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Session Name: Independent Games Summit: Reimagining the Corporate Hellscape: The Art Direction of Going Under
Speaker(s): Nick Kaman
Company Name(s): Aggro Crab
Track / Format: Independent Games Summit

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Overview: In this talk, Nick Kaman, Art Director at Aggro Crab, discusses how he created the unique visual style of Going Under, a narrative-heavy roguelike released in 2020. Find out how we mimic the signature illustration style that is ubiquitous in the modern tech industry while still managing to make the game stand on its own as a fun roguelike with an engaging story. The style we developed was achieved not by some grand vision, but by a series of parameters and considerations developed to fit the needs of the rest of the project. By treating your Art Direction process this way, you too can develop a signature look for your game even if you don't have your own signature art style.

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Nick Kaman

Aggro Crab

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