<div class="lexxy-content lightbox-container"> <p>Hi there, Adrián writing for our weekly recap! This week has been a very important one, because, you know, kick-off session. We have been working a lot because of that, but also because we are very motivated to carry our project to the next level. Sooo let's go with the recap!</p> <p> </p> <p>First of all, we have been working on the characters, both visually and written. Pablo has been focused on exploring visual options for them, while I've been exploring their cores: what they want, what they care about, what they need... We are trying to have the heart of our project very well defined, so in case we change things of our project (and it's changing a lot) we still know that our project remains talking about the same characters and topics and goes in the right direction (thank you Kris for your feedback ^^). But let's see some beautiful illustrations!</p> <p> </p> <p>First of all, I want to share with you some of the process we are following for the designs. These are some concepts from Nico's monster, who is based on a radish:</p> <p> </p> <div class="lightbox-container"> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbDNnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--042f3bf9ecc11bc502d920aa136b6a6057a22416/rabano_2.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbDNnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--042f3bf9ecc11bc502d920aa136b6a6057a22416/rabano_2.jpg"></a></div></div> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbDdnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--c7ebcd1846ad0ecc49f0d2b79da603b31ca4fe5f/rabano_3.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbDdnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--c7ebcd1846ad0ecc49f0d2b79da603b31ca4fe5f/rabano_3.jpg"></a></div></div> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbC9nIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--792c1b8800d2d001b01f5095ed426043f1cdc8a6/rabano_4.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbC9nIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--792c1b8800d2d001b01f5095ed426043f1cdc8a6/rabano_4.jpg"></a></div></div> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbURnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--e14d6268d96debf8a359b5ef074133d81b6d7922/rabano_5.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbURnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--e14d6268d96debf8a359b5ef074133d81b6d7922/rabano_5.jpg"></a></div></div> </div> <p> </p> <p>These are cute, right? :D So when I receive these, I make some direction notes and corrections, to give Pablo an idea of what I think it's working and what isn't. Obviously, sometimes we don't agree, so we discuss until we reach an agreement (we had one about Hugo's design this same week, I'll show you later). This were my notes for these drawings:</p> <p> </p> <div class="lightbox-container"><div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbUhnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--9be21ea42a603eca719cbcc9f55e45ee628b0620/rabano_notes.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbUhnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--9be21ea42a603eca719cbcc9f55e45ee628b0620/rabano_notes.jpg"></a></div></div></div> <p> </p> <p>So after my notes, Pablo keeps exploring in the direction we agree, making a new proposal, and I make some new notes:</p> <p> </p> <div class="lightbox-container"> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbVBnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--0bf94e46d61c16ab9d423e64f691b3f3d1699cf5/rabano_6.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbVBnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--0bf94e46d61c16ab9d423e64f691b3f3d1699cf5/rabano_6.jpg"></a></div></div> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbVRnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--6037a863a071a6e1723de4a3b0e1eaf7b289e327/rabano_6_notes.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbVRnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--6037a863a071a6e1723de4a3b0e1eaf7b289e327/rabano_6_notes.jpg"></a></div></div> </div> <p> </p> <p>So we keep on this process until we are good with what we have, basically. This is our last draft:</p> <p> </p> <div class="lightbox-container"> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbVhnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--fa223973b8c97239626d50555ea07058383fbcf8/rabano_7.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbVhnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--fa223973b8c97239626d50555ea07058383fbcf8/rabano_7.jpg"></a></div></div> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbWJnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--5f256183fde387b4327b4cc010bd8cd26800405c/rabano_7_notes.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbWJnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--5f256183fde387b4327b4cc010bd8cd26800405c/rabano_7_notes.jpg"></a></div></div> </div> <p> </p> <p>I really love this little cutie!