Spiral Peak Level 3 (8)

*Shot 6 duplicated as a cover* There’s more than meets the eye! Each of these seven illustrations is broken into a minimum of three layers (foreground, characters, and background) to allow 2.5D animation in After Effects before integration into an Unreal Engine build. These dreamlike animations constitute the beginning of the third and final level of Spiral Peak, my capstone project video game. Over ten months (August 2024-June 2025), myself and fifteen classmates developed, marketed, and presented this visual novel-rock climbing simulator hybrid game. I had the honor of being the team’s creative director and 2D lead. In our game, you play as Elmsy as they grapple with the consequences of what may be the most destructive choice of their life: returning home to West Virginia to settle a family emergency. When an argument with their spouse, Willow, goes too far, she disappears into the mysterious and dangerous woods of Spiral Peak. In the face of perilous cliffs and unearthly forest dwellers, can Elmsy win back the love they've sworn to fight for?