TFT Set Revival Rank-up Ceremonies
I had the opportunity to work as a Motion Graphics Artist Intern at Riot Games in the summer of 2024! I learned so much from all the talented artists, designers, and programmers on my team.
My internship project culminated into in-game rank-up animations that will be in set revival event modes that appear intermittently!
Role
Timeline
Tools
create rank-up ceremonies that are unique to TFT set revival events and provide a rewarding experience after you finish each game.
00 // personal project
Internship announcement
As a fun passion side project, I decided to create an animated intro for my internship announcement post on social media.
01 // rank-up
Water Ceremony
The first celebration starts off small with a splash. Here, we introduce players to the motif of an elemental ring around your matching medallion.
01 // rank-up
Fire Ceremony
The next celebration has longer lingering effects like the medallion cooling off and smoke emanating from the burst. The frame also gains wings that slam into place.
01 // Rank-up
Lightning Ceremony
The final celebration to reward players who advance to the highest level. The effects cover the entire screen and has even longer lingering effects.
02 // Process
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
In order to improve memory efficiency, I reused this water tile texture multiple times within a single animation.
EXTRA work
Revival Ladder Hub
The revival ladder hub is the main place players go to view their progress, change modifiers, and collect their rewards. In this screen, I animated a couple micro-interactions to help bring attention and fun to even an otherwise general homescreen.
Internship reflection
Retrospective
Working with an engineering team across Singapore, visual design craft team, and the core events team, while thinking about sound design and technical considerations, provided an interesting challenge and taught me how to communicate my ideas, thoughts, & concerns more often and with clarity.