AFO 15 (2014) Rocket Rangers: The Great Khaz Rush
The theme for that year's interactive convention experience was Space Cowboy. Three factions fought for control of an asteroid belt rich in Khazradanium, a rare and vital substance which has been an ongoing element through past Orlandia storylines. I acted as Creative Director for this project, creating gaming and promotional assets, assisting in story development and stage direction, as well as performing in scripted stage scenes and interactive theatre in the gaming tavern as a costumed character..
Khaz Rush Logo
I decided on bold, minimal corporate-minded design for this project, clean, insignias easily recognized on the side of spaceships and computer screens.
Faction Logos
One of the sources of inspiration for this project was the TV show Firefly. Applying that inspiration, I used brown for the Rocket Rangers, since they were the literal space cowboys of the story, being good-natured pioneers on the edge of the solar system. For the United Earth Territories, i decided to go with futuristic and militaristic to suggest the feel of an imposing federation. Finally, for Ketch Import/Export I designed an ambiguous corporate logo in black and red to reflect the rogue aspects of a private interest known for hiring mercenaries and space pirates.
NPC BAdges
These ID badges were designed to identify non-player characters with whom players would interact in the gaming tavern. Each badge would include a photo of the character. The QR codes were added so that new players could scan them with their mobile devices and access information on the interactive convention experience and how to play.
Recruitment Posters
I created these posters for hanging up around the convention space, as well as for supplemental material for use in informative panels that we have conducted at other conventions to promote the experience.
New Tactics Cards
Skirmish: War Between Worlds, the card game we developed for last year's experience, was fairly successful so we decided to use it for this project as well. In order to continue with the collectible element of tactics cards, I designed a new set for distribution to players for The Great Khaz Rush.
Commendations
Having a set of achievements for the players to collect in the form of 1-1/2" buttons has proven to garner interest in past and potential players, so it made sense to create a new set for this project.
Game Currency
Part of the interactive convention experience involves collecting and spending game currency in order to "level up", so these khazradanium, or "khaz gems" were used. I created the gems in Illustrator and Photoshop, then we had them printed on glossy card stock and we cut them into individual chits.