The Last Letter
3D, RPG-Adventure, Mobile Game
My Role: Concept Artist, 2D Artist, Designer, Writer
Team: 5-6 people
Target Audience: Children 8-12 years old
Team: 5-6 people
Target Audience: Children 8-12 years old
Tool used: Procreate
The Last Letter will be a 3rd person RPG-adventure game set in a 3D representation of the Dutch forests, wherein the animals emulate human society. For example, beavers are construction workers, moles are miners, etc. The goal of the game is to deliver letters to the animals living in the forest. While delivering letters, the player will communicate and learn about the animals, and get in touch with nature.
The design goal of the game is to teach the target audience about the nature and wildlife living in the Dutch forest, while also encouraging them to go out into these forests themselves. This is achieved by establishing a human relationship between the player and the animals, which minimises the distance between the two. The game also has a collection mechanic, encouraging the players to keep playing and learn as much about animals as possible.
I was in charge of the concept art, designing and UI, implementation of sound as well as writing the story and dialogue.
Story
The game begins with a new wolf who came to the forest to work as a "postanimal". He wants to do a good job and bond with the other animals. While looking through the letters he discovers that one of the letters doesn’t have an address, so he has to talk with the other animals that live in the forest in order to find out who the recipient of the letter is.
The wolf comes from an only wolf forest/area. It is the first time he has to interact with other types of animals, so he has to adapt while interacting with them, while also learning about them and try to become their friend in order to convince the animals of the forest to help him on his quest.
The design goal of the game is to teach the target audience about the nature and wildlife living in the Dutch forest, while also encouraging them to go out into these forests themselves. This is achieved by establishing a human relationship between the player and the animals, which minimises the distance between the two. The game also has a collection mechanic, encouraging the players to keep playing and learn as much about animals as possible.
I was in charge of the concept art, designing and UI, implementation of sound as well as writing the story and dialogue.
Story
The game begins with a new wolf who came to the forest to work as a "postanimal". He wants to do a good job and bond with the other animals. While looking through the letters he discovers that one of the letters doesn’t have an address, so he has to talk with the other animals that live in the forest in order to find out who the recipient of the letter is.
The wolf comes from an only wolf forest/area. It is the first time he has to interact with other types of animals, so he has to adapt while interacting with them, while also learning about them and try to become their friend in order to convince the animals of the forest to help him on his quest.
Additional Information
About The Target Audience
The game is meant for children who are starting to learn about themselves and how the world around them works. While they do so, their responsibility is school and living up to their parent's expectations, which can prove to be rather stressful. They are depended on their parents and they have a lot of free time fit for various activities.
Product
It is an education mobile game about animals that encourages exploration and being curious of nature.
Gain Creators
This game can be played anywhere and it is very accessible to the audience.
It can serve as an escapism tool thanks to its colourful world and friendly characters and it can also be considered an imagination starter since the setting of the story is purely fictional.
Pain Relievers
Since it is an educational game, parents and guardians cannot call the game a waste of time and it also helps the children learn new things in a more fun way. Furthermore, the collection mechanic can encourage socialising between the children, being something that they can bond over thanks to its competitive factor.
The game can serve as a reward for the children when completing tasks given my their parents, and since it's an open world game, it will satisfy their curiosity of exploring new interesting places.
The game is meant for children who are starting to learn about themselves and how the world around them works. While they do so, their responsibility is school and living up to their parent's expectations, which can prove to be rather stressful. They are depended on their parents and they have a lot of free time fit for various activities.
Product
It is an education mobile game about animals that encourages exploration and being curious of nature.
Gain Creators
This game can be played anywhere and it is very accessible to the audience.
It can serve as an escapism tool thanks to its colourful world and friendly characters and it can also be considered an imagination starter since the setting of the story is purely fictional.
Pain Relievers
Since it is an educational game, parents and guardians cannot call the game a waste of time and it also helps the children learn new things in a more fun way. Furthermore, the collection mechanic can encourage socialising between the children, being something that they can bond over thanks to its competitive factor.
The game can serve as a reward for the children when completing tasks given my their parents, and since it's an open world game, it will satisfy their curiosity of exploring new interesting places.
