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☀️🔥

Rally Against the Sun
Rally Against the Sun
Rally Against 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…

Rally Against the Sun
Rally Against the Sun
Rally Against the Sun

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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