generation neXt - Duck Soul

The Making of Duck Soul

Using the conceptualization discussions with the team, I documented and created a Game Design Document to streamline our thought processes. From there, I formed what the desired user experience would entail for the consumer and captured their user journey. We decided what actions, features, and functions were capable as well as desired and designed a storyboard and map emphasizing on simplicity and dating.

Creating a sense of theme between each of the planets was a big deal for us as we wanted each environment to have its own unique aura about it.

I also worked heavily within the UX design of the customization screen to allow for players to change what their duck would look like. The options were designed for simplicity and to allow for easy understanding of the categories.

Sound engineering was a main duty of mine that required connecting with a voice actor and a script reader to be able to take their samples and edit their voices to be able to suit the sounds of non-English speaking ducks as well as animated villains. This involved giving them direction as well as clearing up their sound to match. The song making process was fairly simple. The main goal was to come up with songs that felt ethereal and exciting to be in these worlds and not be grating on the ears in selection menus.

Moving Forward

There is still a lot more to explore with Duck Soul. We want to continue the project and add more levels and interesting features to our concept.