Space Quest

Animation

For the Hour of Code series from Tynker, I developed a Crash Landing animation within the Space Quest puzzle.

Year

2021

Credits

Client: Tynker
Animation: Nirbhay Kumar
Storyboard: Tynker / Byjus Asset Team
Music/SFX: Byjus Inhouse Studio

Goals

Space Quest storyline is designed to help the astronaut find a new spaceship in this game-based Hour of Code activity, here the Kids learn to code by solving beginner-friendly coding puzzles. This is for Grades 1+. The animation here enhances the kid's experience by visually depicting a spacecraft's crash landing sequence. Through coding and creative design, I successfully integrated the animation into the puzzle, making it an engaging and interactive element of the overall Space Quest challenge. As an animator, I was tasked with bringing the thrilling blast sequence and take off to life after receiving the storyboard from the talented team. Diving headfirst into the creative process, I meticulously crafted the direction and flow of the animation, ensuring each frame captured the intensity and excitement of the moment.

‍

Process

The space sequence, depicting the spacecraft's journey into the vast expanse of the cosmos after its thrilling takeoff, proved to be the most challenging and time-consuming compared to the other frames. This particular scene required an abundance of props to be carefully set in motion within the background, along with the addition of parallax movement to each planet and comet strategically placed throughout the composition. To enhance the realism and captivate the audience, I incorporated trails of lines to the spacecraft as it navigated through the celestial bodies at close proximity, while also animating the fire exhaust to burn consistently. The combination of these intricate details aimed to create an immersive and believable animation that would transport viewers to the wonders of space exploration.