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1. Cancel d LABELS v STORY TYPE vy Feature v y POINTS 1 Point v TASKS y w Add a task P aaa EER Z de TASKS g REQUESTER Andrew Cuffe v Ad ai dt ada ACTIVITY All Activity 7 OWNER lt none gt v Gareth Wright ACTIVITY All Activity Add a comment E FOLLOW THIS STORY 1 follower F Page4 5 9 Product Test The continued testing phase results are found in the Appendices at the back of this document under Appendix The final Test tables are below and show both developer amp user final test results respectively 9 1 Final Developer Approval Tests Test deliverable Game structure Functioning correctly Player Controls Keys Player Controls Game Pad Item collections Game audio OST Re implementation of Day Night time Cycle All models and textures correct Ensure initial game structure class loads and game screen states are functional Ensure movement is closely mimicked to realistic human movement and ensure game time updates have no lag Ensure items are collected and inventoried by player Ensure game music working correctly and game sound effects function dynamically with collision interaction and Reintroduced to game See if all models are in place during play through Result e Code produces no errors e Prefabbed items are secured e Casual objectives functioning well e Both Keyboard amp Controller are functioning
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4. PRCO303 Final Year Project Report Houndtor Histories amp Legends DA Gareth Wright 10239104 This project aims to deliver the reader a report on the complete development of a visualisation driven hybrid game development that leverages the local moorland area of Hound Tor Dartmoor National Park Devon in the UK through transposition into a 3 Dimensional interactive replica environment alongside local historic and factual game play elements used to gently drive the overall experience Page left intentionally blank Page 1 I Abstract This document delivery is the final submission works for the Computer and Games Development BSc Hons Final year Project Module It contains a finalised and collated report that culminates with a deliverable product that is available for download on through the accompanying blog The document follows a report style and contents are provided At the back of the document are all design code and build elements where it was not reported on as part of the main document Page 2 II Acknowledgments Thanks and acknowledgments to University of Plymouth Science and Technology Department CGD Computer amp Games Development Dr Nigel Barlow Dr Torbjorn Dahl Professor Shirley Atkinson Martin Beck Gareth Williams Marius Varga Luke Angell Ewan Armstrong James Hayter Eric5h5 _zombience_ Unity Answers community Andrew Cuffe Dr Dan Livingstone Dan than
5. http www extremeprogramming org Accessed 15 April 2012 Wright N 2013 Quoted feedback Newton Abbot None Thankyou for reading Page 5 9
6. Initially Constructed Sprint3 Code Mon 06 02 13 Mon 13 02 13 Models Refinement Refactoring Full Demo Prototype 1 0 Deployment Deadline The green v and red areas denote critical time deadlines whereby the pace shifts up into development and where the red is defined these areas can be considered the most critical for deliverables along the time line Project Hand In Finish Thu 31 05 13 Start Sat 15 10 13 Developer testing Mon 06 02 12 Mon 13 02 13 Developer tests amp User tests Mon 05 03 12 Tue 13 03 13 Developer tests Wed 15 02 12 Tue 28 02 13 Below is offered a Gantt chart depicting the life cycle of the development over time occurred where coding drifted from one section to another that should have been a later stage implementation flying camera system for example This should have been a later development but felt good to program and producing the prototype at this point for the final deliverable would not have felt or looked quite as appealing as an introductory screen it also fed through to become part of the exit game scenario too All this is identifying is the point that sometimes it is easy to get side tracked under developments especially when making some headway with the code and can have some positive results like the flying camera system but they must be closely monitored so as not to go beyond specifications at iteration stages in case something is later identified that
7. a stage that it can be released R key and A buttons reported as working correctly This was approved by the group general to decide for public review as an Alpha stage Who made this decision by fillin whether public testing experimental prototype out the Google form handed to should begin them after playing Approve for release Feedback any further issues found prior Overall consensus was to see to release what the public thought outside of the closed focus group and immediate peers This moved the decision to address any CONDITIONS arisen in the final test table to be made before the next release of the prototype 10 Final Critical Evaluation Delivery of Working Game Mechanics Working game mechanics was a goal of this prototype and the foundation mechanics was achieved in order to prove the concept of the virtual experience There is a minor issue with the Start screen 3D text mesh not immediately responding but this was found due to the collider placed on the text mesh being perhaps a little too small this will require adjusting slightly to ensure separation from the other menu options and should rectify the problem Also the flight coordinator mechanics may be in need of some further optimization or it may be a simple increase in the time to do a full loop accessible through the inspector of the Unity 3D Editor meaning the problem would be rectified without a need to optimize the code at this po
