[Week III] Saturation, Third Entry - Saturation in Video Games

Doom 3

Video games use art-direction to create atmosphere, so it's a no-brainer that there some games out there that use low-saturated colours. The image above is of a horror game, and since colourfulness is linked to joy, this computer game uses little saturation. We can look at these computer games as a proof for the importance of using the correct saturation.

Luigi from Super Mario Galaxy (left) and Luigi's Mansion (right)

The image on the left is Luigi from a very popular video game for all ages, who's never seen without his bright colourful outfit. On the right, we have the same character in a different game, which genre is now completely changed. To help represent the narrative of the game on the right, less saturated colours are used. This is put emphasis on the fact that horror is now part of the visual design.