Steam Deck
UI / 3D Motion — 2023
Client
Personal Work
Year
2023
Services
- — Look Development
- — 3D Motion
- — Material Study
Role
3D Artist
A personal look development project built around the Steam Deck — studying the device's industrial design through cinematic 3D, exploring how material qualities and hardware presence translate into motion.
The Steam Deck's industrial design is dense with intent — texture, logo placement, button layout, the asymmetric grip. Doing it justice in 3D required model accuracy and a considered approach to light and environment.
Object as subject.
Modeling was built from reference to production accuracy. Redshift lighting environments were developed to articulate the matte plastic, machined buttons, and display glass as distinct material experiences.
A personal motion study that treats the Steam Deck as a design object worth genuine attention — demonstrating what high-quality look development can do for hardware with strong industrial design.
— Design, examined.
