Resources - Assets
The following external assets were used in the game. They were provided by MegaScans, have been accessed via Quixel Bridge and were exported directly into the project. This is why I don't provide links to the assets individually or cite them in harvard style, but you may click on the item to see the asset ID.
Resources - Software / Services
The following software and services have been used to create, modify or retrieve the game, concept art, the assets, and the textures used in the game.
Adobe After Effects (Version 2020). (1993). [Sofware for visual effects and motion graphics]. Adobe. https://www.adobe.com/de/products/aftereffects.html
Adobe Photoshop (CS 6). (1990). [Graphics editor]. Adobe. https://www.adobe.com/de/products/photoshop.html
Audacity (3.0.0.). (2000). [Audio editing software]. Audacity. https://www.audacity.de/
Blender (2.91.2). (2002). [3D software]. Blender Foundation. https://www.blender.org/
Lindh, F. (2018). RenderDoc (V1.19) [Plugin for GPU Profiling]. https://renderdoc.org/
Lucid Software Inc. (n.d.). Diagramme online erstellen | Lucidchart. lucidchart. Retrieved 27 March 2022, from https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/de/produkt
MetaHuman. (2021). [Creation Tool for digital humans]. Epic Games. https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/metahuman-creator?sessionInvalidated=true
Mixamo. (2008). [Animation Online Service]. Adobe. https://www.mixamo.com
Mixamo Converter. (2019). [Retargeting Animations Tool]. Terribilis Studio. https://terribilisstudio.fr/?section=MC
Office Timeline. (n.d.). Free timeline makers. Retrieved 27 March 2022, from https://www.officetimeline.com/
Quixel. (n.d.). Quixel Megascans. Retrieved 27 March 2022, from https://quixel.com/megascans/
textures.com. (n.d.). textures.com. Retrieved 27 March 2022, from https://www.textures.com/library
Unreal Engine (4.26.2). (2014). [Game Engine]. Epic Games. https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/
Resources - Fonts
Apart from the standard ones I am using the following fonts in my game. They are described as private use only on the websites, but I contacted the creators and both granted me a written permission to use their fonts in the game, and in the content regarding the game (e.g. this website), even for commercial purposes.
Oehler, E. (1996). Morpheus [Font]. Dafont. https://www.dafont.com/morpheus.font
Rostam, F. (2019, July 26). Behistun Font [Font]. https://www.fontspace.com/behistun-font-f22120
Resources - Sound Effects
If not recorded by myself the sound effects in the game were remixed and edited using the following sounds under the Creative Commons 0 license:
3questionmarks. (21–12-23). walkie_talkie_beep.wav [Sound]. Freesound. https://freesound.org/people/3questionmarks/sounds/612722/
AmicaSys. (16–01-09). Glitch [Sound]. Freesound. https://freesound.org/people/AmicaSys/sounds/332711/
BlueDelta. (18–11-06). Heavy Thunder Strike - no Rain - QUADRO.wav [Sound]. Freesound. https://freesound.org/people/BlueDelta/sounds/446753/
Bluezone Corporation. (n.d.). Debris - rocks - falling and rolling 9 - 2 [Sound]. Soundsnap. https://www.soundsnap.com/debris_rocks_falling_and_rolling_9_2
Breviceps. (19–04-20). Dragon: Snarl, Roar + Attack [Sound]. Freesound. https://freesound.org/people/Breviceps/sounds/466830/
