【《生化震撼：打破模具》官方游戏设计画集】

I’veneverwrittenaforewordbefore,soyou’llhavetobearwithmeonthisone.WhatisBioShockwithoutitslook?Alotofgamessellonfeatures.BioShocksellsonRapture.Evenwhennon-gamersseeit,theysay,“Man,Igottacheckthatout!”It’sahardbridgetogap,inanindustrywherealmosteverythingiseitherAlienssci-fi,LordoftheRingshighfan-tasy,orSavingPrivateRyanwell,youknow.ButtheBioShockartteamhaspulledthisoff.SowhenElizabethTobey,theBioShockcommunitymanageraskedmetowriteaforwardtotheartbook,Icouldn’thelpbutturnitintoaloveletter.Everysingleoneoftheartistsblewmeaway,buthere’sthethingI’llremembermostfromeachofthem.WARNINGSPOILERSAHOY–DON’TREADUNTILYOU’VEPLAYED!BOSTONScottSinclairThestatueofAtlasintheKashmir.It’sthefirstthinghebuiltaftercomingbacktoIrrationalafterastintonGuitarHero,anditsortofsetthetone.Oh,yeah–heartdirectedeverythingelse.WithoutScott,thereisnoBioShockstyle.ShawnRobertsonMastermindingtheLittleSistersafehouse.Ijustwalkedinoneday,andthereitwas…dozensofamazinganimations,allstrungtogetherinacohesivewhole.Backintheolddays,Shawnusedtoanimateeverythinghimselfanddoallthespecialeffects.Nowhe’sthevisionaryofsequencesweonlycouldhavedreamedofmakingbefore.NateWellsTheSteinman“murals”withtheDali-esquefemaleheadsandthebloodyscriptedphrases.Withbarelyaconversationbetweenthetwoofus,hemanagedtocreateaworldforSteinmantolive.Itwasatoss-upbetweenthis,theeye-poppingchaosofApolloSquareandthedescenttoRapture.Oh,yeah…healsoconceptedthefirstBigDaddy.Whenyouhavethesemasterpiecestochoosefrom,youthankyourluckystarsthatyoumanagedtoconvinceNateWellstostaywithusthesepasttenyears.HogarthDeLaPlanteBesidessteppinginastempleadartist#3(!),HoagywasthepacesetterforArcadia,perhapsthemostdifficultlevelinRapturetoconceptualize.Ihadthisideaforanunderwaterforest.Hoagytookthisextremelyoutthereideaandmadeitreal.Inmyyearsasagamedesigner,I’vehadmorethanoneartistthrowanideabackinmyfaceas“un-makeable.”Arcadiaperhapsshouldhavebeenoneofthoseideas.IfnotforHoagy,theseedsofArcadiamightneverhavetakenroot.MauricioTejerinaTheidealizedstatueattheGatherer’sGarden.Howcansomethingbesocuteandsowrongatthesametime?Thatstunningcrossbow(Modidalmostalltheweapons)isaveryclosesecond.StephenAlexanderFromanimation,tospecialeffects,toframebuffers.Stephendoeseverything.WithoutStephen,theelectricitywouldnotcrackle,thefirewouldnotburnandthebloodwouldnotflow.ButthemandidBioShock’swater(withcrackprogrammingbyJesseJohnson)inamannerofweeks.TheWATER!WhatelsedoIhavetosay?RobbWatersAnotherhardpick.TheSanderCohenconcept?Everygorgeousiconinthegame?ThewonderfulPlasmidtrainingmovies?ThePlasmidsmuralinthe“overtherailing”room?Well,forme,itwasthefirstdrawingofthefirstLittleSister.She’schangedabitsincethen,butRobb’sworkestablishedthevisualofthemostimportantcharacterinthegame.JamieMcNultyTheincredibleimageofTenenbaumintheLittleSistersafehouse.IaskedforaFemmeFataleinthenoirstyle,hegavemebacksomethingIdidn’tknowwaspossibleinourmedium.JonMangagilNocontesthere:theLittleSisterbackingawayfromyouwhenyoufirstlearnaboutHarvestingandSaving.IftherewasanAcademyAwardforvirtualpeople,JonandtheLittleSisterwouldhavewonit.GrantChangGrantanimatedametrictonofcoolstuffinBioShock,buthaveyouseentheLittleSisterstrugglingtogetinthevent?Ifthatdoesn’tbreakyourheart,youain’tgotahearttobreak.AclosesecondgoestoSteinman’sinsanerantatthetailendoftheMedicalarea.Michael“Swid”SwiderekThekingofgorgeousshadersthatgavedimensiontothesurfacesofRapture.Hisrockstareyeforretroadvertisinghelpedbringlocationstolife.Swidcameintoturnthemapfromafunctionaleyesoretoathingofbeauty.ButSwid’sbestworkinthegamewasatwistonanexistingobject-the“sodamachine”bodyoftheGatherer’sGarden.Beforehemadethataddition,themodelwascool,butabittooabstract.Swidreallybroughtitdowntoearthandturneditintooneofthebestobjectsinthegame.BenShoreBencameinmoderatelylateandgottheunenviabletaskofmakingtheentire360interfaceforagamewhosedesignwasshiftingmomenttomoment.Working(literally)sidebysidewithinterfaceprogrammerJakeEtgeton,BencreatedIrrational’sfirsttrulybeautifulinterface.Ben’snotonlyfreakishlytalented;heunderstoodthetechnologyenoughtosqueezetheenginefortexturememoryuntilitcriedUncle.LauraZimmermanSecondplacegoestothe“Plasmids”arrowsignonthestairsbythefirstGatherer’sGarden.Thefirstoneshedidwasdrop-deadgorgeous.ShetookitwellwhenItoldhershewasgoingtohavetorebuilditbecauseitwasn’twhatweneededgameplay-wise.Sosherolleduphersleevesandhitanotheroneoutofthepark.Butthenthere’sthemachineinRyan’soffice.Checkitout:wordsdon’tdoitjustice.ChadKingThePCinterface.HesteppedinatthelastminuteandhelpedBenmakeabestofbreedPCinterfaceinjustafewweeks.EverytimeIlookedathisdesk,IthoughtIhadtimetraveledafewweeksintothefuture.Insanelyfastandinsanelygood.What’snottolove?AUSTRALIAJayKyburzAswellassteppinginastempleadartist,JayreallyistheonewhosetthepaceforthelayoutofthescienceareabeforetheLittleSisterGauntlet.IthinkthiswasthefirstlevellayoutthatreallyfeltrightforBioShock.AndrewJamesSecondtempleadartist,AndrewalsomodeledShawnRobertson’sdesignoftheSecurityBot.Thiswasveryearlyintheproduction,andamazinglysurvivedalltherevisionstoshipin