The Iconic House on Redwood Hill

Welcome to The Iconic House on Redwood Hill

BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD AND PLAY

Notes:

•  There is no end state; just explore! 
• Click and hold the Left Mouse button to rotate objects while examining them.

• It may take a moment to load, so please be patient. 
• Quest Book is currently bugged and does not display properly. 
• There is NO DIALOGUE AUDIO, only Subtitles.  (Press R to read while examining certain objects)
• There are 2 game-space areas in total; a bedroom and an outside area.

Pitch:

   Explore The Iconic House on Redwood Hill; a property set in the dreamy atmosphere of the Northern California Redwood Forests. Explore, inspect, and take photos to discover the memories of Jordan Arroyo. Experience a queer-centric narrative about safe spaces and chosen family.

Story:

The Iconic House is a property that sits on top of Redwood Hill; a property located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz California. Owned by Anita Vasquez, an artist who gained fame with her activism in the LGBTQ community during the 1980s, the property serves not only as Anita’s home but also as a safe space for their nibling Jordan.

Jordan Arroyo, our main character, and their friends spent the better part of their adolescence and young adult years at The Iconic House; away from their stressful home lives. Now as young adults, they each live on the property and transform their rooms into their personal sanctuary. Today Jordan is leaving across the country to start their career as a photographer. Explore the rich 3D environment of The Iconic House on Redwood Hill, examine objects closely, collect unique items, and relive the memories to learn the narrative of Jordan Arroyo and their chosen family before they start the next chapter of their lives. 

   *Nibling: Gender-neutral alternative to Niece/Nephew

Overview: 

3D first-person walking simulator that focuses on LGBTQ+ inspired narratives. Through the lens of a gender-fluid and non-binary individual, the player can explore the environment, inspect objects, and take photos to teleport into Jordan's memories in order to discover the story of The Iconic House on Redwood Hill.

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Controls

Movement

• WASD to move.
• Drag Mouse to look around.
• Hold Shift to sprint.
• Control to toggle on/off crouch.

Actions

• Left-Click when facing a glowing object with “Examine” UI to interact.
  •   Press R to read/activate written text on the screen.
  •  Right-Click will exit back to regular play.
• Left-Click when facing a glowing object with “Locked UI” to input code.
  • Enter Key accepts or denies the player’s code input.
• Right-Click when facing a glowing object with “Comment UI” to play dialogue about things and cancel out of interaction mode.
• Tab to open/close the questbook.
• Escape to access Pause Menu
• F11 to toggle fullscreen.

Photo Mode

• Toggle Photo Mode on/off with the Q key.
• While in Photo Mode:

  Left-Click on Memoir to Teleport to Memory.
  

Game World Rules

• Players cannot jump or climb onto higher surfaces. 
• There is no fall damage; Invisible walls and objects block players from falling from high surfaces.
• No swimming; Players cannot enter deep water spaces.

Walkthrough: Interact with the polaroid camera sitting on the desk in the first room. Now you can activate PhotoMode/Memory Mode by Pressing Q: Find and clicking on a bright white object. Once in Memory, Find the key by crouching into an opening behind the shed. Explore. Return to the original room by Pressing Q, Left-Click the bright white object in the scene.

Credits

Name// Email (or college)

Project Lead and Designer

Jessica Garriga 

www.JessicaGarriga.com

jessicagarrigaart@gmail.com

Concept Artists

Noah Alonzono		ahalonzo@lcad.edu
Rebecca Luna		rebeccaluna@lcad.edu
Heather Wright		heatherwright@lcad.edu
Brandy Hwang		brandyhwang@lcad.edu
Caitlyn Oakes		caitlynoakes@lcad.edu
Madi Jablonski		LCAD

3D Artists

Katlynn Woodward		katlynnwoodward@lcad.edu
Miranda Black		goatmirandabrown@lcad.edu
Lilith Short		lilithshort@lcad.edu
Mi-Kyung Kim		LCAD
Brittany Reinhard		LCAD
Zezhi Yuan		LCAD
Nadine Malan		LCAD
Dustin Truman		LCAD
Sarah Thomas		sarahthomas@lcad.edu
Brandon Ray		brandonray@lcad.ed
Georgia Miller		LCAD

Engineer / Programmers

Bryan Sturm		bsturm@uci.edu
Aung Khang		aungkhant1235@gmail.com

Additional Credits

(NamePending)	Music	https://www.chosic.com/
"What Remains of Edith Finch" assets kit from Epic Games	Additional props and textures	Epic Games