bruno.auzet. (20–08-04). dive.wav [Sound]. Freesound. https://freesound.org/people/bruno.auzet/sounds/529793/
deleted_user_7146007. (17–03-10). Footsteps Walking on Sandy Concrete [Sound]. Freesound. https://freesound.org/people/deleted_user_7146007/sounds/383672/
DJT4NN3R. (18–12-03). whoosh_short_low.wav [Sound]. Freesound. https://freesound.org/people/DJT4NN3R/sounds/449992/
dkiller2204. (16–10-31). Indoor Footsteps.wav [Sound]. Freesound. https://freesound.org/people/dkiller2204/sounds/366111/
Fabrizio84. (2017, February 7). Waterfall [Sound]. Freesound. https://freesound.org/people/Fabrizio84/sounds/458711/
Fabrizio84. (19–01-29). Water Boiling [Video]. Freesound. https://freesound.org/people/Fabrizio84/sounds/457597/
Fission9. (20–06-09). Hiking Boot Footsteps on Stone [Sound]. Freesound. https://freesound.org/people/Fission9/sounds/521590/
Foleyhaven. (22–03-16). Fire_Burning_03.flac [Sound]. Freesound. https://freesound.org/people/Foleyhaven/sounds/624425/
gerardcatala. (2012, April 30). Chair moving [Sound]. Freesound. https://freesound.org/people/gerardcatala/sounds/153287/
JazzyBay. (18–07-20). Creek Swimming.mp3 [Sound]. Freesound. https://freesound.org/people/JazzyBay/sounds/435055/
JovianSounds. (20–06-28a). Radio Sign Off / Squelch [Sound]. Freesound. https://freesound.org/people/JovianSounds/sounds/524205/
JovianSounds. (20–06-28b). Radio Static [Sound]. Freesound. https://freesound.org/people/JovianSounds/sounds/524204/
Kevin Durr. (n.d.). Several small rocks - rolling and falling from a mountain side - falling onto nearby trees and ground - binaural 3 [Sound]. Soundsnap. https://www.soundsnap.com/several_small_rocks_rolling_and_falling_from_a_mountain_side_falling_onto_nearby_trees_and_ground_binaural_3
Mydo1. (13–09-09). footsteps on wood [Sound]. Freesound. https://freesound.org/people/Mydo1/sounds/198962/?
NicknameLarry. (2019, October 8). Monster Roar [Sound]. Freesound. https://freesound.org/people/NicknameLarry/sounds/487513/
pan14. (17–04-17). foley_footsteps_desert_boots_sand.wav [Sound]. Freesound. https://freesound.org/people/pan14/sounds/388289/
PelicanPolice. (21–07-22). Fabric flaps [Sound]. Freesound. https://freesound.org/people/PelicanPolice/sounds/580967/
qubodup. (2013, June 13). Drowning.flac [Sound]. Freesound. https://freesound.org/people/qubodup/sounds/191555/
raficacosta. (21–06-16). ClickClack.WAV [Video]. Freesound. https://freesound.org/people/raficacosta/sounds/576113/
Rob Bridgett. (n.d.). 035 single debris rubble rocks chunky coal dust short 004 [Sound]. Soundsnap. https://www.soundsnap.com/035_single_debris_rubble_rocks_chunky_coal_dust_short_004
Saviraz. (2020, April 7). Coins [Sound]. Freesound. https://freesound.org/people/Saviraz/sounds/512216/
SoundBits Sound FX. (n.d.). Screams Shouts monster processed 262 [Sound]. Soundsnap. https://www.soundsnap.com/screams_shouts_monster_processed_262_wav
thatkellytrna. (18–10-31). Whoosh [Sound]. Freesound. https://freesound.org/people/thatkellytrna/sounds/445229/
Resources - Dragon Database
The player's journal contains a document collection of the different dragon types that are mentioned in human history. To establish a connection between the game and reality I used photographs and illustrations that belong to the public domain, giving the player something real to explore. The pictures and websites where I gathered the facts for the dragon database are listed below.
