, AI doesn't just replace manual work in the traditional pipeline; it reshapes the pipeline, introducing a new workflow that still demands significant manual input.