Wakamarina Valley, New Zealand

May 3, 2020 caves rd caves rd

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The game is a short exploration/photography experience set in the idyllic forested landscape of the Wakamarina Valley, located near Queen Charlotte Sound on New Zealand's South Island. This project started out as a showcase of my work in environment design, I wanted to create a realistic, densely forested scene using photoscanned 3d assets that could run smoothly in real-time. The environment was created in Unreal Engine 4 with heavy reference to photos taken at the location, You'll encounter rocky riverbeds, dense forest paths, vast farmland and distant hills, a lot of which resemble the appearance of the real valley in NZ.

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Release Date May 3, 2020
Developer caves rd
Publisher caves rd
Game Modes Single player
Perspective First person, Virtual Reality
Themes Non-fiction

Wakamarina Valley, New Zealand

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