Virtual World — Entropia Universe
Virtual World — Entropia Universe
Planet Michael was an ambitious virtual world celebrating Michael Jackson — announced in 2010 as a collaboration between SEE Virtual Worlds and the Michael Jackson Estate, to be built inside Entropia Universe.
As Lead Designer I led a team of artists, animators, and world builders developing the planet in Crytek's Sandbox (CryEngine 2). The project was in active development through 2010–2011; the partnership behind it wound down before a public launch.
Why it matters: designing an entire memorial world around one of the most iconic figures in music — at MMO scale, with an estate's blessing — is a rare and high-stakes brief.
An entire planet, planned as one continuous world. The map laid out the terrain the team of artists, animators, and world builders developed in Crytek's Sandbox.
The planet took shape in CryEngine 2 — terrain, vegetation, structures, and atmosphere built at MMO scale.
Every environment was developed inside Crytek's Sandbox editor by the team I led as Lead Designer.
"An entire memorial world around one of the most iconic figures in music — at MMO scale."
Captures from the planet running live in engine — the world as a player inside Entropia Universe would have explored it.
The project was in active development through 2010–2011 before the partnership behind it wound down.
