The next step was fleshing out this portal room and showing off the idea of a man leaving behind the dark world to escape into a better world he had chosen for his oasis. 

I wanted the space to feel dark, mechanical, and cold. Through the portal would be this hopeful bright, and calming nature scene. 

For the portal, I imagined this alien-like tech that also looks like it has been pieced together by some rusty parts and loose wires giving the feel that it is a bit unstable. To the right would have a digital display showing the customers choices for their world that they are being transferred to. 
In this case for me it would be:

- A world where money does not exist and is replaced by trade and helping each other
- Technology as we know it today does not exist in this world
- Weather is all seasons
- Environment is Fields, mountains, forests and rivers
- Violence does not exist

To explore this concept further, I used a mixture of sketching out ideas and blocking out in 3d as I find this a far quicker process at times for exploring how parts could fit together and how this portal could be structured within a room.