ARTE: REVERIE | Bcrowe

Arte Reverie Game Description

ARTe: Reverie is a mobile phone game created to introduce people of all backgrounds to the world of art. The game uses jigsaw puzzles of historic artworks combined with educational art history questions to encourage the learning of art history concepts. An important aspect of this game is the fact that the game will be focused around content that any Art Professor teaching this game to a class can provide. On their end they will have a tool that allows them to upload art pieces to the game in an art gallery. It also serves as a game to casual gamers who love puzzles and art!

3D Puzzle bust concept

Environment and Artistic Goals

General

The style of this game incorporates different styles (post-impressionism, renaissance, etc)
Visuals focus on the paintings in the gallery
Primary visual reference: Little Dragon’s Cafe, The Wolf Among Us, Caromble, and Okami

Early ideation and concepts focused on developing an elegant, whimsical aesthetic robust enough to carry and compliment the volume of art history that will be presented in this game.

Primarily, we wanted to combine the warmth and whimsy of Little Dragon’s Cafe with the bold, graphic appeal of The Wolf Among Us.

Okami provided inspiration for linework with its bold and rich brush-stroke outlines.

All 2D art assets for this game should have expressive ink-brush inspired line work (of varying thickness) and polished, painterly textures
Characters will be rendered in a stylized realism, also with ink-brush outlines and painterly textures
The setting of the game varies, and exteriors and backgrounds will have different versions reflecting different cultural influences (e.g. New Orleans will be one possible setting, with Louisiana-inspired flora and architecture)
The color palette should hew close to realism, emphasizing the richness of materials such as wood and marble and creating an elegant atmosphere that compliments the historic artwork on display