Ryan Ferguson and 2 OthersJere Nierenberg Evan Johnston+Privacy: Public
Collapsed Circuits
Jeremy Nierenberg & Evan Johnston
NARRATIVE
Year
50 A.C. (after-collapse)
Backstory
There was a major failure of the modern manufacturing supply chain, causing a widespread collapse of traditional society. The focus of the story is a group of semi-nomadic technology collectors, who's primary goal is to find, and collect old manufacturing technology. They do this to bring the technology to a stationary group, who's goal is develop new technologies.
PRECEDENT
NARRATIVE
Crossout- Engineer Faction
ART DIRECTION
Simon Stalenhag
ASSET DESIGN
VEHICLES
Old Offroad Truck
Camp site
Fire Pit Scene
ROUGH LAYOUT
SCENE #1
Establishing Shot
SCENE #2
Character Shot
ASSET CREATION
MODELING
VT100 Terminal: Blender
TEXTURING
Manufacturing Device: Made in Substance Painter, Shown In Unreal
Jeremy-
Collapsed Circuits is a speculative design project, done by Jeremy Nierenberg and Evan Johnston. The focus of the project was developing a futuristic world, and representing it through rendered images. The world that the designers developed is one where the modern supply chain has collapsed, and people are forced to use older technology, because it is more reliable, more durable, and easier to repair. Additionally, there has been a collapse of many large scale organisations, which generally caused a societal restructuring. One new lifestyle that formed is that of people whose primary job is finding and transporting technology. The small group of people the designers focused on are the transporters and salvagers for a collective of people whose goal is to develop new technologies. To create the images portraying this, the designers used Blender, Substance Painter, and Unreal. The first rendered image is of an old military truck, which is being used to transport a large manufacturing device, driving on a remote highway. This acts as an introduction to the characters, showing their profession, and how they operate. The second shot gives a more intimate view into their life, showing what their living situation while on the road is like, the technology they use, and how they get information.