Pre-Quarter Assignment

I was asked to join a team with Violetta, Nate, Connor, Joao, and Birdie to help pitch an idea for the 560 class. We had a few zoom meetings over the summer to discuss and inspirations and ideas for the project. Violetta suggested the idea of a soviet inspired train station. From there we built upon this idea to create a psychological thriller set in post-apocalyptic Russia where a man travels an abandoned substation in hopes of further survival while losing his own humanity. We drew inspirations from Golden Era art styles such as art deco as well as video game inspirations like Bioshock. I got really excited about the environment as it is unique and interesting to play with and different than most post-apocalyptic settings. I am excited to explore the different types of lighting we will do with this lighting and how it will work with the XR wall. I have experience building environments for the LED Stage, what makes it work, what doesn't so I really tried to help put in my two cents to make sure we work within the confines of the stage. I know interaction with the stage is a great touch and we implemented some ideas for that with steps, possible lighting changes, and others. While this was just brainstorming, I wanted to really keep the group grounded in what was possible technical wise, Unreal, and for the stage. 8/22/25