In a rural town suspended between reality and memory, you wander familiar spaces that no longer feel the same, now grown strangely quiet. Retrace moments from a childhood summer as the world gently unravels, revealing what was left behind as you died.

Links: full documentation | portfolio site | playbyplay (Tumblr or 3DHit)

This project, titled This is Home, is a narrative exploration game set in a rural coastal town that exists somewhere between reality and memory. The player assumes the role of a child, wandering through a version of their hometown, summer of 2014, though it seems to be eerily quiet.

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Glossary

Full GDD

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Return to a quiet hometown and retrace a childhood summer as the world slowly reveals itself.

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Don’t forget to record what you did today!

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What am I doing again?

Cinematic trailer with a 15-minute game demo. Funding and indie company! Prove them wrong!!

Resources:

https://romeroblueprints.blogspot.com/p/table-of-contents.html

https://lostgarden.com/

https://www.worldofleveldesign.com/

Mathew Wadstein & Ryan Laley (YouTube)

https://cghero.com/tutorials

Documentations for Game Versions

Prototype Notes

Proof of Concept: Summer 2026

Dev. Checklist

Deliverables

Final Deliverables:

Cinematic Trailer
15-Min Game Demo
Portfolio Book/Showreel: Props, UI and Level Design
Marketing Posters/Cards

Priority

Level Design
Test Props - show off scope for visual goals ie. shaders, hand-painted textures
Test Mechanics - Blank Corner, Shape Sorter

Presentations

September: PechaKucha/Concept Friday 2nd October: level blockout, basic mechanics.

Pecha Kucha (September/October)

May: Pitch Deck / UK Games Fund

Note: Sketches for concept art, don’t focus too heavy on paintings. 3D props over finalised paintings.

Spherical view (Fisheye?) applied through Post-Process volumes

Asset List

Dev. Periods

Intensive work periods; log what you’ve completed here.

Intensive Development Week / Induction Week (Sep 28th - 2nd)

Game-jam standard. Main mechanics and goals within level design is clear at a glance.

Answer the following:

[ ] Is the player’s goal clear? Where are they are going? What are they doing from the start?
[ ] Is the demo area too big for your scope? Aim to build an area that you can do within two months. Ensure the mechanics and builds/props are scalable/modular.
[ ] Is your main mechanic/s working and viable? Blank Corner mechanic should work. Aim to polish this until September as it is your key mechanic. Blank Corner

Monday

Pre-Production Talk

Development:

Tuesday

Refining ideas for projects, initial research and development considerations/ technical challenges and opportunities.

Wednesday

Finalising groups and group roles.

Thursday

Independent Study

Friday

Game students presentations & continuation on Pre-Vis work.

Presentation content:

[ ] Level Blockout
[ ] Basic mechanics (framework)
[ ] Props with tested visual style (texture and shader)

Final Submission: Mid-April finish

Bibliography/References

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