3D Workshop

What my workshop for 3D looks like so far

Boss

My boss design for DFA.

DFA Workshop

Full composition of my interior for DFA

3D Prop

The finalized version of my prop for 3D.

Interior Thumbnails

For DFA, we designed a room that will later be created in 3D. Mine is the room of a Victorian world explorer who was recently killed. 

Prop Final

Prop Progress

For DFA, I went with a Mayan/Day of the Dead inspired design based on "The Book of Life".

Multiplayer Level

Blocked out in game design and polished in 3d.

Level Obstacles

A callout sheet and small overview of my level.

Puzzle Analysis

For my puzzle analysis, I chose Portal 2's Test Chamber 3.
The main mechanics of Portal 2 is running, jumping, shooting, and picking up objects.

When you first start the level you see this

The player immediately knows where to go because of the shining icon on the door.

When you go up the stairs you see another door, a large button, a portal, a cube dispenser, and a path showing you where to go.

When you walk over to the dispenser, a cube falls out. You then shoot a blue portal under it to launch it out of the orange portal. Then you pick up the cube and place it on the button. 

Placing the cube on the button changes the cube highlight and the pathway to yellow. It also opens the door and shows a little checkmark next to it. 

This puzzle makes the player feel smart by showing them where they need to go, but not telling them exactly what they need to do. 

This level is a very simple ordinary use of an object puzzle. 

Game Storyboard

Short storyboard for the level I made featuring my prop. 

Prop Sketches

The first few sketches of my prop design for DFA.

DFA Characters

One of the earlier assignments from DFA, I had to make 7 different characters from abstract silhouettes, various textures,  and random word combinations.

Biome

The first project from my 3d class, I based it on a redwood forest.

Exploratory Sketches

For our prop assignment

Prop Ideas

Objects

• Sci Fi Staff
  • Would be broken up into separate parts
  • Could extend as the Anim In 
  • Area at the top would spin/rotate as the Loop
  • Retracts for the Anim Out
  • Would be used to kill enemies
• Umbrella Bazooka/Gun
  • Umbrella would open up
  • Bazooka area would recoil, then fire
• Whisk/Mixer Arm Cannon (?)
  • Two whisks at the end of an arm cannon
  • Whisks would rotate
  • Recoil to fire batter :/
  • Ideally would connect to a larger power/baking suit
    • Most likely powered by batteries
• Shielding Halo
  • Spinning halo that shields the character when in danger
• Engine/Flying Boots
  • Homemade flying boots that have engines taped to the back of them
  • Tube from engine would extend out for the Anim In
  • Push character upwards/hovers for the Loop
  • Tube would retract for the Anim Out
• Rocket Propelled Helmet
  • Helmet with small rockets attached to both sides
• Torpedo Backpack
  • Aquatic Backpac that fires a torpedo
• Cheap Fan "Jet"pack
  • Homemade flying contraption
  • Fan taped to a backpack
• Cheap Propeller Helmet (?)
  • Working propeller hat
• Artillery Backpack
  • Portable mini anti air artillery 
  • Can be carried around on back
• Laser Firing Headphones
• Heavily stylized headphones that fire lasers (?)

Sketches

Ref

Car and Character

For 3D

Attract Trailer

My trailer for our game Sophomore SpinOut 2015.

Scramble!

Our next assignment for programming is to recreate an old arcade game in UE4.

Game Features List

Player Locomotion

Game Camera

Ship Lives/Respawn

Wall Collision

Edge Kill Zones

Enemy Behavior 

        Different enemy types

          1. Rocket, shoots straight up, will be a BP with a trigger, some may be false

          2. Flies up and down in wobbly line, small and fast, BP, may not need trigger

Fuel Stations

HUD

          Fuel countdown

               Fuel increases when the fuel station is hit

          Score

               Increases with enemy hit, different enemies have different score points
          Progress Bar
               Shows how far the player has gotten

 

Asset List

Ship
 Mesh, Material,Textures

Enemies
 Meshes, Materials, Textures
Explosions 
  Explosion Sound, Animation or Particle Effect

Weapons
  Bullets and Missiles
    Bullet Mesh, Missile Mesh
    Bullet Texture, Missile Texture
    Bullet Sound, Missile Sound

Landscape
    Material that changes colour periodically

Background
     Animated stars

Character Turnaround

For 3D

Attract Trailer Research

This attract trailer from Mario Kart 8 is great because it shows off the stunts and vistas in addition to the cars and characters. The panning shots of the environment set the scale of the map and allow players to focus on areas that they probably wouldn't notice while playing. There are a lot of tracking shots on the players as they go through stunts which makes them seem very exciting.

New Intro

The updated intro for my level.

HUD Mockup

Our next assignment in Programming is to create a HUD for our racing levels.

 Mario Kart: Double Dash

 Forza Horizon 2

I researched a few HUDs from different racing games and they all have very simple designs. I wanted to recreate that in my level so the speedometer and tachometer wouldn't take up to much screen space.

Chevy Camaro

Cadillac CUE

I also researched HUDs from other cars. 

 

Mock Up

 The larger circle is the speedometer and the smaller one is the tachometer.

Firework Particle

A few firework particles made for my programming class.

Particle Research

The current assignment for my programming class is to make a particle system that will be used in our racing games. I'm making a confetti explosion that will hopefully look like this



So far, I've been trying out different tutorials to get used to making particles in UE4.

Ambient dust particle and material.

Smoke particle and material.

Alpha Stage

Some images from the alpha stage of my racing level. 

Character Sculpt

ZBrush sculpt for critique.

Barrel And Turret Video

A short video showing how my barrels and turret work.


Blueprints

 Barrel

Turret

Level Intro

A simple intro for my level.

Character

My character for my 3D class, he's a 70's "used car salesman" that loves ripping people off and Soul Train.