Environment Design — Viraj Joshi

Solo Projects · Environment Design

Environment
Design

A collection of solo environment design projects built across Unity and Unreal Engine — each exploring a different atmosphere, lighting technique, and world-building challenge.

Unity · URP · Environment Design

Treasure Island:
The Lost Sailor's Tale

A suspenseful Unity creation — a sailor washes ashore on a strange, deserted island after a brutal storm. Disoriented and alone, he spots his damaged boat nearby. As he explores the eerie, silent beach, a mysterious flashing light catches his attention.

Compelled to investigate, he discovers a haunting scene — a skeleton frozen in time, reaching toward an ancient treasure chest. Three ominous staffs stand upright, each topped with a skull whose eyes emit a sinister red glow. Dread fills him as he senses an unseen presence nearby.

Unity Engine URP Point Lighting Bloom Effects Solo

Engine

Unity — Universal Render Pipeline

Key Technique

Point lights inside skulls for eerie red glow + URP bloom

Focus

Atmospheric lighting · Environmental storytelling

Treasure Island — Full Environment Walkthrough

The haunting beach scene — skeleton, treasure chest, and glowing skulls

Unity · Built-in Pipeline · Environment Design

Mystical
Mountains

A mystical mountain environment created in Unity as part of a larger world project. Built using Unity's Built-in Render Pipeline with a focus on detailed terrain creation, post-processing, and lighting to achieve the desired atmosphere.

The glowing green rocks and vibrant landscape enhance the mystical feel of the environment. Every element — terrain, visual effects, and lighting — is carefully crafted to create a unique and immersive experience as part of a much bigger world.

Unity Engine Built-in Pipeline Terrain Sculpting Post Processing Solo

Engine

Unity — Built-in Render Pipeline

Key Technique

Terrain sculpting + glowing rock effects + post-processing

Focus

Fantasy atmosphere · World-building

Mystical Mountains — glowing rocks, terrain sculpting, and atmospheric post-processing

Unity · Environment Design · Lighting

Starry Night
on Motorway

A cinematic night view of a motorway created in Unity Engine. Assets sourced from the Unity Asset Store, with full level layout and lighting design handled personally to create a moody, atmospheric night scene.

The scene focuses on the interplay between artificial road lighting, the night sky, and the stillness of an empty motorway — creating a quiet, cinematic atmosphere.

Unity Engine Night Lighting Level Design Asset Store Solo

Engine

Unity Engine

Key Technique

Night lighting design · Road level layout

Focus

Cinematic atmosphere · Night scene lighting

Starry Night on Motorway — cinematic night lighting and road composition

Unreal Engine · Terrain Sculpting · Environment Design

Semi Arid
Landscape

A realistic semi-arid landscape created in Unreal Engine — the terrain is sculpted directly within Unreal's terrain tools to achieve natural contours and realistic ground variation.

Lighting and atmospheric fog were carefully adjusted to give the scene a realistic, sun-baked feel. Sparse vegetation and detailed ground materials complete the immersive arid environment.

Unreal Engine Terrain Sculpting Atmospheric Fog Realistic Lighting Solo

Engine

Unreal Engine

Key Technique

Terrain sculpting + fog + realistic lighting

Focus

Realism · Terrain design · Atmospheric depth

Semi Arid Landscape — sculpted terrain, atmospheric fog, and realistic lighting