</p> <p> </p> <p>But, as I said, this week has been a very busy one, Pablo has made a lot of very interesting and beautiful artwork. I'm going to share with you his concepts for other characters, so you can see the evolution of each one (I'll share my notes only if I think they really have something to say to you). So first of all, let's go with Alicia!</p> <p> </p> <div class="lightbox-container"> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbWZnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--26175b5e750899162afd4f508644b750d854bf83/alicia.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbWZnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--26175b5e750899162afd4f508644b750d854bf83/alicia.jpg"></a></div></div> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbW5nIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--c6f6ba90a3e4e266225528aae4bfcb8e4d1c12be/Alicia_2.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbW5nIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--c6f6ba90a3e4e266225528aae4bfcb8e4d1c12be/Alicia_2.jpg"></a></div></div> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbXJnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--88236afad9f4328a1ababd0851bea8d6b738002f/Alicia_3.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbXJnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--88236afad9f4328a1ababd0851bea8d6b738002f/Alicia_3.jpg"></a></div></div> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbXZnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--3804795d30d76da1f59512bdebcb5de9dc975f3a/Alicia_4.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbXZnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--3804795d30d76da1f59512bdebcb5de9dc975f3a/Alicia_4.jpg"></a></div></div> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbXpnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--46be5e52bfddd0922fbab22de94d4ea33769876a/Alicia_5.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbXpnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--46be5e52bfddd0922fbab22de94d4ea33769876a/Alicia_5.jpg"></a></div></div> </div> <p> </p> <p>Next, this is another monster, this time, a random one. We are exploring how we traduce visually the concept of the withering:</p> <p> </p> <div class="lightbox-container"> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbTNnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--36ca84c8baebef00636d67eb8bcf62804a0b047a/monstruo_3_sano.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbTNnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--36ca84c8baebef00636d67eb8bcf62804a0b047a/monstruo_3_sano.jpg"></a></div></div> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbTdnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--f1d467e13815f761da2c8de2d4985f294fe8c3fb/monstruo_3_corrupto.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbTdnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--f1d467e13815f761da2c8de2d4985f294fe8c3fb/monstruo_3_corrupto.jpg"></a></div></div> </div> <p> </p> <p>And finally, our main character! Hugo has had a very important development this week, and I think that we are going in a very interesting direction with him. Here he is!</p> <p> </p> <div class="lightbox-container"> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbkRnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--15352406938d64eb4c81ced8910724f8617943c5/Hugo_desarrollo_1.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbkRnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--15352406938d64eb4c81ced8910724f8617943c5/Hugo_desarrollo_1.jpg"></a></div></div> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbkhnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--b9812ea6eccff4dd3bfaac2ac0c37f85ff89d20e/Hugo_desarrollo_2.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbkhnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--b9812ea6eccff4dd3bfaac2ac0c37f85ff89d20e/Hugo_desarrollo_2.jpg"></a></div></div> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbkxnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--29b0a1c205508b6d87bd28d86f9fefebe3b2a209/Hugo_desarrollo_3.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbkxnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--29b0a1c205508b6d87bd28d86f9fefebe3b2a209/Hugo_desarrollo_3.jpg"></a></div></div> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBblBnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--ed375b9fd2ef20b0ae75b58127fb19f4d883ce58/Hugo_desarrollo_4.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBblBnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--ed375b9fd2ef20b0ae75b58127fb19f4d883ce58/Hugo_desarrollo_4.jpg"></a></div></div> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBblRnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--9e019f246640b800c8406ff3b6a54bb9ed8ba34c/Hugo_desarrollo_4_notes.