The Work is inspired by the light pollution over Hong Kong which makes seeing Stars almost impossible. In the program, the user can therefore “turn off” the light of the city to see the stars more clearly.
The Interface is inspired by old-school PC programs and their skeuomorphic approach to interfaces. Therefore, the program looks a little bit like a phonograph.
This project is inspired by endless runner mobile games and simple racing and music rhythm games as well as the music genre of Synth Wave. I created an 80s looking logo for the game and created two synth game sounds plus pixelated icons such as the orb and the heart icon to fit with the general style and create a more coherent art style and experience. Especially the low pixel count of the 3D setting helps with performance in an environment such as processing which is not necessarily the best for 3D rendering.
The Song used is "Resonance" by HOME.