Kleine Löschmeister

Serious game for kids

Android & Apple // tablets & phones

PROJECT NAME

Kleine Löschmeister


ROLE

Art Director


ENGINE

Unity 3D


RELEASE

May 2020


CLIENT

Versicherungskammer Bayern


LINKS

App Store

Google Play



Kleine Löschmeister (Little Firemen) is a work-for-hire project for the largest German public insurance company in close cooperation with the regional fire brigade. It's a mobile game for children (elementary school), portraying the work of the fire brigade with the purpose of teaching kids important fire security rules while keeping it fun and entertaining. The game received very positive reviews as well as several nominations and awards.


As an art director I oversaw the development of an appealing art style not only for kids but also their parents so the game could stand out from comparable apps in the stores. I was also responsible for the project planning and task management when it came to the art department, as well as visual quality control.

I created 2D sprites for the mini games as well as big parts of the user interface and environment animations within Unity.


I had the creative supervision over the successful pitch of the game to the client including a detailed game design document and an illustrated general design document.


Sketches & Screen Designs

These sketches and screen designs were created during production to help communicating certain aspects and functions with the team. Click to get more info on each item.

Early character sketches

Early UI sketches for the character creator in collaboration with Hanna Gärtner

UI design for parts of the options menu only accessible to the parents. Initial screen layout by Nicole Götz.

Early sketch for a mini game in which you have to put equipment into the fire truck.

Design of the reward screen including the level bar.

Background by Hanna Gärtner

Quick sketches to convey my idea of how different flammable items react to a flame in one of the mini games. This was used by our VFX artist (Sebastian Parfitt) to create particle and material effects.

Quick layout and animation to convey my idea for a screen to the rest of the team.

Different mobile phone designs for one of the mini games. In the final game each phone is interactive.

Sketch of the training book that shows the player which tools are unlocked and ready and which are broken and need to be repaired. By clicking on a broken tool the player starts a small game that teaches fire security rules.

Tool icons by Hanna Gärtner

Screenshots, Trailer & Awards