About the Artist
My name is Alena Kowalewski and I'm a UMBC graduate with a degree in Animation and a minor in Ancient Studies. As an artist, I am most passionate about telling stories through my work. Recently, I’ve been working on a retro style, choose your own adventure game where the player is an amnesiac wizard whose choices throughout the game determine what kind of person the wizard ends up being. I want someone to come away from viewing my work, feeling like they went on an adventure alongside the main character. It’s my hope that people find themselves deeply connected to the narrative and characters within.Featured Work
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Nubbles Adventure
See more information about Nubbles AdventureThis was a game that I helped create as part of my Game Design class in college. We learned how to build a game from scratch using our skills as either an animator or programmer. The game follows a little robot named Nubble who has been sent to the land of Greenville to help repair it for the humans who once lived there. I worked as the Lead Producer and main writer on the game as well as a modeler/animator.Medium: Video GameYear: 2024 -
Through the Cosmos
See more information about Through the CosmosThis was created in a 3D Intro to Animation class and was heavily inspired by my love for space. I wanted to experiment with telling a story in a more abstract way. It was created in Maya with sounds from freesounds.org.Medium: AnimationYear: 2022 -
The Great Crossing
See more information about The Great CrossingMade during my physical animation class at UMBC. Created in a group of three, we each created a character and based a story around them. We individually animated our own characters and about ten seconds each of the final scene when they are all together. We worked together to create the background and story. My character design was the rock with the top hat.Medium: Cut Paper AnimationYear: 2024