Rally Against the Sun

Client

La Roche-Posay / Master of Shapes

Role

Environment and Animation Designer

Year

2025

Project Overview

For La Roche-Posay at the US Open, Master of Shapes elisted Jordan to help build a custom motion-tracked tennis game where players went head-to-head with the ultimate opponent to your skin: the SUN☀️🔥

Using a tennis racket embedded with a motion tracker and Unreal Engine for real-time gameplay, we challenged players to rally the sun into submission — each swing dimming its brightness. But no matter how strong the return, the sun never truly loses…

Credits

Creative Director — Adam Amaral
Designer — Anthony Maiuri
Game Dev — Jordan Ariel
Game Dev — Rob Meza
Sound Design — Canopy LA
Agency — CAA Sports

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