Making of the Game - Perry Rhodan by Sven Sauer Web: www.mattepainting-studio.com

In this making-of documentary we will illustrate the laborious process of creating the Perry Rhodan game. Locked into dark rooms filled with computers, a group of 30 enthusiastic artists and programmers has spent 14 months to design hundreds of space ships, planets, alien races and fantastic stories and baked them all into one of the most complex science fiction computer game adventures.

Our main goal was to create a modernized design for the classic Perry Rhodan series in order to approach a new target audience without alienating the traditional fan base. The original designs of planets, space ships, architecture and costumes were elaborated by a whole army of science fiction authors and coined the perceptions and expectations of the readers. We had to stay faithful to these sources while connecting them with new concepts and introducing transformations to established characters and places. It was a delicate balancing act.