Sketched landmark hierarchy and route logic before starting any detailed environment pass.
Case File // ARC_03
Cliffside Landmark Composition Study
A visual-navigation study for a traversal level, focused on using silhouette, height layering, and contrast to guide players across a large outdoor space.
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项目背景
This study focused on one core question: how can a wide outdoor space guide movement using composition alone? It was developed as a portfolio piece to demonstrate environment-led navigation design.
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设计思路
I built the space around landmark hierarchy. Instead of asking the player to read many small signals, the level relies on a few strong silhouette anchors and terrain layers that create a readable movement chain from start to destination.
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制作流程
Blocked the terrain in large value groups to create foreground, midground, and far-goal separation.
Placed traversal beats where viewpoint changes would naturally reveal the next destination.
Refined lighting, color contrast, and modular dressing to reinforce the same navigation logic.
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难点
The hardest part was keeping the destination legible from multiple camera angles. Some compositions looked strong from one vista but collapsed once the player entered a lower or more oblique position.
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解决方案
I tested the route from several gameplay heights and rebuilt the landmark stack so each reveal supported the next one. This made the directional read more robust across the entire journey.
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最终效果
The finished piece works as a clear case study in environment readability, showing how composition, terrain, and contrast can guide players without heavy interface support.