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Overview

Created for the Friends of Figma x FIT Age of CI Panel Discussion’s AI Hackathon 2025, Holi Babies is a project made predominantly with AI tools.

Challenge

Celebrate your favorite holiday with Generative AI. Create a social media post, reel, and/or story that celebrates your favorite holiday by telling a compelling and emotionally resonant story using generative AI.

Solution

  • Insight: Holi is the one time of the year I get to see my aunties and uncles act like children.

  • Personify the childish and light hearted types of Holi celebrators in a relatable and engaging way.

Roles

Art Director - Game Designer

Art Director
Game Designer

Team

Shalika Thappali

Shalika Thappali

Tools

Figma Design - Figma Make - Flora - Eleven Labs

Figma Design
Figma Make
Flora
Eleven Labs

Duration

5 Days

Case Study

Case Study

Why Holi

Why Holi

Holi marks the arrival of Spring, new beginnings, and makes everyone act crazy.

Holi marks the arrival of Spring, new beginnings, and makes everyone act crazy.

Its a refreshing, good time that is always enjoyable for the community.

Its a refreshing, good time that is always enjoyable for the community.

Everyone acts like a kid; even the parents!

So I personified the childish ad lighthearted types of Holi celebrators in a relatable and engaging way through a custom game!

Strategy

Strategy

Define

Define

Study Brief

Choose Holiday

Study Brief

Choose Holiday

Ideate

Ideate

Concept Development

Character Design

Concept Development

Character Design

Development

Development

Prompt Game Assets

Prompt Reel Videos

Prompt Game

Prompt Game Assets

Prompt Reel Videos

Prompt Game

Deliverables

Deliverables

Holi Babies Game

Instagram Reel

Instagram Post

Holi Babies Game

Instagram Reel

Instagram Post

Storytelling

Storytelling

Character Development

Character Development

I began by creating the character design and personalities for my game characters. Using Flora, I created the visuals of each character.

Meet The Babies!

Meet The Babies!

Each Holi Baby is inspired by real Holi players from my own community and the unique, childish ways that everyone plays Holi. There is a Holi Baby for everyone!

Game Logic

Game Logic

Conceptualizing

Conceptualizing

To best capture the experience of playing Holi, I opted to format the game as Player vs. Environment.

Elements Needed:

Elements Needed:

Elements Needed:

  • Free movement for player

  • Arena fight (limited area)

  • NPC opponents

  • Ability to attack and be attacked

  • Tool bar for Holi colors

  • Timed Game Play

  • Color accumulation

  • Free movement for player

  • Arena fight (limited area)

  • NPC opponents

  • Ability to attack and be attacked

  • Tool bar for Holi colors

  • Timed Game Play

  • Color accumulation

  • Free movement for player

  • Arena fight (limited area)

  • NPC opponents

  • Ability to attack and be attacked

  • Tool bar for Holi colors

  • Timed Game Play

  • Color accumulation

Prompt With A Plan

Prompt With A Plan

I had to first determine how I would structure the game so I could prompt each page in their respective order.

Title Screen

Title Screen

Title Screen

The initial screen should show what the game is about.

The initial screen should show what the game is about.

The initial screen should show what the game is about.

Character Selection

Character Selection

Character Selection

The player chooses one and the other babies would function as NPC’s during the game play.

The player chooses one and the other babies would function as NPC’s during the game play.

The player chooses one and the other babies would function as NPC’s during the game play.

Game Play

Game Play

Game Play

I wanted the game to simulate playing Holi with all the babies. I decided on in bedding a timer and a powder tool bar for the player to select from.

I wanted the game to simulate playing Holi with all the babies. I decided on in bedding a timer and a powder tool bar for the player to select from.

I wanted the game to simulate playing Holi with all the babies. I decided on in bedding a timer and a powder tool bar for the player to select from.

End Game

End Game

End Game

Once the white Holi babies turned into a vibrant rainbow after playing, players could share their babies on social media.

Once the white Holi babies turned into a vibrant rainbow after playing, players could share their babies on social media.

Once the white Holi babies turned into a vibrant rainbow after playing, players could share their babies on social media.

Putting It Together

Putting It Together

I assembled all assets to create the game and social media content:

Characters

Characters

Maneuver Key

Maneuver Key

Arena

Arena

Tool Bar Powders

Tool Bar Powders

AI Has Limits

AI Has Limits

Back And Forth With AI

Back And Forth With AI

Challenge

Challenge

Figma Make does not have native 3D. As much as I tried, the 3D renders were not good quality or resemblant of the character design.

Figma Make does not have native 3D. As much as I tried, the 3D renders were not good quality or resemblant of the character design.

3D Render

After back and forth prompting with the the AI, this was the render achieved. It has:

After back and forth prompting with the the AI, this was the render achieved. It has:

After back and forth prompting with the the AI, this was the render achieved. It has:

  • Singular 3D Model

  • Weak Character Design

  • Simple animation

  • Singular 3D Model

  • Weak Character Design

  • Simple animation

  • Singular 3D Model

  • Weak Character Design

  • Simple animation

The AI's Advice

The AI's Advice

Create a a character turnaround sheet and Figma Make can create a character sprite. Combined with the 3D arena, Figma Make created the game using 2.5D.

Create a a character turnaround sheet and Figma Make can create a character sprite. Combined with the 3D arena, Figma Make created the game using 2.5D.

The Solution

The Solution

Using Flora, I created the character turnaround sheet for each Holi Baby.

I in put the images into Figma Make and the AI created a 2.5D character with animation for a walking illusion.

After back and forth prompting with the the AI, this was the render achieved. It has:

After back and forth prompting with the the AI, this was the render achieved. It has:

After back and forth prompting with the the AI, this was the render achieved. It has:

  • Strong character design

  • Animated movement

  • Proper color accumiliation

  • Strong character design

  • Animated movement

  • Proper color accumiliation

  • Strong character design

  • Animated movement

  • Proper color accumiliation

Character Sprite

Social Media

Social Media

Post

Post

Each Holi Baby has a personality reflecting a classic character that you encounter when playing Holi. There is a Holi Baby for everyone!

Reel

Reel

The reel serves as an advertisement for the game and also tells the story of people embracing their inner child during Holi and encourage that youthfulness.

Beyond The Game

Beyond The Game

Sharing Is Caring

Sharing Is Caring

After playing, users can share their colorful Holi Babies onto their social media!

Its Not About Winning

Its Not About Winning

The point of the game is not to beat an opponent and gain a reward, its simply meant to capture the childlike experience of playing Holi.

The point of the game is not to beat an opponent and gain a reward, its simply meant to capture the childlike experience of playing Holi.

Takeaway

Takeaway

What I Learned

What I Learned

This opportunity gave me the understanding of AI tools that I needed to better prepare myself to enter this new world of creativity blending with artificial intelligence.

This opportunity gave me the understanding of AI tools that I needed to better prepare myself to enter this new world of creativity blending with artificial intelligence.

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