The Nick Jr work was a series of games which I cannot post, but here is a screenshot of the dress up game I worked on. I created all the outfits - 15 outfits per character - two versions of each (one to hang in the closet). The final piece has a fabulous scrolling closet created by Nate Conlan. I was given the creative freedom to pick whatever 15 outfits I wanted. My daughter had a lot of fun dictating what dresses she wanted to see!
I worked closely with the very talented developer Jon Grant, who created the code to make the game work. Getting the code to work with the assets I created was tricky with all the layers having to affect one another. (If the user picks a dress, does the pant layer disappear or just get hidden underneath? But then what about the huge clown pants...?) Many interesting conversations there with phrases like "if we take Dora's pants off..." Our co-workers were having a good time with the snipets they overheard.I also had a lot of fun creating the lighting effects and backdrops for the Dance Recital game. I was again given the freedom to choose the effects. Here is a quick video showing off one of the effects - the disco ball (I couldn't resist). Add your own Saturday Night Fever soundtrack in your head.
