{"id":3286,"date":"2026-05-25T20:32:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T20:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andrewlounsbury.com\/?page_id=3286"},"modified":"2026-05-26T15:30:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:30:51","slug":"the-biosphere-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/andrewlounsbury.com\/?page_id=3286","title":{"rendered":"The Biosphere 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3286\" class=\"elementor elementor-3286\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a8443e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a8443e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a33200 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a33200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE BIOSPHERE 2<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1131fee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1131fee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38580cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38580cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OVERVIEW<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d87937 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d87937\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8feb85d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8feb85d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed75b7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed75b7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>The Biosphere 2: Destination Discovery<\/i> is  an award winning analog horror short film. It serves as the sequel to 2022's <i> The Biosphere: Adventure Awaits!<\/i> on YouTube. My role was to craft a handful of tracks to be used at various points throughout the film, using a wide range of soundscapes to provide different tones and moods across the project. <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d05382 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d05382\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2ea4f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2ea4f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Team Size:<\/strong> 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Development Time:<\/strong> 4 months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>DAW: <\/strong>Logic Pro<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Released:<\/strong> July 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Platform:<\/strong>\u00a0 Apple Music, SoundCloud, Spotify &amp; YouTube<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3318e38 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3318e38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88cd7dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88cd7dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82d8498 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Its gradual buildup establishes a cinematic atmosphere before introducing energetic, punchy chipped-synth chord hits.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"448\">Within the project\u2019s context, the track serves as background music for an employee onboarding video. To maintain momentum and keep the energy consistent, the steady beat persists throughout the remainder of the piece.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"774\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">To subtly hint at the horror elements of the Biosphere, the rhythm of the synth chords becomes increasingly sporadic as the track progresses. While this detail may not be immediately noticeable, it gradually creates a sense of unease, making the music feel slightly chaotic and off-putting beneath its otherwise upbeat tone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2560\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6031520 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6031520\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57c4bc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57c4bc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewlounsbury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-806\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d5fce1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d5fce1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"921\">My first solution was a <strong data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"702\">\u201cclamp\u201d layout<\/strong>, which centralized key information in one location. Player health, the active combat form, ability mana, and ultimate charge were all displayed within this structure to keep the interface compact and easy to reference.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"1083\">Playtesting revealed that while the interface was contained, players still struggled to understand which elements corresponded to specific abilities or actions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2560\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ad3b46 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ad3b46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04bbaad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04bbaad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1085\" data-end=\"1346\">In response, I created a second iteration that focused on improving clarity. Key improvements included notched health for clearer health tracking, a shell system that visually indicated mana buildup, and a dedicated ability diamond that reacted to player input.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1348\" data-end=\"1567\">Although promising, this design was ultimately cut. The health system was not built to support notched health, and the increased number of UI elements made the interface feel less cohesive than the earlier clamp layout.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1569\" data-end=\"1835\">Around this time, the gameplay design also evolved. Ultimate forms were removed, and mana was instead used to activate form-specific abilities. This simplified the combat system and significantly reduced the amount of information the interface needed to communicate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2560\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdba30f e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fdba30f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad37669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad37669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewlounsbury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/base_ui-1-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-834\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewlounsbury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/base_ui-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/andrewlounsbury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/base_ui-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/andrewlounsbury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/base_ui-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/andrewlounsbury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/base_ui-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/andrewlounsbury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/base_ui-1-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Second HUD wireframe iteration, ultimate charging up.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-844fa60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"844fa60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewlounsbury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/asset-3-768x442.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-835\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewlounsbury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/asset-3-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/andrewlounsbury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/asset-3-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/andrewlounsbury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/asset-3-1024x589.png 1024w, https:\/\/andrewlounsbury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/asset-3-1536x883.png 1536w, https:\/\/andrewlounsbury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/asset-3-2048x1177.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Second HUD wireframe iteration, ultimate ready to use.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2560\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f58ae2 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f58ae2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19192fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19192fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewlounsbury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AGV_vUdeklZY8cPIS7U0xf5RL484Nt0DtcLRjMjbkkAwL6deCc96UHS496FyrLeADErZK5pbYIHyFEhno3ldc-eB5e-797O1TJdDf6VtRONbcITUweMr3iiOZts88_iXXRwmb4515C1cws2048.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1384\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f870f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29f870f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1837\" data-end=\"2220\">These changes led to the final concept: the <strong data-start=\"1881\" data-end=\"1890\">Hel-X<\/strong>. Inspired by the earlier ability diamond, the Hel-X arranged abilities in a diamond formation while using the spaces between them to display mana through intersecting progress bars. These bars only appeared when their corresponding combat stance was active, reducing visual clutter while still communicating critical information.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2222\" data-end=\"2404\">The health bar was placed beneath the Hel-X to keep the player\u2019s attention centered in one area. However, the original design intent\u2014evoking a double helix\u2014was not immediately clear.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2560\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cfa990 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8cfa990\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d73b90e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d73b90e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2406\" data-end=\"2558\">Rotating the Hel-X 90 degrees solved this problem, giving the interface a more vertical structure that visually reinforced the double-helix concept.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2560\" data-end=\"2759\">Finally, the diamond layout aligned naturally with the controller\u2019s button layout, providing an intuitive mapping between inputs and abilities and significantly improving the overall user experience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5562a9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5562a9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewlounsbury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ScreenRecording2025-04-28193051-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter-1.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2514\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE BIOSPHERE 2 OVERVIEW The Biosphere 2: Destination Discovery is an award winning analog horror short film. 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