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JESSEN YONG
UI/UX DESIGNER & GAME DESIGNER
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The Dark Cradle (2018)
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About
Project Duration
The Dark Cradle is a 3D - first-person shooter game, where the main protagonist is a female scientist who is the last hope of survival onboard a spaceship filled with hostile robots. She must find the way to survive with her creation, the electric orb emitting gun, while she:
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traverse dangerous terrains
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solve puzzles
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complete quests
15 weeks
My Role(s)
UI / Modeling Champion
For this project as a UI/UX Champion, I was tasked to focus on the various aspects of UI such as the menu screens, the main gameplay screen, and various icons to aid players in visualizing the meaning of various objects within the game.
Design Iteration Process
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- The stages of design prototyping were: Conceptualization, Mockup, Implementation, Critique, Re-iterate.
- Spaceship Door Locked & Unlocked Icon
Design Concept
Locked Door Indicator
Unlocked Door Indicator Pass 1
Unlocked Door Indicator Pass 2
in Game
How the indicator looked within "The Dark Cradle"
- Created the main logo of the game
Game Logo
Black / White versions of the Logo, with design thought process of having a baby fetus within the C, which resembles a mother's womb
- Created dialogue box for conversations in game
Dialogue box (Placeholder)
Initial Idea
in game
Conversation in game
Journal
Concept for the Journal Entries within the game
Final Journal Design (In-Game)
Final Journal Design (Within Pause Menu)
Conceptualization
Mockup
Implementation
Critique
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