Video games and theme parks are both often designed as experiences that immerse people into another world, and as such there is a lot of overlap in the theory used to create them. As such, I wanted to design a park within Planet Coaster that consisted of seven different fantasy worlds, each with a different theme and many thrilling rides. 

For this I took inspiration from many parks around the world, such as Disneyland, Universal Studios, Europa Park, Phantasialand, Efteling and more. I've analyzed the techniques used by these parks to make guests feel immersed, and applied them to my own park in a way that very much resembles designing game worlds. This includes principles such as sightlines, forced perspective, signposting, landmarks and more.

The rides have also been designed as themed experiences, all while still abiding by the technical requirements these attractions need to follow to function in real life. For this, I researched real-world examples of each ride type and observed trends in different installations of them. I also considered realism features like maintenance, staff access and guest experience while designing the park layout.

This project might seem like an outlier among all my other games that I've worked on myself, but I believe it shows a lot about me as a world designer. While I already started work on this park in 2019, I still often go back and make adjustments and improvements to this day. I'm very happy with how the park has turned out over the years, and proud of how I managed to create immersive worlds within the confines of Planet Coaster.