Inspiration – That’s You! | Research

“Which of your family members would survive longest in the wild? Which one of your friends was most recently sick in the street? Who among you is the worst chef?

Welcome to an irreverent party quiz where you and up to five of your friends and family get to find out what you really think about each other. With your TV, PS4 and a tablet or smartphone in hand, answer over 1,000 funny questions, take part in daring doodle challenges, snap selfies for photo challenges and more. The better you know your fellow players, the more points youll pick up.

With topics spanning everything from school days to pastimes, prepare to make your mark on the game.”

In 2017, Sony Interactive Entertainment published a PlayStation 4 exclusive party game developed by Wish Studios called ‘That’s You!”. When it was first released, it didn’t quite appeal to me as I had only seen television and youtube adverts about the game, and didn’t think I would be the sort of game I would be interested in, however as a PlayStation Plus subscriber I decided to download the game and give it a go. The game requires 2-6 players, and the aim of the game is to prove how well you know one another by answering a series of questions about other players and deciding which description fits who the best. Points are rewarded to players who vote for the same person.

Locations

The way the game works wasn’t the key reason I chose to discuss this game. As you progress through the game, each round is designated a specific location, and as the game waits for the players to answer questions and take pictures, the screen pans the camera through these locations. The locations were created by a few different artists who made them relevant to the topic of the questions.

The reason these images caught my eye was the relevance to my area of study. The main aim of this semester is design and develop two detailed settings, each including high and low poly models, texture painting realistically, and slight animation. As you are shown these images in the game, the camera pans to different angles, showing the smaller assets, lighting, physical effects, and even some animation, all things which I hope to include in my final project. The game That’s You has many different scenes that encompass all of my project’s aims in, giving me an idea of what I should aim to recreate for my final output. These scenes also have many little details in their scene that add to the realism, such as half-eaten nuts, opened books, and clothing flung onto a bed, a level of detail I could easily add to my scenes. Here are some examples of these smaller details:

While I am not intending to recreate any of these scenes, it has certainly inspired me to take my designs further than just larger more obvious objects.

Wish Studios – Artstation Portfolio for “That’s You!”

Sources:

– Wish Studios. (2018). Wish Studios. [online] Available at: https://wishstudios.artstation.com [Accessed 21 Feb. 2018].

– En.wikipedia.org. (2018). That’s You!. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That%27s_You! [Accessed 21 Feb. 2018].

– Metacritic. (2018). That’s You!. [online] Available at: http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/thats-you! [Accessed 21 Feb. 2018].