Judge's comments:

Epic. Beautiful art and scene design. This would stand up on a commercial platform. A vast content concept with extra small details that delighted. Dope.

Description:

Vincent Egan chose a pūrakau, passed to him from his koro as the central narrative for his Masters of Design project. Using Unreal Engine, Vincent created a Virtual Reality game experience for use on the Oculus platform Developing three levels and quests, the player navigates a uniquely Māori world and is given tasks to complete.

The game is set during the chaos of creation, and the player is immersed in this proto-world at the hands of the demiurge Io. Due to these events a cataclysmic war breaks out between the Gods. The chosen deity Tāne is shown the path toward the heavens of knowledge, in the hope he can bring about peace and order. His journey is plagued with demonic entities sent by his jealous sibling Whiro, the deity of malice, suffering and disease. This is the journey of Mythik Tane.

The project aims to share a glimpse into the exciting stories of the designer's tūpuna through contemporary technologies in ways that will engage and excite rangatahi.