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Hello World: a developer story

Custom VFX for a narrative adventure built live by its own developer — on PC.

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  • Unity
  • PC
  • Demo
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01The project

About the game

Hello World: a developer story is a narrative physical adventure by Little Big Monkey Studio. Players control Pixel, a small dark square, in a game that is being built around them in real time by The Dev, who narrates as the world evolves. It is coming to PC.

Little Big Monkey Studio asked for our help to bring Hello World: a developer story to life with simple yet catchy VFX that perfectly fit the game’s minimalist style.

  • StudioLittle Big Monkey Studio
  • EngineUnity
  • PlatformsPC
  • Our roleVFX
  • StatusDemo

02In action

See the game

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  • Pixel, a small dark square, beside a beam of light rising from the ground
  • Pixel facing a glowing diamond on a dark, blocky structure
  • Blue lightning beams converging on a floating diamond
  • Pixel next to a glowing square doorway under blue light

03Play it

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