ustwo x Google·2020

headed south

Headed South

ustwo x Google·2020

Headed South

ustwo x Google2020

Headed South title key art over a stylized desert biome

Client: Google
Made at: ustwo
Responsibilities: Art direction, look dev, modeling, rigging, shading, animation, FX
Software: Maya, Houdini, Photoshop, Unity, Armada Pipeline

We collaborated with Google's Advanced Technology and Projects group (ATAP) to build a game that teaches users how to use Pixel 4's miniature radar technology, Soli, which enables touchless interaction.

“The game is a masterclass in world building”
Fast Company ^^^ <3

Gameplay clip flying through the desert biome

Gameplay clip gliding over the landscape

Gameplay clip diving toward terrain

Gameplay clip skimming the desert dunes

Gameplay clip soaring through the canyon

Gameplay clip over a tropical water level

Vertical scrolling forest level animation

Gameplay clip exploring the forest biome

Menu screen concept mockup — menu concept

Level detail view concept mockup — detail view concept

Second level detail view concept mockup — detail view concept 2

Menu screen as implemented in game — menu implementation

Level detail view as implemented in game — detail implementation

Second level detail view as implemented in game — detail implementation

Pickup bird character concept art — pickup bird concept

Pickup bird animated in game — pickup bird implementation

Boss creature concept art — boss concept

Boss creature flight animation — boss animation

Boss creature look development render — boss look dev

Hero bird concept, photobashed — hero concept (photobashed)

Hero bird silhouette exploration sheet — silhouette explorations

Hero bird first modeling pass — first pass

Hero bird final model turntable — final model

Hero bird flight animation — animation

Hero bird look development render — look dev

Initial environment concept photobash — initial concept photobash

Canyon biome environment, view one — canyon1

Canyon biome environment, view two — canyon2

Forest biome environment, view one — forest1

Forest biome environment, view two — forest2

Jungle biome environment, view one — jungle1

Jungle biome environment, view two — jungle2