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Island Rush.

Four worlds to play. One phone to take control.

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Discipline
Software & Games / Design & UI / Motion & Video
Perspective
Game experience and interface
In this study
10 project views
Four named characters line up on a floating obstacle course, with barriers, rotating hazards and a checkered finish over turquoise water.
User-selected capture, optimized for the web. From the Island Rush capture set dated 30 October 2026.
01 / THE IDEA

A closer
look.

Keep the world readable on a shared display while giving each player a clear, compact set of controls on their own phone.

Island Rush brings together four distinct 3D play spaces, personal phone controllers and a stylized character cast. This case follows the experience in three parts: the game environments, the controller states and a running animation preview.

02 / THE EXPERIENCE

A shared world.
Personal controls.

Separate the spectacle from the controls: the shared screen holds the course and named characters; the phone keeps identity, steering, jump, shove and session actions close at hand. A common turquoise-and-gold palette connects the water course, desert climb, ski run and honeycomb arena.

01

Four environments, one cast

Red Sea Rush follows a floating obstacle course. Quicksand Escape moves upward through desert platforms. Sandski Rush opens onto dunes, while Honeycomb concentrates the action in a circular tile arena.

02

Personal controls beside a shared screen

Portraits, names and player numbers establish identity. A left-hand steering surface balances the larger jump and shove actions on the right; readiness and repeat-play prompts sit below.

03

Character motion as part of the experience

A five-character running loop shows the cast in motion, including blinking and movement in clothing and hair. The gameplay captures use four of those character designs.

03 / THE VISUAL STORY

The work,
in full.

The selected 30 October 2026 collection: four gameplay screenshots, five controller previews and one looping character animation. Each section explains what is shown.

10 / PROJECT IMAGES

Select a view to explore.

Thumbnail: Four named characters line up on a floating obstacle course, with barriers, rotating hazards and a checkered finish over turquoise water.01 Thumbnail: A vertical course stacks turquoise platforms between desert towers, keeping the four characters and the climb visible together.02 Thumbnail: The four-character lineup wears skis at the start of a dune course, framed by palms and a turquoise gateway.03 Thumbnail: An overhead view reveals a circular field of hexagonal tiles, with four named characters spaced around its edge.04 Thumbnail: Amina’s landscape controller places steering on the left, jump and shove on the right, and the ready action below her identity.05 Thumbnail: The controller retains Amina’s portrait and the control layout while the center displays the round and countdown status.06 Thumbnail: A wider controller preview shows Amina’s out-of-round message with Play again, Change character and Drop out actions.07 Thumbnail: The same landscape layout presents Layan’s pink-hoodie identity and the Play again action.08 Thumbnail: A smaller phone-width preview keeps the character identity, steering, jump, shove and repeat-play controls together.09 Thumbnail: A looping five-character run preview shows changing poses, blinking and secondary cloth and hair movement.10
01 / 4 GAMEPLAY CAPTURES

Four worlds to play

One actual game capture for each level: Red Sea Rush, Quicksand Escape, Sandski Rush and Honeycomb. The four named characters stay visible within each environment.

VIEW 01 / 10

Red Sea Rush

Four named characters line up on a floating obstacle course, with barriers, rotating hazards and a checkered finish over turquoise water.

Four named characters line up on a floating obstacle course, with barriers, rotating hazards and a checkered finish over turquoise water.
User-selected capture, optimized for the web. From the Island Rush capture set dated 30 October 2026.
VIEW 02 / 10

Quicksand Escape

A vertical course stacks turquoise platforms between desert towers, keeping the four characters and the climb visible together.

A vertical course stacks turquoise platforms between desert towers, keeping the four characters and the climb visible together.
User-selected capture, optimized for the web. From the Island Rush capture set dated 30 October 2026.
VIEW 03 / 10

Sandski Rush

The four-character lineup wears skis at the start of a dune course, framed by palms and a turquoise gateway.

The four-character lineup wears skis at the start of a dune course, framed by palms and a turquoise gateway.
User-selected capture, optimized for the web. From the Island Rush capture set dated 30 October 2026.
VIEW 04 / 10

Honeycomb

An overhead view reveals a circular field of hexagonal tiles, with four named characters spaced around its edge.

An overhead view reveals a circular field of hexagonal tiles, with four named characters spaced around its edge.
User-selected capture, optimized for the web. From the Island Rush capture set dated 30 October 2026.
02 / 5 INTERFACE PREVIEWS

The phone controller

Earlier controller previews show the ready, countdown and repeat-play states. They explain the control layout and player identity separately from the gameplay captures.

VIEW 05 / 10

Ready on the phone

Amina’s landscape controller places steering on the left, jump and shove on the right, and the ready action below her identity.

Amina’s landscape controller places steering on the left, jump and shove on the right, and the ready action below her identity.
User-selected capture, optimized for the web. From the Island Rush capture set dated 30 October 2026.
VIEW 06 / 10

Round countdown

The controller retains Amina’s portrait and the control layout while the center displays the round and countdown status.

The controller retains Amina’s portrait and the control layout while the center displays the round and countdown status.
User-selected capture, optimized for the web. From the Island Rush capture set dated 30 October 2026.
VIEW 07 / 10

Return for another round

A wider controller preview shows Amina’s out-of-round message with Play again, Change character and Drop out actions.

A wider controller preview shows Amina’s out-of-round message with Play again, Change character and Drop out actions.
User-selected capture, optimized for the web. From the Island Rush capture set dated 30 October 2026.
VIEW 08 / 10

Layan’s controller

The same landscape layout presents Layan’s pink-hoodie identity and the Play again action.

The same landscape layout presents Layan’s pink-hoodie identity and the Play again action.
User-selected capture, optimized for the web. From the Island Rush capture set dated 30 October 2026.
VIEW 09 / 10

Compact landscape preview

A smaller phone-width preview keeps the character identity, steering, jump, shove and repeat-play controls together.

A smaller phone-width preview keeps the character identity, steering, jump, shove and repeat-play controls together.
User-selected capture, optimized for the web. From the Island Rush capture set dated 30 October 2026.
03 / 1 ANIMATED LOOP

Characters in motion

The supplied running GIF shows five characters, with blinking and secondary movement in clothing and hair. This animation study complements the four-character gameplay captures.

VIEW 10 / 10

Five characters in motion

A looping five-character run preview shows changing poses, blinking and secondary cloth and hair movement.

A looping five-character run preview shows changing poses, blinking and secondary cloth and hair movement.
User-selected capture, optimized for the web. From the Island Rush capture set dated 30 October 2026.
04 / THE DETAILS

What brings
it together.

Structure, interaction and visual decisions that give the work its character.

Design decisions

  • A distinct silhouette and route structure for each environment
  • Player names attached to characters in the shared scene
  • Consistent control placement across phone previews
  • A five-character animation lineup supporting the game’s playful tone

Project components

  • Four gameplay environment captures
  • Five phone-controller previews
  • One five-character running animation
Production notes & credits

RoleThis case brings together the selected Island Rush gameplay, controller and animation material. Specific base-character, rig, animation and implementation credits remain separate; the presentation does not claim that every source asset was created from scratch.

AssetsThe supplied gameplay screenshots and phone-controller previews are reproduced unchanged. The original 72-frame running GIF is retained with its animation intact. Character assets and implementation contributions retain their separate source credits; this page does not infer sole authorship from the files.

StatusLocal game captures dated 30 October 2026, earlier controller design previews and an existing running animation. No live venue deployment or performance result is claimed.

Image notes

  • User-selected capture, optimized for the web. From the Island Rush capture set dated 30 October 2026.
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