These are recreations of the employee badge worn at the Namco theme park called Wonder Eggs. Each badge has a white background with a colorful cartoon character called a pyrallis. Each one has a different color. The Pyrallis, the mascots of the park were based on philosopher Roger Caillois' book “Man, Play and Games.” The author explained that there were four types of play, Namco took those concepts and assigned them to mythological characters. Agon the green Pyrallis with a bow and arrow shaped tail, had a stubborn sense of justice, and represented Competition. Ilinx the pink Pyrallis with a propeller shaped tail, was cheerful, funny, and represented Dizziness. Mimicry the blue Pyrallis with a harp shaped tail was shy, gentle, and represented Simulation. Alea the violet Pyrallis with a three pointed pitchfork tail was free-spirited, carefree, and represented Chance. The cybernetic Pyrallis from the Egg Empire were gray colored but were never given names. I took two other concepts from Mr. Callois’ book and named them Tyche (Luck) and Moira (Destiny). I used the fictional language used at the park “Elds’ Character” and put the character names on each badge.
I also created custom backs for the badges. The original badge had a safety pin, and clip over a plain white background. The new ones had the clip, and pin as well. I added the symbol of the fantastic Laperot Village, which Namco themed their park after.
Making sure Wonder Eggs, and the pyrallis never become lost media. I created brand new badges from Vogesey based on the original employee badge. #alea #mimicry #ilinx #agon #namco #wondereggs #themepark #logos #mascots #recreation #illustration #art #ピラリス #ワンダーエッグ #ナムコ #アレア #擬態 #ぎょろぎょろ #アゴ #イリンクス