8. be converted to C at the next dev phase post Project hand in These are included in the prototype but are expressly not a part of the final prototype and are there to make up for areas that could not be reached during the development Page 7 3 Field and Key Players There is a potential via port to tablet Android or IPAD to deliver the game as a more casual point and touch to get taken to a point in the game world type of virtual experience making the controls less and less complex has always been a goal of the build which in turn opens the scope up to further key players and though released on both web player and standalone where windows users can leverage an XBOX controller or keyboard and mouse controls However and with the above in mind current Key Players in the field of Visualisation technology are companies such as e Interactive Systems Studios Plymouth e This company specialises in visualisations and are currently in phase testing for a localised project dealing in environments suiting different educational aspects available at the University of Plymouth te Interactive Systems Studio 2013 The image above shows Part of the visualisations currently under development by the ISS team regarding a University project Further key players are the Military where application of visualisations for field training is seen as essential to safer operations This stretch from armed manoeuvres over all factions of the mil
9. bulk body can be found in the Appendices section under Appendix C where class definitions and diagrams showing class attributes and operations are there to show the documented system Name Modifier Summary 4 Methods Class gt a OnTriggerEnter private Raises the trigger enter event MonoBehaviour gt a OnTriggerExit private Raises the trigger exit event gt a Star Tat Start this instance a Start private Start this instance D Fields S lt add method gt destination 4 Properties ef lt add property gt a teleported 4 Fields El Methods destination Teleporter public The destination a teleported bool private The teleported lt add field gt a OntTriggerExit a Start a OnTriggerEnter Due to modern IDE documentation tools in Visual Studio 2010 this has been chosen asit is legible to read and the class diagrams adhere to the principle of identifying Fields and attributes as can be found in hand drawn UML class diagrams Page 1 9 5 2 2 Sequence Diagrams These can be found in the back of the Documents Appendices section under Appendix Check item count current FP audio clip Coroutine Audio Play audio length if ittemCount gt audio length X X X X Above is an example of the sequence diagrams that were created to show a system state sequence of events either firing or returning a conditional argument of some sort The above sequence represents the sequence run
10. can see in the image below into Unity Page 3 6 7 2 Development Phase 2 After the decision to create the rocks which would develop both modelling and experience in modelling packages The result were laid out as follows and as can be seen went through multiple changes and optimisations before it got to the final set laid out at the end Initial rocks in Unity were nice but did not sit right with the broken lined rock of Hound Tor so further improvements were attempted This next set were better from a distance but were not satisfactory up close so again were discarded for a better creative attempt Page 3 7 It was at this third attempt to create a rock set that could feasibly recreate the Hound Tor that finally started to yield satisfactory results with respect to providing a convincing environment as part of the projects proof of concept outline The rocks are below and are shown in the form of un textured normal textured and then fully textured These rocks alongside some trial and error Adobe Photoshop tiling techniques for the textures composited the final rocks types found in the game These are not the exhaustive list but they cover approximately 50 and the remaining 50 are mostly composites of the same rock model only enlarged or smaller with higher or lower res textures Not textured Normal textured Fully textured with both texture and Normal with a bumped diffuse shader The textures were taken firs
11. design Due to the nature of the location being both a single level and real the design carried out was taken from an overhead shot created in Global Mapper a commercial tool used to obtain geospatial data and topological map ot overhead views of Earth Kitty Jays Grave Area Bone placement Geo Caches Areas to visit ws 121 La Poa Pal Pio er t paraga sivujensa nM Areas must be walkable as the rocks af 0 X can be caccessed easily on the Tor so placement of bones n nm ae v bist Redons mendelly to ensure the better annee DLL Nan ann Typifi d search a Sa Wians PES pau of aplayer re KS d 4 Ne LVL su i EM ene me ns cn mt gt gt m P Hound Tor area mean average typified player denoted from user testing sessions where 10 people were asked to play the game in a quiet dark room with headphones and left to their own devices As a bonus this inadvertently set the average in game time too resulting in an average play time of between 15 30 minutes This is discussed later in the conclusion to this document Further level designs were implemented to ensure areas could not be entered into As such these areas were contained through the use of Game Object component colliders which were linked to a prefabbed text mesh that fired itself active when the player gets too close to the barrier zone Below is an image describing this visually inside Unity s editor These ensure the le
12. e GUI controls are mouse based still e Allitem are collected and the GUI updates accordingly Game audio working correctly Story audio works on itemCount increments Ambient music was kept to a low impact volume and sounds good 3D birds and nature audio attached to tree objects which dynamically increase in volume Area visited signifier in Bones collected signifier in All GUI controls button back and forward audio signifiers in The time cycle to create day and night has been moved forward to a date beyond this first initial release found commonly in many independent developer releases the cycle shall return as it was not satisfactory at all in feedback tests All models are correct and the texturing works somewhat but it s an area that may never get satisfied but to ensure all models are passable and in place they should be tested by other users for feedback which will be addressed in the next itenagtpn The leveraged model used toxgescribe the snack van has only single W texturing applied and will alsomeed Outer Game compile time Errors Exceptions Warnings Ensure no errors exceptions or warnings occur during one full readdressing for the next iteration e No errors were found or created at compile time for the final iteration prototype deployment play of game As of 18 05 2013 Inner Game runtime Ensure no errors e No errors were located in game or in Errors Except