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBblRnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--9e019f246640b800c8406ff3b6a54bb9ed8ba34c/Hugo_desarrollo_4_notes.jpg"></a></div></div> </div> <p> </p> <p>So this is all about designing. Let's talk about the main event of the week! Our Kick-off session was really interesting and full of information. Due to a last minute change, we coundn't meet Andrew Maximov, but we met the rest of our mentors, and we have to say that we are really happy to have them on board! I think that they are perfect for our project (and really nice people). It was a lot of information to process, but let's go for the conclussions we draw from the session.</p> <p> </p> <p>-We want to go in the direction of a more mood/vibes oriented pitch, rather than the heavy plot-driven pitch that we have right now.</p> <p> </p> <p>-As I said before, we want to really clinch the core of our project, so we have something to check that we are on the right track. In order to do that, our main focus right now is developing characters, their desires, motivations, needs...</p> <p> </p> <p>-It would be very interesting to create a fanbase of our project, because it's going to help us to get producers on board. We are thinking about creating a patreon/social media for the project and share some content, like a comic, a bestiary of monsters... Basically to develop our project sharing some content to arouse people's interest.</p> <p> </p> <p>-We need to think seriously about who is our story for, why they care about it and why it has to be a feature film.</p> <p> </p> <p>And to finish, I've been researching some music for the briefing we have to have ready for the session that we all have with Scot, but we´ll talk about it when the time comes.</p> <p> </p> <p>This has been all for this week! A very full one, but really important for our journey. Thank you once more to the mentors, because they have given us very precious advice, and we're very excited to keep working with them. Have a nice weekend, guys!</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div>

<div class="lexxy-content lightbox-container"> <p>“One step back can be three steps forward,” is a tip said to me last week that impacted my perspective. (Shout out to the THU team!)</p> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p><strong>WHAT I DID IN MY WEEK</strong></p> </blockquote> <p> </p> <p>I prepared a presentation of my project for all of my wonderful mentors and presented my project. It was an experience that brought nerves, joy, and connection, as well as learning. I was able to pitch my project and hear what worked and <em>what needs work</em>. Hearing their advice on what to do based on what I had is an opportunity I do not take for granted. </p> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p><strong>MY NEW GOALS</strong></p> </blockquote> <p> </p> <p>My key takeaway from the meeting with all the mentors is to table the engaging components and <em>focus on developing compelling artwork</em>. This will help me pitch effectively because I want this show to be seen. </p> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p><strong>WHAT COMES NEXT</strong></p> </blockquote> <p> </p> <p>1. Make a <em>m</em><em>ood board. </em></p> <p> </p> <p>2. I have been drafting a bible that can be used to build my pitch deck and final video. I <em>identified the artwork needed</em>, which will be the focus of my time with Sony Talent League. Also, I have begun my search to find an artist. </p> <p> </p> <p><em>3. Organize, organize, organize</em>. I have been developing a schedule, deadlines, and questions to bring to mentors and mapping out my work from start to finish. I always ask myself: what will I need? When will I need it? What will the artist need? When will they need it? What can I get done to make the other person's job easier? </p> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p><strong>HOW DO I FEEL?</strong></p> </blockquote> <p> </p> <p>To be honest, looking at the schedule from start to finish feels exciting and scary. I get those intrusive thoughts in the middle of the night saying, “You won’t get this done,” or “Remember that mistake you made five years ago?!” But when I breathe and then look at this rationally, I know I can be flexible. This story that I love is going to be brought new life, and importantly, this is fun! </p> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p><strong>INSPIRATION</strong></p> </blockquote> <p> </p> <div class="lightbox-container"> <p>If you have read this at the time of posting, Happy Lunar New Year! While I spent my weekend eating almond cookies and shrimp dumplings, my mom made a watercress soup and talked about how it brought her back to her childhood home. As I slurped and splattered the broth, I stopped and remembered that this is why I am writing this story; food can transport you home. Isn’t that magical?</p> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbmpnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--e8e6534fbd20710709025d776e0b11ee85cc5f0c/Lunar%20New%20Year%20at%20Home.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbmpnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--e8e6534fbd20710709025d776e0b11ee85cc5f0c/Lunar%20New%20Year%20at%20Home.jpg"></a></div></div> </div> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div>

