For the first task, I chose to do the Connors task of making a 3D model that would fit a horror game. For this, I would need to research horror games, find references to the planned model, make the model, and finally texture the model.

To start, I decided to look into a specific type of horror game, a genre I am deeply attached to. The genre of horror game I chose is a 2.5D puzzle horror game. The games I decided to look into are Little Nightmares, Little Nightmares 2 and Inside.

Inside takes place throughout many environments, from the woods to a deep laboratory. The game has a generally realistic style for most of the game until it gets to the laboratory. I feel the wooded area could be an interesting area to model a prop from. This could also be an opportunity to make a model that would fit an old game idea of mine.

In Little Nightmares, the player adventures through many places, solving puzzles. The game is set in a world where the player is small, so all the assets are enlarged. The game also has a lot of realistic assets mixed with more fictional elements. There is a lot of the game set in a boat so making something from that area could be fun. I had the underground lab in my original idea, but I may change it for an underground fantasy level.

Little Nightmares 2 overall is very similar with a slightly different style. From my research, the games style is stretched and disproportionate making the game feel eerie. The game has a theme of screens and control. The game is also set in a more realistic world as it is set in the same universe as the first game. From this game, I feel a screen could be a good model, but the game also takes place in wooded areas, so that could also be good.

After all of the research, I have decided that I would like to model two things. The first is a log that will float on some water, and the player has to find a way to move it. And two, a large screen to display some messages in the underground lab area.