River Tale

General information

This is a group project completed at Breda University as part of a course assignment. The goal was - release (part of) a “presentable” game demo in cross-disciplinary teams on a structured and known development challenge.

This project is finished and has a PC version available on itch.io.

The idea of the game is unusual. We are using university XR stage as a game environment with custom controllers and tracking system providing a unique theme-park like experience.

Gameplay

In this immersive multiplayer XR adventure you navigate, strategize, and communicate to defeat enemies and reach the gate to the overworld.

Personal contribution

• I setup Jenkins for the project (automation build system)
• I setup Perforce repository (source control system)

• I setup Unreal project to use XR stage (with help of professionals)

• I established Vive tracking for physical objects used in game

  Video of playtesting the tracking system for the first time

• Contributed as a game programmer

  • Guiding lines (parallel to green) & border lines (parallel to orange) for level designers.
    Level designers should use them to set borders of the level and guide the player in the right direction automatically. Example of border lines and guide lines placed in the level

  • Ship physics

    • Smooth rotation
    • Rocking the boat on the waves