UPDATE: The position has been filled.

Hi, I'm Scott Cartier from Order of Magnitude Games.  I released my first game in March, an iPad board game called Mother Lode.  For my second game I am creating a 2D physics-based game for iOS.  As if there aren't enough of those already ;)

I didn't initially consider pixel art for my sprites, but browsing through some of your portfolios has changed my mind.  I think it might work and be awesome.

I have a more full description of the game and art requirements in a blog post on my site.  Some of the details there may not be valid because I wrote them without considering pixel art.

I will duplicate some of the info here so you don't need to click through.

Game description

The game centers around flinging objects across a playfield full of obstacles.  So far, so Angry Birds.

The player isn't flinging one object, but a formation of objects.  It might be a 2x2, 3x3, plus, X, or other pattern.  Each object in the formation has different abilities that the player can use while they are in flight.

For simplicity, think of the playfield as a grid of pegs.  Pegs can be constructed from a variety of materials.  The material determines how the peg behaves when projectiles collide with it.  Some may break easily, inflict more damage, electrify, slow, or otherwise affect the flight of the formation.

To be honest, I still need to iron out all the different object types.

Requirements

The main pixel art will be the projectiles and pegs.  I will also need artwork for the ground and background textures.  Those can be pixel art, but I also think some sort of contrast with a different style might be interesting to explore.

At the highest pixel density (iPhone retina) the final rendered projectiles and pegs will be a minimum 80x80.  Naturally the source pixel art will be smaller than that and scaled up.  We'll need to discuss what that means for the actual source dimensions.

Another change from what I specify in the blog post might be the number of animation frames.  After seeing some of the phenomenal fluid animations you all have produced I would love to do the same.  So my stated "1-4 frames" or "few frames" of animation is on the low side in this case.

Projectiles will need a flying animation, an animation when it uses its special power or effect, and an animation when it is destroyed.  Pegs need an idle image - most will probably be static, but some will have animation.  They will also need a destruction animation, which might just be blinking a few times before disappearing for that retro effect.

Backgrounds will be repeating tiles overlayed with additional details to hide the repetition.  It might also be nice to have other miscellaneous level-specific animations in the background (birds in the forest level, water drops in caves, etc).

Payment

This will all be paid.  I don't have a large budget since I'm relatively new as an indie (and my first game was not profitable).  However, I won't ask anyone to work for free.  I'm open to offers on the going rates.  Do people usually charge a full project fee?  Hourly rate?  Per asset?

Feel free to get in touch directly by email at scottAToomgamesDOTcom.  Include a link to your portfolio, including other games you may have worked on, as well as your rate and availability.



Edited by scartier - 12 June 2012 at 1:51pm