PERANCANGAN ASET GAME 2D ANDROID “LUMINO” DENGAN MENERAPKAN TEKNIK TOON SHADER

Game Android 2D "Lumino" dikembangkan sebagai upaya pelestarian permainan tradisional congklak yang mulai terlupakan di era digital. Penelitian ini bertujuan merancang aset 2D dalam game tersebut dengan menerapkan teknik Toon Shader dan mengoptimalkan penggunaan software Blender. Pengembangan dilakukan melalui pendekatan Design Thinking yang mencakup tahapan Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, dan Test. Pada tahap awal, tim merumuskan konsep visual, mekanik permainan, serta elemen cerita, sementara penulis sebagai Game Artist bertanggung jawab membuat aset 2D seperti papan, biji congklak, dan biji spesial yang merepresentasikan bangunan bersejarah dan rumah adat Indonesia. Pembuatan dilakukan dengan memodelkan aset di Blender, menerapkan material Toon Shader , mengaktifkan fitur Freestyle untuk garis tepi, merender menjadi aset 2D dan membuat animasi frame by frame. Hasil pengujian terhadap 17 responden menunjukkan respon sangat positif dengan nilai rata-rata 92,16% dalam kategori “Sangat Setuju” berdasarkan skala Likert. Dengan demikian, penggunaan teknik Toon Shader dalam game "Lumino" terbukti berhasil menciptakan visual yang menarik, harmonis, dan efektif dalam memperkenalkan kembali permainan congklak melalui platform digital kepada generasi muda.

The 2D Android game "Lumino" was developed to help preserve the traditional game of congklak, which is slowly fading from memory in this digital era. This research focused on designing the game's 2D assets using the Toon Shader technique and optimizing Blender software. The development process followed a Design Thinking approach, including the Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test stages. Initially, the team brainstormed the visual concept, game mechanics, and storyline. As the Game Artist, the author was then responsible for creating the 2D assets: the congklak board, normal seeds, and spesial seeds designed to represent Indonesian historical buildings and traditional houses. This involved modeling the assets in Blender, applying Toon Shader materials, activating the Freestyle feature for outlines, rendering them into 2D assets, and creating frame-by-frame animations.Testing with 17 responden yielded a very positive response, with an average score of 92,16%, in the "Strongly Agree" category on a Likert scale. This confirms that the Toon Shader technique in "Lumino" successfully created an appealing, harmonious, and effective visual style, reintroducing congklak to the younger generation through a digital platform.