If you've played the Steam Game Festival demo, you've no doubt seen the new Quazadrome arena in action. Here's a look behind the scenes on how is was designed.
First, sketches were produced to capture the 1950s retro-robotics theme we were after:
Sketches of the spinning droids which feature in the gameplay were also produced:
Next, colour drafts of the arena were produced:
Then, the first pass render was created:
For the second pass render, we went for a darker floor:
Then came the final render, with a detailed lighting pass:
Aside from the spinning droids, gameplay contraptions in Quazadrome include speed strips and gravity spots.