Project Type
Digital Immersion
Date
March - May 2024
Role
All Roles
A college project focusing on digitally immersive experiences. In Unreal Engine 5.2, I created a garden environment inspired by the Arts & Craft movement of the late Victorian period.
This environment was subsequently rendered so it could be projected on a 360° dome and YouTube video.
Our Beloved Garden
3D asset
I wanted to create the main focus of the piece myself, so I used the National Trust property Stoneywell, which was designed by Arts & Craft architect Ernest Gimson.
In 3DS Max I made the basic shape from cubes and cylinders and once I was satisfied with how it looked, I brought it into Substance Painter to add the textures. I primarily used smart materials from Adobe, but I think some of these details were lost as they were difficult to see in the final result.
environment design
When designing the garden environment, I tried to focus on one of the main visual aspects of the Arts & Crafts movement which is symmetry, which i achieved using box hedges and walled sections. I also made a water effect for the fountain using a Niagara particle system.
on the big
screen
I was able to test my project on Plymouth University's Immersive Vision Theatre, where I was able to receive beneficial feedback that I was able to implement to improve my project.
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Like changing the backdrop or adding more moving elements.
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