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One of Pixar’s greatest technical challenges with Luca was the transformation from sea monster to boy-a metamorphosis that occurs anytime Luca (or his friend Alberto) touches water.

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While never deviating too far from the swirling fins of the original map iconography, character designs were modified to fit each sea monster’s personality or home-like in the case of Luca’s deep-sea dwelling uncle, whose skin is more translucent, and who has an angler fish's dangling head bulb. “We didn't want our sea monsters to look like real fish,” said Strijleva.

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Pixar’s animators and artists worked hard to create character designs that felt realistically aquatic and culturally specific, while still full of Pixar personality. The sea monsters were based on urban legend and artwork from vintage Italian maps, with the aim of creating something that felt authentic to the region. “Some design details that carried through to the final film are things like the shapes of the fins of the sea monsters, how decorative their scales are, and the curves of their tails.” “We were really inspired by old sea maps,” said production designer Daniela Strijleva. The design of these sea monsters-Luca and Alberto, as well as Luca’s family members-was based on urban legend and artwork from vintage Italian maps, with the aim of creating something that felt authentic to the region.

“Maybe there is more than meets the eye.” Casarosa thought the mythology of sea monsters in Italian fishing towns created the perfect opportunity to tell a story about an outsider searching for a sense of belonging: “What if there was a chameleon of a sea monster that had the ability to transform into a human, and hide in plain sight?” Casarosa said. But he comes out of his shell after meeting the outgoing Alberto, another sea monster who shows him the fun he can have on land-including his abilities to transform into a human boy.ĭirector Enrico Casarosa (who previously directed Pixar’s short “La Luna”) wanted to tell a story grounded in his own childhood in Genova, Italy, and in the friendships that helped him grow out of his own shyness. The film tells the story of Luca, a timid sea monster whose protective family forbids him from going ashore. The title was published not only on PC, but also on mobile devices (iOS and Android).Luca is set in the Italian Riviera, both in the piazza of a coastal town, surrounded by beautiful, roiling cliffside waves, and in the depths of the cobalt blue Mediterranean waters. This contributes to the title’s characteristic and unique style. utilises 2D visuals which, predominantly, display two colours – black and green. Technical aspectsīulb Boy published on PC, AND and etc. Fights require a lot of logical thinking that allows to outsmart enemies. Moreover, it emits warmth and shocks enemies with electric charges. His head glows and thus lights up dark spaces. Additionally, the protagonist possesses special abilities. This means that during the adventure you will visit different locations and make use of items you find in order to solve logic puzzles. Gameplay in Bulb Boy is based on mechanics known from classic point’n’click productions.

Additionally, the production features the boy’s retrospections that explain the history of his family home and a few unclear matters. As an exemplary child, you set off to find them. One day the hero’s house got devoured by darkness and GRANDPAraffin and Mothdog disappeared. The action takes place in Electric Forest where the eponymous Bulb Boy grew up. The team consists of just a few members, including artistic director Szymon Lukasik, programmer Artur Mikolajczyk, and Bartosz Gajdarski, responsible for music. The title is developed by a Polish studio Bulbware located in Cracow. is an independent adventure game with survival horror elements.

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