<div class="lexxy-content lightbox-container"> <p><strong>Week 2.</strong><br> The second week of the Sony Talent League was for Team Mapo all about story. Before we were able to move on to focus on the aesthetics of our interactive VR story, like visual development, background or character designs, we wanted to have a clear and working story, which we can work with. So we spent a lot of time coming up with concepts and putting them on paper, discussing them with each other and solving problems that might have come up. <br> An open question that needed to be answered first was if we rather aim for a more educational or a more entertaining story. So after debating about it we decided to go more the entertaining way and use sign language as the mechanics of the story. </p> <p> </p> <div class="lightbox-container"> <br><p> </p> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBaXJnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--56ad2ad108e53cbe2f2946914d4bb87306d658ed/Ohne%20Titel-17%20(verschoben).tiff"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBaXJnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--56ad2ad108e53cbe2f2946914d4bb87306d658ed/Ohne%20Titel-17%20(verschoben).tiff"></a></div></div> <br><p> </p> <em>Andrey using "Hand Tracking".</em><br><p>  </p> </div> <p> </p> <p>Out of many ideas that we had written, three especially caught our attention. And out of those three there was one we both liked and that was very interesting, but still not too ambitious for the two of us to fulfill within the upcoming weeks. <br> It is the story of an old man and his mountain. Set in an alpine environment we (the viewer/player) encounter an old deaf man and subsequently are being taught the basics of sign language. We also learn more about the mysterious background of this character and why we are the chosen one, who were meant to meet him. </p> <p> </p> <p>Besides that, last week we continued doing research about ASL (american sign language), the language we want to use in our interactive story. Not only is it important for us to understand the basics, if we want to teach them to the viewers later on, but also because some signs bring challenges in combination with the headset we are using (Meta Quest 2). Since there are many signs that include the hand touching the head, which is not possible to be detected by the four cameras on the front of the headset, we decided to only focus on signs that don’t require the head for now. </p> <p> </p> <div class="lightbox-container"> <br><p> </p> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBaXpnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--6657a9bab0386ad4da64fda61f77f4deb572611f/Bildschirmfoto%202023-01-23%20um%2012.32.33.png"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBaXpnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--6657a9bab0386ad4da64fda61f77f4deb572611f/Bildschirmfoto%202023-01-23%20um%2012.32.33.png"></a></div></div> <br><p> </p> <em>Sebastian during the Kick-Off presentation explaining some challanges.<br> <br> <img alt="" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBaTNnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--137dd4a958f2c87ca35954b956dae2bdb4bd93f3/Signal%20Signs%20Hand%20Test.png" style="height:281px;width:500px;"><br> Concept for the in-game learning.</em> </div> <p> </p> <p>We also kept working on the development of the interactive part of the story. We use Unity as the game engine and we’re testing two SDKs at the moment. With Oculus Interaction SDK for hand shape recognition and PDollar Point-Cloud Gesture Recognizer for gesture recognition we potentially can track most hand signs that are in the field of view of the cameras. </p> <p> </p> <div class="lightbox-container"> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBaTdnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--46909f2aa87f71a1f8e4622a07d713d6a7613079/Bildschirmfoto%202023-01-23%20um%2012.35.02.png"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBaTdnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--46909f2aa87f71a1f8e4622a07d713d6a7613079/Bildschirmfoto%202023-01-23%20um%2012.35.02.png"></a></div></div> <br><p> </p> <em>Successful test for the Hand Shape Recognition.</em><br><p> </p> <br><p> At the end of the week, we started to work on first drafts for the character design, which we will continue during the next week. We are excited to move on!