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burial chambers

Art Direction & Concept Art — Spaceminers

Art direction and concept art for the Burial Chambers — the player's first major environment in Spaceminers. World building for the Coram Nobis civilisation, environment design, character props, 3D implementation, and real-time cinematics in Unreal Engine 5.

catacombs run-through — Unreal Engine 5.

game world building and cinematics.

World building for Spaceminers began with defining the lore, tone, and cultural identity of the Coram Nobis civilisation. Visual references, mood boards, and narrative concepts were developed to ensure consistency across environments, props, characters, and cinematics — creating spaces that feel purposeful rather than decorative.

world building, lore & visual development.

Over a two-year period, I led the visual direction of Spaceminers — defining the game's visual language, environments, characters, and cinematic presentation. My role spanned art direction, concept development, environment planning, asset pipelines, and real-time implementation in Unreal Engine.

Spaceminers art direction moodboard — catacombs — moodboard: catacombs.

Diagram of the Burial Chambers layout — diagram of the burial chambers.

Spaceminers Burial Chambers concept art plan — CH.3 Echoes — CH.3 echoes — the burial chambers.

Early concept blocking — burial chambers — early concept blocking.

Cohesive game worlds that support narrative, gameplay, and technical performance
Mood boards and visual references for catacomb environments
Burial chamber layout planning and narrative hierarchy
Tablet and symbol design for Warriors, Builders, Scribes, and Priests

environment design & level art.

The Burial Chambers serve as the player's first major environment, designed to establish atmosphere, scale, and narrative context. Layout planning, blockouts, and visual hierarchy were developed to guide player flow while reinforcing the game's ancient and ceremonial tone. Environment assets were designed with modularity and performance in mind for real-time rendering.

reliefs.

Chamber reliefs were designed for each faction space — Warriors, Architects, Scribes, and Priests — communicating hierarchy, culture, and history within the Coram Nobis world.

Warrior's chamber relief — chamber relief: warrior's chamber.

Architect's chamber relief — chamber relief: architect's chamber.

Scribe's chamber relief — chamber relief: scribe's chamber.

Priest's chamber relief — chamber relief: priest's chamber.

character, props & symbol design.

Environment concepts established atmosphere, scale, and narrative context for each chamber — from the entrance to the ancient warrior's resting place through to the priest chamber interior.

Entrance to the Chamber of the Ancient Warrior's Resting Place — early design: warrior's resting place.

Priest chamber environment concept — priest chamber.

3d models — tablets.

Tablets for each chamber were modelled with intricate geometric detail — designed as narrative anchors that communicate faction hierarchy within the environment.

Scribe's chamber tablet — scribe's chamber tablet.

Architect's chamber tablet — architect's chamber tablet.

Burial chamber tablet models — burial chamber models.

priest statues.

The priest chamber was designed to feel distinct from the other three spaces. The priest statue is full of intricate detail and strong presence — a focal point that sets the ceremonial tone of the room.

Priest statue 3D model — priest statue model.

Priest statue UV mapping layout — priest statue UV mapping.

Priest statue UV ID map — priest statue UV ID map.

Priest chamber statue in environment — priest chamber statue.

props, symbols & rock assets.

Character statues, tablets, and symbolic props were designed to visually communicate hierarchy, culture, and history within the game world. Each asset was developed from concept through to final 3D implementation, including UV mapping and optimisation for real-time use.

Textured burial chamber boulders — textured burial chamber rocks.

Wireframe symbol development for priest, scribe, warrior, and shield motifs
Modular rock and boulder assets for catacomb environments
Textured boulder sets for burial chamber set dressing

cinematic & real-time implementation (Unreal Engine).

Cinematic sequences were developed using Unreal Engine 5, combining environment art, lighting, animation, and camera design to deliver narrative moments in real time. This approach kept cinematic storytelling tightly integrated with gameplay, maintaining visual consistency and performance across the project.

catacombs run-through cinematic.

Nanite utilisation — UE5 environment.

Burial chamber run concept art — burial chamber run concept.