Salt Mine, Location #79

Salt Mine, Location 79 is a first-person exploration walking sim, set in an pre-apocalyptic (or is it post-apocalyptic) worksite--the so called Location 79, a salt mine and salt field. You play as the Barista, the very important soul who fuels all the miners with coffee and keeps up their tools. Explore Location 79.

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This project was made as my final Connecting Experience for completing the Digital Arts and Media Bridging Disciplines Program certificate, at the University of Texas at Austin. 

Initially called: “Beautiful Corner - Concept Art and Hard-Surface Modeling.” Making a beautiful corner is in reference to a games-industry practice, whereupon developers flesh out and fully render one small piece of a game world. This high-quality slice is a standard-bearer for the rest of the project--the whole game should match its fidelity.

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Credits/Tech:

Developed in Unity 2019.

Utilizing plugins: Skybox Shader from BOXOPHOBIC, Standard Assets by Unity Technologies.

Textures: Hand-drawn in Procreate and Photoshop by Jaxon Wallach. Including standard materials included in Substance Painter by Allegorithmic. 

Models: All models made in Maya by Jaxon Wallach. 

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To thank:

- My mentor Neal Daugherty--for taking the time to give guidance, support, and indulge Salt Mine's twists and turns. 

- My isolation family--my partner Rebekah, and Big Cat + Pete. 

- Mother and Father, and my sibling, Dani.