The Art of Outer Wilds | Unity Creator Spotlight

Join Unity and Mobius Digital as we explore the solar systems of Outer Wilds one planet at a time! We have the game's art director and an environment / VFX artist break down the principle features of each planet. From giant sand columns, to spherical oceans and destructive supernovas!

There's more to explore here! We also discuss Echoes of the Eye at the end of the show, so big spoiler warnings ahead!

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Hosts:
Hasan Al Salman - Community Manager, Unity @HalSalmn)
Wesley Martin - Art Director, Mobius Digital (@wesleylmartin)
Jon Oppenheimer - 3D Environment + Visual Effects Artist, Mobius Digital (Toesty_)

Timestamps:

0:00 Show intro
0:31 Echoes of the Eye Trailer
1:48 Team Intro
3:38 Outer wilds origins
7:11 Visual inspiration
9:44 Art direction philosophy
15:36 Timber Hearth - Terrain and gravity placement tools
20:38 Timber Hearth - Vegetation tool
27:05 Planet Atmosphere simulation
35:00 Giant’s Deep - Ocean Shader
41:40 Giants Deep - Tornados and Clouds
48:15 Giant’s Deep - Massive Splash Effects
56:14 Brittle Hollow - Black Hole Math
59:00 Brittle Hollow - Meteors Shaders
1:03:32 Brittle Hollow - Destruction
1:08:14 Hourglass Twins - Sand Column
1:10:50 Hourglass Twins - Sand Spheres
1:20:30 Planet LODs
1:24:45 Favorite Planets!
1:27:17 Dark Bramble - Turning off the fog
1:29:12 Dark Bramble - Dimensions
1:33:35 The Interloper - Lighting Textures
1:39:30 The Interloper - Blend Shapes
1:42:45 Echoes of the Eye Art Direction
1:46:20 The Stranger - River and Flood Simulation
1:51:43 River of Blood
1:53:42 The Stranger - Destruction
1:54:20 Doctoring the reveal trailer
1:55:52 The Stranger - Destruction continued
1:57:00 The Stranger - Occlusion volumes and light
2:02:52 Dream World - Lighting
2:06:21 Dream World - Prefab Workflow
2:09:50 Simulation - Prefab Workflow
2:11:50 Simulation - Shader
2:18:18 Community Q&A
2:23:50 The Stars Rendering
2:26:30 The Sun - Tessellation & Supernova
2:30:20 Final Takeaways

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