{"id":227,"date":"2022-03-28T16:57:49","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T16:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/hermes\/?p=227"},"modified":"2022-04-22T16:39:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T16:39:51","slug":"week-9-optimization-from-half","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/hermes\/week-9-optimization-from-half\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 9 – Optimization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This week, the team worked primarily on optimizing existing features from half presentations and addressing feedback from professors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First big optimization is the VR rowing boat experience. Engineers changed the row boat input-output format and fine tuned the parameters to ensure a much smoother boat rowing experience for the VR player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second big change is the level design. We now have a detailed level design where we carefully emphasized each encounter or experience that should happen. We also created a terrain that goes with the design and started to put art in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For the story, we have created an opening scene to explain the background, roles for each player and their goals. We also made a narration for the opening scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For art, we made a stylized shader on the trees and terrain. It is mainly a toon shader that will create different patterns of shade in reaction with lightning in real time. Below is a comparison of the before and after effect of the shader. Artist will continue working on the shader to create the best Amazon feeling. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another big feature we implemented is the tutorial UI. Given the complexity of our interface and interactions, we need a clear and clean tutorial to provide instructions to the player. We provided a step by step incremental tutorial based on the player\u2019s current condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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