Art Class was part of a Digital Environment Interaction and Design class at UCF under the guidance of Falcon’s Creative Group. Our class had the unique experience of being able to collaborate together to design a themed walkthrough

+ Each student was responsible for the design, 3d modeling, and creation of one room of the experience in Unreal Engine. The art room is my main responsibility.

CONCEPT

A science fair gone wrong! “We need to fix the machine and find our hamster!! Maybe he’s in the art room?”

DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

  • CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

    • Early development for art class started with sketching and color selection.

    • Theming was pulling influence from 90s and early 2000s cartoons and classrooms to create a sense of nostalgia

  • SCULPTING & BLOCKING IN UNREAL

    • The prompt required that each room fit within a 30’ x 30’ dimension

    • This is why the initial blocking and sculpting helped get a structure for how the space was going to be utilized

  • GENERAL GUEST FLOW

    GENERAL GUEST FLOW

    • It was important to get a general idea of guest flow while also laying out the projected paint spill on floor effect would be laid out

  • REFINING & TESTING TEXTURES

    • Testing how textures could be applied to surfaces

    • rearranging objects for optimum guest flow

  • FINAL

    • Finalized in Unreal engine with animated textures to simulate guest interactivity.

EARLY ANIMATION DEVELOPMENT

Early practice with small animations and trigger boxes in Unreal Engine. The animation would simulate the hamster going behind objects and knocking things over while trying to run away from the guest