Authors : Dahlan Bin Abdul Ghani, Irfan Hafizi Bin Ab Latiff and Luqman Zulhilmi Bin Abdul `Alim
Abstract: Malaysian children and teenagers or what we call the younger generations, lately have been exposed and flooded by the huge and vast market of 2D and 3D games. Though within the huge market and selection of all kinds of variety and genre of games, <1% of those games are locally developed games. Lately with the rises of local 3D animation industry, it’s not far fetch to raise the awareness of developing 3D games scene in Malaysia. The focus of this research is to look into the development of 3D games that includes the usage of Malaysian culture iconic visual styles such as backgrounds, lifestyles, scenery, common everyday objects, character archetypes and narrative (storytelling). Also, to includes local real-world situation as a situation and the mission of the games itself. Therefore, we hope that this research will benefit the younger generation by highlighting the meaning and importance of Malaysian culture.
Dahlan Bin Abdul Ghani, Irfan Hafizi Bin Ab Latiff and Luqman Zulhilmi Bin Abdul `Alim, 2020. Exploring Game Engine Through Malaysian Culture Visual Symbiosis. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 15: 33-47.