</p> <br><p> </p> <br><p> </p> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBaS9nIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--87226e2f78e1f018ea0a00d65775e5b90cc5486c/WhatsApp%20Video%202023-01-17%20at%2019.34.09-17%20(verschoben).tiff"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBaS9nIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--87226e2f78e1f018ea0a00d65775e5b90cc5486c/WhatsApp%20Video%202023-01-17%20at%2019.34.09-17%20(verschoben).tiff"></a></div></div> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBakRnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--1fb8e7416aaea24306047bc5bf937d791685ab2d/WhatsApp%20Video%202023-01-17%20at%2019.34.09-44%20(verschoben).tiff"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBakRnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--1fb8e7416aaea24306047bc5bf937d791685ab2d/WhatsApp%20Video%202023-01-17%20at%2019.34.09-44%20(verschoben).tiff"></a></div></div> <br><p> </p> <em>Team Mapo signing "Thank You" and "Goodbye".</em> </div> <p> </p> </div>

<div class="lexxy-content lightbox-container"> <p>Adrián here! Our first week for the garden of monsters at STL has been a busy one already, but really exciting. So let's summarize the highlights!</p> <p> </p> <p>This has been a week of rethinking. We have been working around what to enhance and what to cut, what is good enough to make it more important and what isn't helping to tell the story. This week we had our first meeting with Kris Pearn, and it was amazing! Kris is so nice and we love his energy. Also, he was very anthusiastic about our project, so that gave us confidence and helped us reaffirm that we have a good project on our hands. We discussed about the story and characters, and we ended up having a lot of ideas to work with. I am the one that has been making the main development of story and characters' writing, so it's a lot of fuel for my brain!</p> <p> </p> <p>Pablo has been working also on writing down some ideas, but his main task has been to explore around characters, monsters and all that stuff. First of all, he has made some explorations on how monsters get withered. Here are some examples:</p> <p> </p> <div class="lightbox-container"> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdlhmIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--62aada306782b67dc3b541c9914e977a76af0de6/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-01-14%20at%2022.34.18.jpeg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdlhmIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--62aada306782b67dc3b541c9914e977a76af0de6/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-01-14%20at%2022.34.18.jpeg"></a></div></div> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdmJmIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--0ae997d544cc8ed0e1eb2a9a9955eb286ea5795f/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-01-14%20at%2022.34.18(1).jpeg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdmJmIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--0ae997d544cc8ed0e1eb2a9a9955eb286ea5795f/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-01-14%20at%2022.34.18(1).jpeg"></a></div></div> </div> <p> </p> <div class="lightbox-container"> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdmZmIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--3af66b975df9263782db1694e41d37f54ef8bbc7/monstruo_sano_2.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdmZmIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--3af66b975df9263782db1694e41d37f54ef8bbc7/monstruo_sano_2.jpg"></a></div></div> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdmpmIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--d823311fdd7c3fc1b7bc738440a24d713f6ed20f/Monstruo_withered_2.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdmpmIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--d823311fdd7c3fc1b7bc738440a24d713f6ed20f/Monstruo_withered_2.jpg"></a></div></div> </div> <p> </p> <p>Also, he has begun to work on the main characters' designs. I hope to be able to join him soon, because I love to make character design ^^. There are some sketches around Hugo and Nico:</p> <p> </p> <div class="lightbox-container"> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdjdmIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--3ea987def148abf9bdd21d2260fc6fe6443598ea/Hugo_y_Nico.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdjdmIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--3ea987def148abf9bdd21d2260fc6fe6443598ea/Hugo_y_Nico.jpg"></a></div></div> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdi9mIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--9ef0703a7ad87858a6c29eaa439091a2c22081e2/Hugo_y_Nico_2.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdi9mIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--9ef0703a7ad87858a6c29eaa439091a2c22081e2/Hugo_y_Nico_2.jpg"></a></div></div> </div> <p> </p> <p>Such a nice work, huh?</p> <p> </p> <p>Also, yesterday we had a meeting in person. We basically discussed some ideas around story and characters, but we also agreed the objectives for the STL, the schedule and all that stuff, so now we have a clear path. We are very excited to share it with all our mentors this thursday and see what they think about it. Oh, and, of course, to meet them, because for now, we have just met Kris.</p> <p> </p> <p>So that's all for now, folks! If I have time enough, I would like to make a quick update this week before the big one next monday, so I can share with you some of the ideas I'm developing right now with the seeds that Kris planted in our first session. Until then, have a nice week!</p> <p> </p> </div>

