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Still Wakes The Deep - Notes

SPOILER WARNING!
I spent a lot of time scribbling over screenshots during the production for Still Wakes The Deep. These ranged from feedback and notes for Environment Artists, the stages of interactions with the Design team, and orchestrations for the cinematic moments of the game.
There is a dreadful amount of these scribbles and it's hard to know what is worth looking at or not, but I found them massively useful in production.

Working out space for the room you spawn in after falling off the rig.

Working out space for the room you spawn in after falling off the rig.

Working out the interaction with the heater.

Working out the interaction with the heater.

Interaction steps with the leg winch. We ended up going further than these sketches, but it's still interesting to see.

Interaction steps with the leg winch. We ended up going further than these sketches, but it's still interesting to see.

From the initial sketch of one of the dead crew members to the final scene.

From the initial sketch of one of the dead crew members to the final scene.

Orchestration for the moment the moment you lose a Lifeboat.

Orchestration for the moment the moment you lose a Lifeboat.

Suggested alterations to the descent down the side of the rig that make it easier for the player to see where to go.

Suggested alterations to the descent down the side of the rig that make it easier for the player to see where to go.