Designer . Researcher . Illustrator .
Source Academy
for School of Computing NUS
The Source Academy is a prestigious inter-galactic educational institute nestled deep within the Kepler-62 system. Here, students learn to harness the invisible power of the Source, a hidden energy that allows one to manipulate their surroundings.
We created an immersive virtual world with elements parallel to the students' life in the university. Students play as Cadets in the Source Academy headed by two GrandMasters (their professors) and use the Source (writing code) to crack top-secret transmissions, save cute furry aliens from extinction and face down deadly enemies for the good of the galaxy.
A typical day at class in the Source Academy
Pop-ups highlight and visualise important points of the narrative.
Players can interact with the Academy's diverse crew to get to know them. (though they sometimes speak alien languages like Grrashkønian, which makes things a little tricky)
Players venture to (read: crash into) alien planets to complete their missions
Interact with various objects in the scene to move the story forward.
Find clues to help complete the mission
Places & Characters
Throughout the story, players spend the most amount of time on the Source Academy ship, unlocking the secrets of the Source and interacting with friends, Grandmasters and a diverse crew of Stewards who oversee the ship's operations.
As the story develops, new exciting locations become available for students to explore, culminating in a final showdown on the villain's ship - the Death Cube.
The player's home base
During an emergency episode
What's left of the Death Cube in the aftermath of the fierce battle.
The player's home base