Amanda Lardner is a senior Game Art major from Saint Louis, Missouri. Her focus is 3D character art and animation. She takes inspiration from various story driven games and artists across the internet. She is secretary of the Game Art Club. In her free time she likes creating intricate nail art and going down various Youtube rabbit holes. Her hope is to have a team that trusts her artistic vision and to create a character that impacts the player.
You approach the edge of reality. There’s no telling what’s out there. If anything exists at all. Explore space in the Polaris Mk 0, a ship straight from the 70’s, and meet your companions as the ship’s commanding officer. Take charge and repair your damaged ship, learn from your alien crewmates, and discover the true nature of what lies beyond existence… before you do it all over again.
“Orion and the Hare” is a short film about a Hare harnessing the power of the stars to banish a supernatural hunter endangering what they care about most. The plot is inspired by the mythology surrounding the constellations of Orion and Lepus. The film focuses on environmental storytelling and utilizes a 2D and 3D animation pipeline.
The Game art Gallery is an exhibit of digital artwork from students who major in Game Art at Bradley University. Featured artwork ranges from concept art to game-ready props, environments, and characters. Spanning across seven monitors, the gallery will be on display as you enter the lobby of the Riverfront Museum.
Explore your past memories recorded on cassettes, and collect the notes of forgotten melodies as you advance through the world of “In Harmony,” a grid-based puzzle game with musically inspired elements. Intuit your way through satisfying puzzles as you put yourself into the shoes of a single mother. Uncover a rich, bittersweet story of the mother, her son, and the high and low notes of their relationship.
Voiceover credits: Jasper Schiliro, David Galmines, and Guy Lynn