Apep. (n.d.). [Photographic Reproduction]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apep_1.jpg
Arabisch — Ouroboros — 18. Jhd. (n.d.). [Painting]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arabisch_%E2%80%94_Ouroboros_%E2%80%94_18._Jhd..jpg
Blake, W. (1826). Behemoth and Leviathan [Illustration]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Blake_-_Behemoth_and_Leviathan_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
Chrysopoea of Cleopatra. (n.d.). [Illustration]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chrysopoea_of_Cleopatra_1.png
Cort, C. (1565). Hercules Killing the Lernean Hydra [Illustration]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hercules_Killing_the_Lernean_Hydra.jpg
Davis, S. (19–04-02). Ancient stone construction of ruined city [Photograph]. Pexels. https://www.pexels.com/photo/ancient-stone-construction-of-ruined-city-4388167/
Davoti, B. (21–07-29). Close-Up Shot of the Bow of Oseberg Ship [Photograph]. Pexels. https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-shot-of-the-bow-of-oseberg-ship-8976091/
de Guaita, S. (1897). Sigil of Baphomet [Illustration]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sigil_of_Baphomet.jpg
Djehouty. (2016, March 29). Egyptian Museum, Cairo: Material from the tomb treasure of king Tutankhamun, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom of Egypt [Photograph]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C3%84gyptisches_Museum_Kairo_2016-03-29_Tutanchamun_Grabschatz_09.jpg
Dragon (1664–1678) drawing in high resolution by Athanasius Kircher. Original from Weltall und Menschheit. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. (n.d.). [Illustration]. Rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2742835/free-illustration-image-dragon-space-animals
Dragon on monument in China background. Free public domain CC0 image. (n.d.). [Photograph]. Rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/6026776/photo-image-public-domain-statue-free
Finkelstein, J. (2018, November 16). Redheads Matches Handy Pack [Photograph]. Pexels. https://www.pexels.com/photo/redheads-matches-handy-pack-1602905/
Hendrich, H. (1906). Sigurd and Fafnir [Painting]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sigurd_and_Fafnir_(1906).jpg
HTO. (2012, October 2). Namaroto spirits and the Rainbow Serpent Burlung [Photograph]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Namaroto_spirits_and_the_Rainbow_Serpent_Burlung.jpg
Indra Musée Guimet. (2007). [Photograph]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Indra_Mus%C3%A9e_Guimet_1097_1.jpg
Jennis, L. (1625). Ouroboros [Illustration]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ouroboros_1.jpg
Lambert. (1120). Antéchrist assis sur le Léviathan [Illustration]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Liber_floridus-1120-Leviathan-p135.jpg
Mark, J. J. (2022, April 16). Enuma Elish - The Babylonian Epic of Creation - Full Text. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17 April 2022, from https://www.worldhistory.org/article/225/enuma-elish---the-babylonian-epic-of-creation---fu/
Mervil, C. (18–07-19). Starry Sky Over Mountains [Photograph]. Pexels. https://images.pexels.com/photos/2469122/pexels-photo-2469122.jpeg
Metropolitan Museum of Art & Wikimedia Commons. (17–06-29). Cuneiform tablet: letter of Sin-sharra-ishkun to Nabopolassar [Photograph]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cuneiform_tablet-_letter_of_Sin-sharra-ishkun_to_Nabopolassar_MET_DP360670.jpg
Overly Sarcastic Productions. (2020, July 31). Trope Talk: Dragons [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eXAPwjASEQ
Pelletier, V. (2017, December 1). Petra, Jordan [Photograph]. Pexels. https://www.pexels.com/photo/petra-jordan-720254/
Pixabay. (2017, May 14). Fire Explosion [Video]. Pexels. https://www.pexels.com/video/fire-explosion-video-856295/
Quetzalcoatl, as depicted in the Codex Magliabechiano (16th century). (07–04-03). [Photographic Reproduction]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quetzalcoatl_magliabechiano.jpg
Quetzalcoatl telleriano. (07–03-23). [Photographic Reproduction]. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Quetzalcoatl_telleriano.jpg
Rackham, A. (1924). Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods [Illustration]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Siegfried_and_the_Twilight_of_the_Gods_p_022.jpg?uselang=en
Ranft, M. (1734). Tractat von dem Kauen und Schmatzen der Todten in Gräbern [Illustration]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tractat_von_dem_Kauen_und_Schmatzen_der_Todten_in_Gr%C3%A4bern_001.jpg
