WHAT’S THE BRIEF?
We were approached by SpiderJAR with the proposition of creating an Augmented Reality experience app for Atlas Electronik UK, this would be developed specifically for Stage show usage and IPad devices.
Using the Graphic designs and models provided by SpiderJAR we would develop the interactive app where an anchor image can be detected and the submarine placed upon it. It would then be edited to better fit the scene where users could then interact with it.
WHAT WE DID
Using Unreal Engine 4 and provided models, we went through and created the Entire functionality of the app, starting at the foundation of detecting an image and placing it down we had to make sure that the AR experience was stable and capable of being used for extended periods of time.
We tested a few methods to make sure model interaction would work along with stable ar that would not just fly off at a moments notice. We eventually decided against Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) placement and instead went with image recognition.
the tools we used
Blender
SpiderJar sourced the main models and helped to setup some material settings, WE helped put it together and setup areas of the mesh. One main area was mesh optimization to make everything run more smoothly we had to go through every component and edit it to perform better on the targeted devices.
Unreal Engine 4
Unreal Engine 4 allowed us to implement a really nice material system in this project, by this project we had a lot of experience with UE4 Blueprints and found setting up the Augmented Reality to be much easier.
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop was used to setup and customize the graphics. Such as colour balancing and adjusting animated sprite sheets so that they would perform better in ue4.
THE RESULT
We delivered an optimised build that can be setup and customized for a stable stage show environment, capable of demonstrating an interactive submarine with products containing videos / models and particle effects to set the scene.
HOW IT LOOKS
