Valentin Serri
@khipow.bsky.social
narrative designer @sloclap | exploring desirable futures in games 💬 worked on Red Sails ⛵ former dontnod and asmodee digital (opinions are my own)
4 games i’ve worked on
March 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
4 games i’ve worked on
it went very well!!! ☄️ (at the end of my talk someone asked me how i managed to work with right-wing coworkers and it was the funniest and also thorniest question i had to answer lol)
March 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
it went very well!!! ☄️ (at the end of my talk someone asked me how i managed to work with right-wing coworkers and it was the funniest and also thorniest question i had to answer lol)
ce vendredi à l’occasion des Enjmin Game Conferences, je donnerai une conférence sur le thème comme élément fondateur du world building et participerai à une table ronde sur la création de petits jeux 🎙️📚 🌐
February 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
ce vendredi à l’occasion des Enjmin Game Conferences, je donnerai une conférence sur le thème comme élément fondateur du world building et participerai à une table ronde sur la création de petits jeux 🎙️📚 🌐
everytime a junior highschool student is doing a one week internship at sloclap i get to present them my job and after that i ask them to analyze the dialogue mechanic (and its evolution) in Florence, this is the most accessible and eloquent « what’s narrative design » example to me 🧩🗣️
February 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
everytime a junior highschool student is doing a one week internship at sloclap i get to present them my job and after that i ask them to analyze the dialogue mechanic (and its evolution) in Florence, this is the most accessible and eloquent « what’s narrative design » example to me 🧩🗣️
preparation for my talk is going well
February 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
preparation for my talk is going well
and of course, a bit cliché but expressionist movies were a great source of inspiration for shapes and contrast
February 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
and of course, a bit cliché but expressionist movies were a great source of inspiration for shapes and contrast
simplicity and elegance of theatre set design
February 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
simplicity and elegance of theatre set design
🎨 Pierre Soulages, light work in dark setting
February 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
🎨 Pierre Soulages, light work in dark setting
🎞️📚 Sin City, for the shadow work and lighting acting as a narrative device
February 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
🎞️📚 Sin City, for the shadow work and lighting acting as a narrative device
🎨 Giorgio De Chirico, for the shadow work and the ethereal beauty of the settings
February 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
🎨 Giorgio De Chirico, for the shadow work and the ethereal beauty of the settings
photos of the Tate Modern for the big rays of light piercing through the building
February 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
photos of the Tate Modern for the big rays of light piercing through the building
✨ next are some of my inspirations to create the city of INVISIBLE MOUTH:
📸 Ernst Haas, his street photography work on american cities and contrast
📸 Ernst Haas, his street photography work on american cities and contrast
February 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
✨ next are some of my inspirations to create the city of INVISIBLE MOUTH:
📸 Ernst Haas, his street photography work on american cities and contrast
📸 Ernst Haas, his street photography work on american cities and contrast
i guess it somehow was about reclaiming my love for the craft and not only selling it as my workforce
it was also a good excuse to mark the occasion of my first @amazefest.bsky.social and display my game in a space full of radical and experimental artistic expression! 🫶
it was also a good excuse to mark the occasion of my first @amazefest.bsky.social and display my game in a space full of radical and experimental artistic expression! 🫶
February 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
i guess it somehow was about reclaiming my love for the craft and not only selling it as my workforce
it was also a good excuse to mark the occasion of my first @amazefest.bsky.social and display my game in a space full of radical and experimental artistic expression! 🫶
it was also a good excuse to mark the occasion of my first @amazefest.bsky.social and display my game in a space full of radical and experimental artistic expression! 🫶
time to wrap it up, a bit of digital music composing, a bit hard to find my voice in there so i went full atmospheric long synth waves, no loop, just a +10min long music 💆
still wanted to polish a few things, fix bugs, and integrate UI for the title page, but time ran too fast
still wanted to polish a few things, fix bugs, and integrate UI for the title page, but time ran too fast
February 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
time to wrap it up, a bit of digital music composing, a bit hard to find my voice in there so i went full atmospheric long synth waves, no loop, just a +10min long music 💆
still wanted to polish a few things, fix bugs, and integrate UI for the title page, but time ran too fast
still wanted to polish a few things, fix bugs, and integrate UI for the title page, but time ran too fast
the atmosphere and the game feel were getting good, it was time to set myself on writing! main guideline was: enjoy yourself 💆 then i added one small restriction: 4 lines maximum!
🤜 punchy lines that would highlight the characters motivations to resist and protect their city
🤜 punchy lines that would highlight the characters motivations to resist and protect their city
February 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
the atmosphere and the game feel were getting good, it was time to set myself on writing! main guideline was: enjoy yourself 💆 then i added one small restriction: 4 lines maximum!
