Mars Garden Level Design with Gravity Sketch - Walkabout Mini Golf

Lucas Martell, creator of Walkabout Mini Golf, had a particular vision for "Mars Gardens" and was very hands on in designing the architecture and course as one sub-structure. Here's an excerpt from a Gravity Sketch session, where our design team does a lot of their early sculpting.
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[@KryatLore]

These making of behind the scenes videos are so awesome to watch! I think they are my favourite thing on the channel. Never stop making them! Seeing the thought process and workflow for the courses is just so fascinating!

[@rubix2007]

Absolutely incredible course. I've been spending more time in Mars Gardens on its first week than I do with any other DLC which are also great each time. Both night and day are phenomenal, it makes you just WANT to be in this place! Its that cool and alive! Having the low gravity mode option was a cherry on top with even more time to spend in here having unique fun with. Can you tell us about how many months a course like this takes to create? (after initial paper sketches are done, and the real computer modelling goes ahead to completion)

[@cskhard]

Amazing map and attention to detail. When I found the secret spot inside the vegetable looking at the stars while doing the fox hunt I just chilled there and looked at the stars for a long time. So magical!

[@renel5122]

Thanks for this "behind the scenes" video. I never got used to 3D modelling with all the camera perspective handling and views. Doing this in VR in real 3D at looks to me much more intuitive and satisfying. 🤩

[@stevenstemmler7573]

Thank you so much for this video! I have been trying to figure out how to use Gravity Sketch and recently purchased and played the Mars course! This is great information! I really love seeing how the courses are feeling more complex and you guys are getting almost nasty in how well you are hiding the golf balls! Keep up the great work! Always looking forward to more content from you!

[@james_coleman]

This is wonderful. Thanks for sharing!

[@kayaditi]

Love seeing behind the scenes

[@simonofthesnowfield]

That is so cool!

[@jackcall3815]

Can you please post the Mars Garden soundtrack? It’s really good. I still think the Around the World in 80 days is the best you’ve ever created, but I enjoy this one :)

[@C-Russ]

I was just want you to know how awesome it is that I’ve stumbled across this game a little over a year ago. it’s my absolute favorite game VR or otherwise. I hope we have so much more content to come in the future because I will invest in every bit of it. Dipping into the licensed content is really cool as well, so I’m excited to see what could be possible in the future. My imagination is running wild, of course. I’m thinking of a crazy golf course in Hogwarts Castle. or even a golf course somewhere in the Shire lol. I absolutely love some of the locations around the globe we’ve gotten as well. Waiting to see something like Sydney, Australia, or something. Great game guys possibly the best game out there in my opinion. Keep up the great work!

[@rustyjaw]

Love this video. And the final course is absolutely spectacular.

[@stephaniepeters2590]

As I watch this I want to use Gravity Sketch again! Great insight into your processes, thanks!

[@JesseDupuy]

As a programmer, I would be super interested to see some of WMG's code, or hear about its infrastructure / architecture and language choices, that sort of thing! Also the sound and music design / composition would be really cool to learn about.

[@MightyCoconut]

Check out our Walkabout Talkabout series and other behind the scenes videos here: kzbin.info/aero/PLfabo7pw9x2iV1ZobB5eVdYqyF4qZN4mZ&si=2sBfFuv6uLeZ06H_

[@GolfwithJoe33]

Man this is cool stuff!