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At Acceleration Arts, we specialize in bringing virtual worlds to life.
We understand an important character of any game is its world. Our focus on environment design for games is driven by a passion for immersive storytelling, and a commitment to unique and engaging visual design.
Acceleration Arts applies visual design best practices for:
Environmental Design
World Building
Character and Creature Design
Marketing Art Illustration
Pitch Materials
Art Direction
Why Choose US?
Acceleration Arts was founded by a game industry art director who knows well the deadlines, demands, and high-performance industry structure art directors work.
Acceleration Arts implicitly operates from an understanding of that compelling, immersive worlds are the place where your players spend much of their time. We are adept at crafting environments that are more than just utilitarian backgrounds, but characters in their own right, meeting the demands for the greatly increased visual fidelity and complexity of today's games.
Versatility in Style and Scope: From the gritty streets of dystopian cities to the ethereal realms of fantasy worlds, our portfolio shows our ability to adapt and excel in a multitude of styles suited to your project's needs.
Collaborative Spirit: We believe in collaborative synergy. Your vision is our blueprint and inspiration. Together we can create environments that come alive for your players and keep them engaged.
State-of-the-Art Technology: Leveraging the latest in digital art technology, we ensure that each environment is not only visually stunning but also technically sound and actionable, aligning with the industry's always evolving standards.
End-to-End Design Solutions: Beyond environment art, our capabilities extend to character design, UI/UX, narrative design, and promotional art.
Inviting and romantic places in strange, ancient worlds.
Cautionary stories among the ruins and collapse.
Science Fiction offers a huge continuum of topics and themes, from military conquest and resource competition, to stellar mysticism.
Alternate History blends familar aspects of our world with the fantastical and delightful.
Horror intensifies threat display, presenting scenarios that speak to our fears, mortality, and fragility.
A syncretic flavor blending Fantasy themes with Romantic or Gothic Horror.
Characters are our emotional twins, evoking feeling though identification and somatic sympathy.
Friendly or hostile, creatures bring virtual worlds alive, creating thriving ecosystems, and player engagement.
Let us help bridge the distance between dreams, inspiration, and final approved design. We advance and help navigate the journey from abstract concept and initial feeling to concrete creation, ensuring the final designs not only meet but exceed approval, while embodying the spirit of your original vision.
Acceleration Arts was founded by Morgan Ogburn, an experienced games industry professional who has served as art director and concept artist at game companies such as UTV Ignition, and Gameloft.
As art director for Gameloft, Morgan personally designed and painted visual designs for six game pitch decks, redesigned the total pitch deck format, triggering Gameloft executives to approve a game for his studio in only four months. Other studios at the publisher had been in greenlight limbo for years.
During his time at Microsoft, Morgan made significant contributions to product and platform design, as well as providing art direction for external vendors. While at a Microsoft internal creative think-tank, Morgan had his designs approved by Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft.
Morgan's experience in games, technology and film allows him to bring a unique, well-rounded perspective to visual design. His career in the games industry began at Origin Systems, where he incorporated inspiration from his diverse interests, and a deep love of entertainment media culture such as comics, tabletop games, and genre fiction.