For my art gallery, I decided to have an overall theme of aspects of life that I miss while being in quarantine and to visit these places in a virtual world. The first virtual game that I will be presenting has the most youthful and playful look to it, and it will gradually get more detailed as you scroll lower. Personally, I miss the presence of people and the outdoors, both nature and the bustling city. Thus, I tried to find environments in the games that I have that best represents the places that I miss the most. All of these environments were made by the actual creator of the game, as there is no option to build your own world in these games. These particular games were what I had on hand, but they also do a great job in representing various levels of detail, yet all of the environments are beautiful in their own way.
ScribbleNauts
ScribbleNauts is a video game that allows the player to visit a variety of different environments, ranging from the beach, city, dessert, hospital, and many more. This captures the aspect of my usual life that I miss a lot: human interactions. With this game, the player is able to interact with other “people” and create objects or people that will help solve their problems. Since the quarantine, I am sure many of us did not think that our ability to talk to people whenever we wanted would be taken away so abruptly. This seemingly simple game mimics the types of interactions that we took for granted.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Breath of the Wild has a lot of nature environments, full of greenery and vibrant colors. This depicts the aspect of our quarantine lifestyle that we also took for granted. I personally miss hiking and going for walks or drives through scenic routes, so I feel this game represents some of the views that I have been missing out on since the quarantine started. In particular, the bright sky and grass that the creator made does a great job in showcasing how beautiful nature is in its true form.
Assassin’s Creed
Assassin’s Creed has a slightly less bright environment than Breath of the Wild, but still has breath taking scenes. The beach has always been more favorite place to be and I had even planned on going to Hawaii before the quarantine started. Now that I am unable to go to my trip, these beach scenes reminds me of the beautiful blues of the water and the swaying palm trees. The creator did a great job at depicting the natural sways of the ocean water and the various shades of blue that can be found in the water. This acts as a reminder that even though I am not able to visit the beach, it will be even more blue and beautiful when I am finally able to visit, which is definitely worth the wait!
Julliane's Art 110 