ABOUT THE PROJECT

Angel's Pass is a VR experience that takes you on a dreamlike car trip through a quiet countryside route known as Angel's Pass - a place where not everything is as it seems.

At first seeming like a normal on-rails VR ride, Angel's Pass uses environmental storytelling to portray its deeper themes - memories, death, and acceptance. The titular Angel's Pass itself being a place from an unknown person's memories, as they relive it before they pass. The final trip they take through it becomes a representation of their passing.

This was a university group project to create an art showcase for my Art & Technology minor. Angel's Pass was made in Unreal Engine using a combination of self-made and free assets.

CONTRIBUTION

Project Leader

I coordinated with my project mates to create and achieve the visual style and themes of the project.

Environment & Technical Artist

Planning out geography, sculpting landscapes, placing map assets, adjusting environment lighting, and more. This was done in Unreal Engine 4.

3D & 2D Artist

As with every member of the project group, I contributed to the project's 3D assets - modeling in Blender, and texturing in Substance Painter. I was also the primary source of 2D assets, which were all made with Photoshop.

3D ASSETS

DINERS

I modeled a set of two diners in different configurations and themes. Inspired by 70's roadside diners, I wanted to give these buildings a sense of aged identity. Not quite run-down and not quite popular watering holes either, these businesses thrive on its modest local customer base.

MOTEL

A motel built in association with the Hollowgrounds National Park, the Hollowgrounds Motel and Cafe was designed with a wilderness cabin aesthetic. The motel's modest amenities mostly serve travelers and truck drivers merely passing through the sleepy Angel's Pass.

BILLBOARDS

I created a set of billboards that add to the visual style and environmental storytelling of the project. The billboard contents were also designed by myself, with a focus on hinting at the game's themes.

ENVIRONMENT DESIGN

Angel's Pass Map

Originally used as a concept and plotting map for the project, I made this map as an immersive supplement which was printed and given to our audience.