Close-up of Machine - Spell Press Lab

These images show close-ups of the machines inside the Spell Press Lab, a specific place for creating and fixing magical spells. Each machine had a specific task and they were all animated at some point.

All images ©1997 Activision, Inc.

Tip: The design of each one of these machines was inspired in simple home appliances: the very top one was inspired on a heater, the second one was based on a laundry press, the third one on a stamping machine, and the fourth one on a telephone....

Inspiration for fantasy objects can come from anywhere, even the most common of things.

A *victorian* flare was given by using materials encountered in machines of the turn of the century: wooden mahogany support, brass, exposed mechanics and ornate trimmings.