Dawn: Sacred Heart

Jan 24

Written By Chiara Larcher

DETAILS

When - December 2023

Where - Milan

Project - DG Fortnite

Client - Dolce & Gabbana

The Idea

Dawn: Sacred Heart, is the first part of a game branded DG on Fortnite. The game is based on the concept of “Lost Beauty”. The player, from a cinematic explaining the goal of the game, starts the trip on a boat. The boat brings the player to the caves of the lost island, and here the game starts. The ancient Villa, is the core center of the island, the pulsating heart of it (representing the spirit/soul and aesthetic of Dolce & Gabbana), and the environment all around, is inspired by it, with mini-games such as: motorbiking, spot the difference… After that, in the final part of the game, the player starts digging into the Maze, under the villa; a final cinematic opens the 3 locked sacred hearts that close the villa… this is the beginning of a new chapter.

3 MAIN AREAS

1/ The Cave

2/ The Gardens of the Villa

3/ The Maze of the Villa

Sacred Heart | Sketching

The sacred heart, an iconic symbol on Dolce & Gabbana, marks the end of this gaming journey, on the doors of the sacred and protected DG Villa, and can also be found as an easter egg here and there in the various mini-games and areas of the island, reminding the player the luxury brand behind all this experience. Here is how the cinematic movements where sketched to be then modeled in 3D, plus animated.

Midjourney Prompting

All the areas of the Fortnite island were first prompted on MidJourney, the starting base to create hero images that would have the impact and detail, and conceive the aesthetic and the beauty of this lost DG island.