Skills Demonstrated
Custom Car Physics
Bypassing Unity's built-in vehicle physics components, I am applying forces in a way to simulate a semi-realistic car. Here are the main forces used in this project:
- Suspension: A vertical spring force that keeps the car "afloat" and absorbs any falling force.
- Damping: A subtle force that minimizes the bounciness.
- Slide Friction: A horizontal force that counteracts sliding and helps the car "grip" to the road.
- Acceleration: The car is pushed forward, using a custom curve as a guide, to prevent it from accelerating to infinity.
Sound Programming
By using various in-game cues and events I control several audio sources to create a more grounded experience:
- Engine Sound: The engine revs up using a pitch shift as the car accelerates.
- Sliding: A screeching sound is heard when the tires detect excessive friction.
- Collision: During a collision event I use the impact force to determine the audio cue that plays. Stronger impacts will play a more 'catastrophic' sound.
Low Poly Modelling and Baking
As a demonstration of my abilities in Blender (3d software) I have created a low poly proxy model based on a high poly mesh. Texture baking was used to bake all the details of the higher definition mesh on the proxy. This skill could be useful for creating LODs or even models for low end systems and portable devices.