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14. of the code will undoubtedly need refactoring upon review during the next iteration phase to consolidate certain classes that might be found too similar i e Collectitems cs CollectAreas cs are an example of this and there is the conversion previously mentioned concerning both image and particle effects Not least the audio is in dire need of a clean and concise narrator This would inspire better story telling that would only serve to enhance the overall experience of the prototype Much of the project ended up focusing on a visualisation experience driven game play and it predominantly stayed the main focus Going back to visualisation it can only be advantageous to the prototype to develop this aspect as much as possible but it was advantageous to discover clearly that a small scale model environment is difficult to get real data for denoting either an up skill direction in environment modelling by hand or an up scale by looking to have larger environments Thus Page 5 3 A wider scale visualisation of another real location is under research with potential for a development if feasible Perhaps an entire of Dartmoor could become the grounds for the next setting with more of an adventure pathway though still in the realms of location visualisation alongside maintaining the informative but fact driven aspects Page 5 4 13 Bibliography Adiscon GmbH 2001 Why Unicode Online Available at http www eventreporter com common
15. when an item is collected This particular sequence pertains to the bone items in the prototype and actually falls inline to most sequences the game carries out due to the Unity way bringing forth component oriented strategy to constructing game objects it often denotes a single operational sequence per component though tis could be further broken down into further individual method operations There further Sequence diagrams available at the back of this assignment in the Appendices under Appendix 5 2 3 Class Dependencies An Overview iz SE E CR The top set of dependencies are the custom scripts that apply operation to components in Unity 3D We can see here that almost everything in a Unity Game is derived from the System namespace adn usually pipelined through the Unity namespace MENN 7 AA N y A NS NON A NN 7 ta y q N s NI ss D s Q 4 4 a N i ay 4 SS ms ns a us CR SNU DE E oe oe oe an a as LE In the above we can see the connections made by derived classes calling to base elements in both the System and unity engine namespaces Mostly it can be denoted that everything in Unity as is found in C NET everything comes to life at the System namespace and is derived from Object A larger version is available at the back of the document in the Appendices under Appendix VA 1 6 Game Design 6 1 Level
16. In fact as stated on the Unity Script Reference website with respect to field serialization You will almost never need this When Unity serializes your scripts it will only serialize public fields If in addition to that you also want Unity to serialize one of your private fields you can add the SerializeField attribute to the field Unity will serialize all your script components reload the new assemblies and recreate your script components from the serialized verions This serialization does not happen with NET s serialization functionality but with an internal Unity one Unity Technologies 2013 Unity does exactly this operation as a matter of course to any publically specified variables of any class in a project e Apply scripted reusable elements to game objects with similar functionality or usage but may differ in its resultant outcome e Prefab game object to ensure a base prefab for adjusting to specific needs of game objects in the build This method of building prefabs moves to demonstrate utilization of base prefabs in the same manner as a derived class might inherit fundamentals from its base parent Prefabs are developers key to designing the system right at the tangible visual world end of things and they most often follow the singleton pattern mentioned above They have succinct operations applied independently from the game object s component and this can be rolled out as a template by prefab in th
17. Night Cycle for reimplementation after project to increase efforts to create better cycle mechanics for the day night switchover this includes the potential to use shaders to swap cube maps that would suit the cycle better for both day and night Conformance Sound added to each area item to visit in the game Each sound is subtle but unique to the type of collectable As such this has also been applied to the bone items in game Conformance e A fixed auto scrolling GUI intro text is displayed upon area entry This identifies the premise and game controls immediately alongside instruction to pause the game where the options provide both a review of controls and settings to adjust fog and gamma corrections too Conformance e Added 3d text meshes to each element on the sign post to clarify what needs to be done Conformance A fixed auto scrolling GUI intro text is displayed upon area entry Page 1 7 5 2 3 Use cases Use cases were developed to lay out client and developer needs at the start of the project and will continue to be the foundation for additional aspects added to the prototype at any later stages The below use case shows the expected of the prototype development Using these it could be established from the off the core elements expected from the prototype would be a game product User Developer The below use case simply identifies the needs of the client from the system This is often accompanied on the op
