ABOUT
ECOS: LA BREA
We are a team of passionate paleoartists combining our skillsets to simulate prehistory through gaming.​
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The team behind Ecos: La Brea comes from various academic backgrounds ranging from geology, conservation biology, animation, and computer science. What we share is a deep appreciation for prehistoric life, and depicting it in a grounded and naturalistic fashion. We want nothing more than to share our passions, and communicate science in a fun and engaging way for all audiences.
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Discover more about Ecos: La Brea in the pages listed below.
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WHY DID WE CHOOSE
THE LA BREA TAR PITS
ONCE A DEATH TRAP, NOW A TREASURE TROVE.
Our team specifically selected a well-known and extensively studied fossil site for the ease of our own research and accessibility to literature. With over a hundred years of research behind the La Brea Tar Pits, we can be confident in the accuracy of our depiction.
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GAME MECHANICS &
FEATURES
FEATURES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE REALISTIC BEHAVIORS.
We aim to incorporate mechanics and features into gameplay to enhance the immersion of playing as an animal. Wallowing, stress, jousting, & tree climbing are just some of the publically discussed features we have in the works for Ecos: La Brea early access
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FROM
ART TO ASSET
ANIMALS ARE DESIGNED FROM THE BONES-UP.
Using what we know about the musculature and external tissues of living related species, we can inform the artistic and anatomical decisions of their extinct counterparts. The extinct animals are designed using fossil evidence combined with our understanding of modern animal biology.
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