The Chosen One

Dodge Bullets as the Chosen One in VR

Description and Motivation

We have created a Virtual Reality game using the HTC Vive and the Kinect. The game is based on a scene from the iconic movie The Matrix where Neo, the chosen one, dodges bullets coming his way. We thought this could be an amazing experience in a Virtual Reality environment. By using the Kinect we could include tracking of the body as well which increased the immersiveness for the overall experience. By doing this we wanted to highlight the possibilities of VR games and current technologies and showcase possibilities to encourage future development in the field.

Goals with the Project

Combining HTC Vive and Kinect for a more immersive body tracking experience

Recreate an iconic scen from a classic movie

Ripple effect shaders for bullets

Creating bullet time in Virtual Reality

Showcasing possbilities with current technology

Challenges

Synchronize HTC Vive and Kinect

Bullet Time

Intuitive Interaction

Overcoming Limitations of the Kinect

Learning New Technologies and Software

Resource and Workflow Limitations due to Expensive Hardware

Ludwig Sidenmark

Modelling with Textures
Generation of Skyscrapers
Creating Skybox
Creation of Additional Shooters

Erik Eriksson

Improved Bullet Targeting System
Bullet Spawning System
Time Dilation System for Controlling Time
Muzzle-Flash Particle System for Shooter
Gunshot Sound for Shooter
Mapped Gunshot Pitch (playback speed) to Time Dilation System
Improvements of Particle System

Eric Blomquist

Character Model - Building and Rigging Skeleton video
Skin Binding and Skin Weights
Skeleton Remapping in Unreal and Animation Retargeting
User Experience
Game Introduction
Sound Effects
Promotional Poster and Artwork

Björn Englesson

Getting Readings and Skeleton from Kinect into Unreal Engine
Hardware Setup
Handling Collisions with Skeleton and Bullets
Hand Models
Spawning Shooters when Progressing

Emilio Lando

Creating VR Environment with HTC Vive
Mapping Time Control Functionality to a combination of movement between HTC Vive Controllers
Combining HMD Position with Kinect-Skeleton
Point System, Wave Progression, Game Logic
Basic Wave System
Advanced Wave System

Rasmus Elmgren

Hard Surface Modelling
Sound Tech for Bullets (attenuation and concurrency) and Background Music
Creating Materials with Bumpmaps and GIF-Materials
Particle Effect Following Bullets
The Shitty Smoke Particles
Point System
Basic Wave System
Webpage

Obstacles

Kinect has Unprecise Tracking of Details

Shaders in Unreal Engine

IR-Interference Between Sensors

What We Learned

Level Creation in Unreal Engine

Game Design

Modelling

VR Development