<div class="lexxy-content lightbox-container"> <div class="lightbox-container"> <p><strong>Week 1.</strong></p> <br><p> Last Monday Team Mapo finally reunited and we excitedly started our journey on project “Signal”. Although we had a concept in our heads that we were happy with, we knew that there is a long way in front of us.</p> <br><p> </p> <br><p> </p> <em><img alt="" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdExmIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--092f67d222eddc96855063856f6391a8e84d4f81/20230105_182731.jpg" style="height:423px;width:200px;"><br> First meeting with the Tribe.</em><br><p> </p> <br><p> We started our week with brainstorming about possible stories, styles and goals that we have for our project. From other projects that we had worked on before we knew that it is very easy to overload ourselves with ideas and to quickly create a mess on the desk, computer or our head. So one of the first things we had to do is setting up a shared Drive folder, a Docs document we can both write things in and most importantly a Miro project, where we can visually display all our ideas on a massive digital whiteboard. </p> <br><p> </p> <br><p> </p> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdGJmIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--b6fe822066b659979ddeb740f17a2a32985be960/Bildschirmfoto%202023-01-13%20um%2018.20.57.png"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdGJmIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--b6fe822066b659979ddeb740f17a2a32985be960/Bildschirmfoto%202023-01-13%20um%2018.20.57.png"></a></div></div> <br><p> </p> <em>Our shared Miro page to collect and brainstorm ideas.</em><br><p> </p> <br><p> Even though we already had some ideas in common that we liked it was quite hard to put them in order, so on Tuesday Kevin Young, our main mentor, helped us to put those ideas into smaller sections, which we then can more easily focus on and explained some strategies he likes to use for his own projects.</p> <br><p> We clarified that during the “discovery stage” of our project, which we are in at the moment, we mainly have to focus on 4 core question marks that need to be turned into exclamation marks:</p> <br><p> </p> <p><strong>- </strong></p> <p><strong>Story &lt;br&gt; - Aesthetics &lt;br&gt; - Mechanics&lt;br&gt; - Technology</strong></p> <br><p> </p> <br><p> To be able to dig deeper and start prototyping for our interactive VR story we first needed to get one obstacle out of the way. We didn’t own a VR headset. So after some research and sending a ton of requests to people online we got ourselves a headset. We picked it up on wednesday and now we were able to try anything we could imagine in the huge world of virtual reality.</p> <br><p> </p> <br><p> </p> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdGZmIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--046bbf4a1f3797fa4d86031baeaa288c5f574fde/20230111_174948.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdGZmIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--046bbf4a1f3797fa4d86031baeaa288c5f574fde/20230111_174948.jpg"></a></div></div> <br><p> </p> <em>Mapo and the baby</em><br><p> </p> <br><p> Thursday and Friday we focused on two main things, writing concepts for the story of our immersive VR experience and and prototyping first mechanics for the navigaiton within the VR world.</p> <br><p> </p> <br><p> </p> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdGpmIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--057ece9b46196a1952d8aff2611680867d79f24b/IMG_2418.jpg"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdGpmIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--057ece9b46196a1952d8aff2611680867d79f24b/IMG_2418.jpg"></a></div></div> <br><p> </p> <em>Andrey in the VR world.</em><br><p> </p> <br><p> </p> <br><p> </p> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdG5mIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--ba5e69ea414565febc4b60cf26d770938b00cd7b/Bildschirmfoto%202023-01-16%20um%2015.09.45.png"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdG5mIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--ba5e69ea414565febc4b60cf26d770938b00cd7b/Bildschirmfoto%202023-01-16%20um%2015.09.45.png"></a></div></div> <br><p> </p> <em>Sebastian testing out VR drawing softwares. His POV is displayed on the phone.</em><br><p> </p> <br><p> We are looking forward to the next steps of our journey. More to come soon! </p> <br><p> Team Mapo</p> </div> <p> </p> </div>