Shadow Cast Studios is an interdisciplinary team of graduate students brought together during the course of the 2012 Game Design class at the University of Madeira. Its 8 members come from a variety of disciplines, including Entertainment Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Informatics Engineering, and Graphic Design. The studio was tasked with designing and implementing a computer-based game to showcase an innovative semi-transparent dual-projection surface platform, as well as a board game with a matching theme and core mechanic. These two games, Umbra: Tree of Life and Umbra: Shadow Warriors were created simultaneously during a 6 week period.