Kindergarden: A Digital Storybook

An illustrated children's storybook on how to take care of plants, "Kindergarden" aims to immerse children between ages 5-8 or younger in a fantasy world of anthropomorphised plants. The majority of the characters introduced were designed to be empathised with, hence most of the plant people introduced are school children with various quirks! Following the human protagonist, Kid, and her new friend, Onion, they will get to know various plant tools, plant types as well as some basic plant biology.

Art Direction
Prior to the final product, Pottsville's inhabitants, setting and art direction were considered in some concept art. The warm colours were selected to match the fun and fantastical setting of the Kindergarden. Ultimately, this concept work was made to worldbuild Pottsville and flesh out some of its strange inhabitants.
Character Design
Prior to starting work on the game itself, Kindergarden's inhabitants were fleshed out. Here are some of the characters featured within the prototype.
Background Design
The parts of Pottsville explored were mainly the town and the Kindergarden class room. As its name suggests Pottsville consists of a variety of pot-shaped buildings. Meanwhile, the Kindergarden is appropriately a green house!
UI Design & Additional Assets
In addition to the illustrations within the storybook itself, there was also consideration for the storybook's hand drawn buttons, icons and final look. The final storybook was expected to include several animations for characters as well as scenes, tested here with Horseradish's simple walkcycle.