The design of the main lantern of this year’s Taiwan Lantern Festival, Fusho Monkey, has gone viral on Taiwanese social media. The comments are mostly negative due to the weird aesthetic that are drastically different from the previous main lanterns. It was courageous for the designer behind the new lantern to risk for innovation, but it seems like his artist side took over the design process and left the audience stunned with a poorly executed piece that supposed to represent the highest craftsmanship and appreciation for aesthetic in Taiwan.
Fusho Monkey has become the subject of fan arts. When I saw it for the first time, I thought the design failed as a main lantern for the prominent Taiwan Lantern Festival, but the character is interesting. It instantly reminded me of Pokemon, and I finally found some time to put together this small Google Carboard experience that allows players battle Fusho Monkey as Pikachu and Satoshi (Ash). This is not a complete game!! You can zap Fusho Monkey to your heart’s content in this little play.
Made with Unity 3D and Google Cardboard. Ash 3D model is originally made by MMDSATOSHI for MMD and was ported into Unity 3D and applied mecanim animations on it. I built Fusho Monkey myself with simple blendshapes motions. Background music is from Pokemon X/Y. The forest is from the Unity asset store. This is a personal project as a prove of concept, not meant for commercial use. You will need a Google Cardboard to fully enjoy the VR experience.
Download the Android Apk:
https://goo.gl/ACxZAb
VR Pokemon Battle: Wild Fusho Monkey Screenshots:
