The Ugly Duckling is an interactive storybook, developed by Kaleidoscópio Studio.
This amazing project was created together with Ana Camargo, a brilliant game, educational and narrative designer.
I was responsible for creating the art direction, storyboards, concept arts, animations, Unity implementation, and code.
Our main objective was to re-tell an important story in a more approachable way to the youngest generations. Through tech, we adapt the book content, trying to recreate the same experience from the original work allying visual + sound + text + reader’s agency.
We do NOT TRANSCRIPT THE ENTIRE BOOK. More than just text, we try to recreate the most important scenes to evoke the same feelings the author intended, using other elements as well.
Concept Art








Mockup 01

Mockup 02
Storyboard and Color Script

Storyboard Chapter 01

Color Script
Spine Animations

Cat Idle

Cat Attack

Cat Interaction

Woods Idle

Woods Interaction 01

Woods Interaction 02

Background Idle

Background Interaction 01

Background Interaction 02

Frog Idle

Frog Interaction 01

Frog Interaction 02

Duckling Birth

Duckling Idle 01

Duckling Idle 02

Duckling Idle 03

Duckling Interaction

Mother Idle 01

Mother Idle 02

Mother Idle 03

Mother Interaction 01

Mother Interaction 02

Mother Interaction 03

Ugly Duckling Birth

Ugly Duckling Idle 01

Ugly Duckling Idle 02

Ugly Duckling Interaction 01

Ugly Duckling Interaction 02

Ugly Duckling Interaction 03

Ugly Duckling Running 01

Ugly Duckling Running 02

Ugly Duckling Sad

Spine Scenario
Unity Implementation




Original Concept

Unity Implementation
You can play the prototype game here
Password: patinho
Thank you!
The Ugly Duckling