Raouleau, A. (1889). La Velue, Légende sarthoise [Illustration]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Velue-lebrault.jpg
Roberts, D. (n.d.). Medinet Habu (Medinet Abou) is an archaeological locality situated near the foot of the Thebes illustration by David Roberts (1796–1864). Original from The New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. [Illustration]. Rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/425141/free-illustration-image-david-roberts-egypt-egyptian-structure
Serpiente alquimica. (1478). [Illustration]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Serpiente_alquimica.jpg
Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages. (2020, November 8). Enuma Elish | The Babylonian Epic of Creation | Complete Audiobook | With Commentary [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5btTPN-NmM
Tiamat. (n.d.). [Photographical Reproduction]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tiamat.JPG
Volk, J. (17–08-24). Big bell with shabby religious inscriptions [Photograph]. Pexels. https://www.pexels.com/photo/big-bell-with-shabby-religious-inscriptions-5272961/
Vortigern-Dragons. (n.d.). [Illustration]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vortigern-Dragons.jpg
Wikipedia contributers. (2003, June 3). Fafnir. Wikipedia. Retrieved 29 March 2022, from https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fafnir
Wikipedia contributors. (2003, December 14). Nidhöggr. Wikipedia. Retrieved 30 March 2022, from https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidh%C3%B6ggr
Wikipedia contributors. (2021a, December 29). Ninurta. Wikipedia. Retrieved 30 March 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninurta
Wikipedia contributors. (2021b, December 30). Grímnismál. Wikipedia. Retrieved 30 March 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%ADmnism%C3%A1l
Wikipedia contributors. (2022a, January 31). The Dreaming. Wikipedia. Retrieved 30 March 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dreaming
Wikipedia contributors. (2022b, February 23). Vritra. Wikipedia. Retrieved 30 March 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra
Wikipedia contributors. (2022c, March 6). Rainbow Serpent. Wikipedia. Retrieved 30 March 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Serpent
Wikipedia contributors. (2022d, March 11). Welsh Dragon. Wikipedia. Retrieved 30 March 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Dragon
Wikipedia contributors. (2022e, March 13). Historical Vedic religion. Wikipedia. Retrieved 30 March 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_Vedic_religion#Vedic_mythology
Wikipedia contributors. (2022f, March 19). Ouroboros. Wikipedia. Retrieved 30 March 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros
Wikipedia contributors. (2022g, March 21). Peluda. Wikipedia. Retrieved 30 March 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peluda
Wikipedia contributors. (2022h, March 22). Quetzalcoatl. Wikipedia. Retrieved 29 March 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalcoatl
Wikipedia contributors. (2022i, March 25). Leviathan. Wikipedia. Retrieved 30 March 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan
Wikipedia contributors. (2022j, March 27). Abzu. Wikipedia. Retrieved 30 March 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abzu
Wikipedia contributors. (2022k, March 27). Chinese dragon. Wikipedia. Retrieved 30 March 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_dragon
Wikipedia contributors. (2022l, March 27). Tiamat. Wikipedia. Retrieved 30 March 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiamat
Wikipedia contributors. (2022m, March 29). Apep. Wikipedia. Retrieved 29 March 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apep
Wikipedia contributors. (2022n, March 29). Lernaean Hydra. Wikipedia. Retrieved 30 March 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lernaean_Hydra
Wikipedia contributors. (2022o, March 29). List of dragons in mythology and folklore. Wikipedia. Retrieved 30 March 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dragons_in_mythology_and_folklore
Wikipedia contributors. (2022p, May 10). Akkadian language. Wikipedia. Retrieved 13 May 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akkadian_language
World map (1900) by Diogo Ribeiro. Original from The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. (n.d.). [Illustration]. Rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2041102/vintage-world-map
The world tree Yggdrasil with the assorted animals that live in it and on it. (n.d.). [Illustration]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AM_738_4to_Yggdrasill.png