Fireburn

🦋A Collection of Caribbean Stories🦋

Narrative-based point-and-click computer game.

When a series of strange events occur one night on the island of St. Croix, a 17 year old girl named Lynn overcomes her fears and follows a trail of moths to unveil the flames of the past. This film will be a modern take on a young adults' search for cultural identity in the 21st century.

🦋Historical Relevance🦋

The Fireburn was a Labor Riot that took place in St. Croix on October 1st 1878. Despite the emancipation of slavery in the Virgin Islands on July 3rd,1848, former slaves were still faced with unfair pay and labor conditions in the following years. The Labor Riot was a demonstration to publicly demand for fair pay and contracts.

🦋Who were the Four Rebel Queens?🦋

The Four Rebel Queens were three Cruzan women known as Mary Thomas "Queen Mary", Axeline Elizabeth Salomon "Agnes", Mathilda McBean, and Susanna Abramson. Due to their active role in the Fireburn Revolt, they became well known historical figures and symbols of the event.

Controls: Point and Click

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Credits

The 3D models and textures are a combination of efforts by Cari Bates, Chloe Rose Plantecoste, Uchenna Ofoha, and the Unreal Marketplace. (https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/victorian-house-only-cabinet) The opening character illustrations in the progress videos are from Makeda Joseph (a progress video on Vimeo page with opening illustrations: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/241091508). Early development project management was run by Victor Matos. The sound of the TV turning on was made by Renold Timerlake. Tabari Lake composed the music from the TV.

The content is in development. Some images in the game are not authorized for commercial use, so the game is not being sold. I mainly made this public for a portfolio. Link to all progress videos: https://vimeo.com/user22986637