🤜 punchy lines that would highlight the characters motivations to resist and protect their city
🤜 punchy lines that would highlight the characters motivations to resist and protect their city
i wanted the city to feel reclaimed by its inhabitants despite its ostensibly hostile look to reinforce the community-focus aspect: i implemented some basic structures in addition to the skyscrapers (park, playground, soccer field…) and would develop this aspect in writing 🛝
February 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
i wanted the city to feel reclaimed by its inhabitants despite its ostensibly hostile look to reinforce the community-focus aspect: i implemented some basic structures in addition to the skyscrapers (park, playground, soccer field…) and would develop this aspect in writing 🛝
the choice of the art direction was driven by the setting: a big impersonal city with sky-piercing towers that crush you 🏙️
this was the first task i set myself: fiddling with cursors in unreal engine to define my art direction on the go 🤓
sharp contrast and foggy atmosphere!
this was the first task i set myself: fiddling with cursors in unreal engine to define my art direction on the go 🤓
sharp contrast and foggy atmosphere!
February 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
the choice of the art direction was driven by the setting: a big impersonal city with sky-piercing towers that crush you 🏙️
this was the first task i set myself: fiddling with cursors in unreal engine to define my art direction on the go 🤓
sharp contrast and foggy atmosphere!
this was the first task i set myself: fiddling with cursors in unreal engine to define my art direction on the go 🤓
sharp contrast and foggy atmosphere!
i’m not an environment artist either, but i wanted to focus on the atmosphere 🌫️
i needed to find something evocative and the less time consuming possible to build my setting: gigantic black rectangles? sure, let’s build something with that
i needed to find something evocative and the less time consuming possible to build my setting: gigantic black rectangles? sure, let’s build something with that
February 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
i’m not an environment artist either, but i wanted to focus on the atmosphere 🌫️
i needed to find something evocative and the less time consuming possible to build my setting: gigantic black rectangles? sure, let’s build something with that
i needed to find something evocative and the less time consuming possible to build my setting: gigantic black rectangles? sure, let’s build something with that
i’m not a programmer, so the gameplay needed to be quite simple in terms of maths, but still in adequation with my theme direction and as i knew i wanted my game to be slow-paced with a focus on exploration: walking and talking with people to make them join you was a good fit 🚶
February 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
i’m not a programmer, so the gameplay needed to be quite simple in terms of maths, but still in adequation with my theme direction and as i knew i wanted my game to be slow-paced with a focus on exploration: walking and talking with people to make them join you was a good fit 🚶
the entity eating the city would represent financial forces preying upon the city, and thus the inhabitants and their daily lives
it is visually represented by a simple, yet efficient big mouth, eyes, and hat 👁️👄👁️ and a deep dark fog surrounding the city (playable area limit)
it is visually represented by a simple, yet efficient big mouth, eyes, and hat 👁️👄👁️ and a deep dark fog surrounding the city (playable area limit)
February 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
the entity eating the city would represent financial forces preying upon the city, and thus the inhabitants and their daily lives
it is visually represented by a simple, yet efficient big mouth, eyes, and hat 👁️👄👁️ and a deep dark fog surrounding the city (playable area limit)
it is visually represented by a simple, yet efficient big mouth, eyes, and hat 👁️👄👁️ and a deep dark fog surrounding the city (playable area limit)
but first of all, what is INVISIBLE MOUTH:
🚶 walking simulator
🤝 talk to inhabitants of the city to recruit them
🏙️ the city is being eaten by an omnipotent entity
⛓️💥 main theme is the power of resisting and organizing ourselves against forces beyond our control
🚶 walking simulator
🤝 talk to inhabitants of the city to recruit them
🏙️ the city is being eaten by an omnipotent entity
⛓️💥 main theme is the power of resisting and organizing ourselves against forces beyond our control
February 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
but first of all, what is INVISIBLE MOUTH:
🚶 walking simulator
🤝 talk to inhabitants of the city to recruit them
🏙️ the city is being eaten by an omnipotent entity
⛓️💥 main theme is the power of resisting and organizing ourselves against forces beyond our control
🚶 walking simulator
🤝 talk to inhabitants of the city to recruit them
🏙️ the city is being eaten by an omnipotent entity
⛓️💥 main theme is the power of resisting and organizing ourselves against forces beyond our control
tiny post-mortem of INVISIBLE MOUTH, the tiny game i’ve crafted for @amazefest.bsky.social game jam in 2024 ⛓️💥🏙️
February 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
tiny post-mortem of INVISIBLE MOUTH, the tiny game i’ve crafted for @amazefest.bsky.social game jam in 2024 ⛓️💥🏙️
Fantasia (1940) appreciation post
January 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Fantasia (1940) appreciation post