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Bell's Canyon

This environment was created as part of a proof of concept proposal for a short horror game based on the Mr. Ballen story "Bell's Canyon". The environment is quite large, at 2.5km. The landscape was procedurally generated and the trees and foliage were placed procedurally and then hand tweaked in gameplay areas. Rocks and logs were placed by painting with a random scatter brush. Fog was added and bloom was cranked up to add a surreal feeling to the mood of the environment to contrast the creepy dark feeling that the nighttime version would have, if it had been completed. The fire is animated billboards with a flickering light attached. Ultimately the project ended because Ballen Studios responded that they weren't interested in pursuing game development at the time.