Starforce
A comedy about a motley crew of galactic heroes, for our youngest Quest players. Two seasons.
- Role
- Conceived it (name, concept, logo); Creative Director, writer, voice director
- Audience
- Grades K to 2
- Formats
- Animated series, game kits, digital game
The challenge
Build a Quest for kindergarten to second grade.
The solution
I pitched a Phineas and Ferb meets Guardians of the Galaxy style cartoon, pushing animation farther than our previous Quest products.
The impact
Starforce rocked the K–2 space. Even the most fidgety youngster sits still when Starforce is on.
Watch Starforce defeat the evil zookeeper
The challenge
A product for our youngest playersQuest worked for grades 3 to 5, but K–2 needed a product built for their reading level and attention span.
The solution
Fighting for full animationThere was concern we couldn't afford a fully animated season on our budget. So I made this test to show how shortcuts could still give us fully emoting characters at a cost that fit.
I came up with the name, the concept and the logo, wrote the scripts, designed the look and feel of the universe, and cast the actors who voice our alien crew. The thick-line style is built for quick reads and visual gags.
Ship theme examples produced with AI.
Themes kids can unlock (hover or click to enlarge)
Storyboards for the series by Edgar Covarrubias, one of the Starforce artists.
Stills from Seasons 1 and 2. Art by Edgar Covarrubias, under my art direction.
Team badges
Icons and interface pieces
The impact
Kids ask for it by name.I told my whole family about Starforce! Are we going to play Starforce today? That game rocks! I wish we could play Starforce all year! We really learned how to work together!
Student
They had so much fun doing it! They wanted to continue playing it even though we needed to move on to other things!
Teacher