I had an interesting thought about the overall "story" im trying to convey in the environment. It struck me that the beginning and the end could be interpreted as being symbolic of a journey through life, from birth to death. The symbolism of the garden is that of life, while the end jump is clearly death (Or is it? Things could get quite spiritual here, with returning to the garden making the level a full circle, and therefor broaching the possibility of reincarnation). I feel like this would be a good idea to incorporate into the rest of the design, probably coming up with specific events in the characters life to try and evoke the feelings of in the middle rooms.
I brought this idea up with Fraser and he seems quite happy to let me follow it. We began to refine our ideas for the entrance room. Keeping with my symbolic appraoch, I now consider this room to be representative of entering adulthood. And Fraser's ideas for the architecture complimented this quite nicely in my opinion. For the entrance he wants the bottom half to be like Art Nouveau, with lots of plants and natural, flowing designs visible on the lower level, and then for it to stop after the stairs, in order to signify the end of the calm, inviting environment. This transition also seems like a good way to symbolise leaving behind childhood, so I was quick to agree on the idea.
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