The Desert Village (Develop process)

In my study at school, I took a history of African art and architecture course. I think the geographical environment in Africa is unique and has potential that could develop into a game. Therefore, I would like to develop a fantastic worldview based on the African environment to represent a unique game style. In the beginning, I want to create a stylized environment. However, I wanted to improve my skill of Substance and Zbrush as well as try some method to build a level I never did before. Thus, I chose to make it became appearance between photo-realistic and stylized. The original idea is based on the African village Walata, I also found some reference from others such as Aït Benhaddou and Nubia City. In addition, the city "SIWA" of Assassins Creed provide me some idea for the level and concept design.