Loveliness Island
Loveliness Island is a concept life-simulation game where you play as an island's newest aborted child.
The idea came from eavesdropping on a London subway conversation between two people wondering where aborted babies go. A bit dark, I’ll admit. They whispered something inaudible which it caused me to wonder too. What if they end up on an island, I thought.
Maybe they‘re sent to live on an island amongst other aborted inhabitants. And may the islanders inherit their parents personalities and ideologies. And maybe, in order for the island to maintain order and balance, everyone must learn to celebrate each other’s differences and get along.
What if it was a game about trying to befriend those who dislike you? Could you make a homophobe, secular, religious, vegan, racist, all learn to understand one another?
Who knows. Let's play and see.
Concept, Illustrations, Animation, 3D | Me
Music | Kazumi Totaka, Robin Beanland, Eveline Fischer & David Wise
Game Start
This was an animation I created of a fictional player opening a saved file to showcase the game's mood.
The Loveliness Islands Original artwork that started it all. Along with the amazing conversation I had in the London Underground.
Loveliness Island World Map What it ultimately turned into — a wonderful Brother & Sister (LI) island paradise.
Clay Limp This is a newly aborted child.
Blessmi & Clay Blessmi questions Clay’s excitement for heaven.
White Ice Woods Blessmi asks if Clay could help him out by delivering some goods to his mountain friend.
Charm Ability The journey up the mountain is not something suited for a freshly aborted children like Clay. To make things easier, Blessmi grants Clay with an ability called Charm.
Charm Ability The journey up the mountain is not something suited for a freshly aborted children like Clay. To make things easier, Blessmi grants Clay with an ability called Charm.
Seaside Shack Popo lives in Midway Bay and he does not like strangers. However, Clay was nice to Blessmi and Blessmi is a friend of Popo, therefore Clay’s off the hook.
Lost N' Found Shelf Popo’s a total hoarder. He finds items all over the island and displays them on his shelf. Different items will appear on there throughout Clay’s game.
Evolutions of Your Influential Aborted Child A few possibilities of your Influential Aborted Child as he/she develops on the island. Depend on the type of friends they have, they’ll become an Animal, Plant, or Element type.
Playstation 3 Game Box I love creating the game boxes. It makes the experience so much more real.
Foliage Exploration (Sketchbook) With a world made of craft items, what will trees look like? How are they constructed in the world of Loveliness Island?
Foliage Exploration (Close-up) Here I’m thinking about how we can use real-world objects and get creative with their materials using real-world modifications.
Leon & Blessmi Expressions Exploring facial expressions and actions of Blessmi (religious child) and Leon’s (gay child). These explorations are what brings them to life.
World Logic Here I’m designing the elements of the world by first figuring out how things in that world work. If the only building material available is paper, what will everything look like?
Other Islanders & Props Exploring Dixil’s home on Loveliness Island.
Preliminary Sketch of World Map Piece was designed originally for wood blocks to be laser cut in puzzle pieces that represent different regions on the island.