18. Text prefab Pop Up Text prefab Pop Up Text prefab Pop Up Text prefab Pop Up Text prefab Pop Up Text prefab Pop Up Text prefab Pop Up Text prefab Pop Up Text prefab TriggerObject2 Lonely Tre eobjectParent NorthWestObjectParent PerchedRockObjectParent Compass PopUpTextPrefabParent Pop Up Text prefab Pop Up Text prefab Pop Up Text prefab Pop Up Text prefab TriggerObject 7 v These are all reused multiple times in the game they are concrete prefabs that are re used throughout the game We can see the use of the same prefab multiple times in the hierarchy These are themselves prefabbed into a parental prefab lf you note the screenshot s details it can be further ascertained that PopUpTextPrefab ts in fact a child of PopUpTextPrefabParent which is a child of the ObjectParent prefab that hold all the necessary components to fulfil the action of triggering interaction concerning that game element In game this is dealing with 3d text mesh pop ups around the area As a Caveat to be continually aware of it was discovered that prefabbing in this manner demands highly normalised prefabs with their core functionality solidly laid out as any attempt to apply solid changes to at a later stage can potentially disrupt other aspects of the build that may have been marked completed Page 1 3 6 1 2 Singleton Design Pattern in the code Because the singleton pattern is a common pattern found amongst un
19. al with a singular overriding draw call or even as is found in Unity 3D removal of any need to even address a draw call In Unity 3d it is a given that you will want to do such a call so is invoked at the end of the Engines override Update method As we have drilled down into the patterns similarities can be noted the between XNA and Unity 3D at the lower levels base components The structure is actually very similar Not in any small part due to the Mono implementation of the net framework of course though this can be applied but could cause bloat of unnecessary custom base classes that were made due to this type of conformance As the design patterns indicate By following the above common ideals when developing a Unity game we can ensure consistency with the systems overall design which denotes e Create Reusable Objects where possible Singletons that do a specific operation that can be attached to any arbitrary game object e Script reusable elements to take in externally specified arguments in the editor inspector Page 1 1 o This is achieved via publically specified types delegates methods Events or the c SerializeField in which a private type can be accessed and changed in the inspector but remains private to its class at runtime However research and project build experience denoted SerializeField actually only adds serialization to a type s field and does not exclude it from being changed outside the class
20. alue to the area Not to mention the wealth of preparative knowledge needed to create a successful prototype in Unity 3D though many have before so it should be possible was the mantra Refactoring Glad to report this was a success where possible and all bespoke code can be found in C except in the Image effects and Particle third party plugin though technically the particle effect is under ownership as it was paid for and no identification in the code specifies any different however in the interest of honesty that code is not mine and is in line for refactoring completely to C With respect to refactoring the designs at any stage in the development these seemed to change in an organic way Through initial testing with colleagues and friends the game grew from having a single objective experiencing the environment to having multiple objectives that appeared essential to keeping interests alive The game had a final casual set of challenges to undertake though arbitrary and the environment could still be enjoyed without the pursuit of either the collectable bones or areas to get information from Collective Ownership The code found in the back of the documentation in Appendix D based upon all parties being in agreement should be released as an open source available package meaning the code is subject to distribution and changes without copyright infringements on the final source However the object code produced when compiling t
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22. be addressed one day though when is not made clear by world Machine on their website and related forums All texture editing Minz g 3D View Options v Add Height to Normal Map ecal Texture Using Multiple Layers Swap RGB Alpha Blending Alpha Field Filter Unchanged 3D Preview Height Set to 0 0 inwioia e All audio digital creation and post processing of all in game audio ambient key signifier sounds nature narratives Live recording of narratives at the desktop Used to input the recording microphone Many of the above technologies are further covered in section 5 5 3 on the subject of extra elements used in the design and build with screen shots available for some of the already mentioned technologies found in the Appendices under Appendix E Several of the above technologies Unity C and other tools are discussed in a more in depth research section found in Part 2 of the project deliverables This can be found in the Appendices under Appendix Page 1 0 5 Methods of Approach 5 1 Code Design Principles carried through to project 5 1 1 Factory Design Pattern with prefabbed components The projects classes created were relatively independent of each other denoting a much stronger indication of component oriented programming As a comparator this type of scripting moved itself away from the confines and structural integrity of strict OO found in a game library such as XNA or many
23. d throughout this document s appendices all aspects of the code was originally coded in or converted to C The only surviving JavaScript s left in were either purchased as a part of the small but effective particle effect or pertained to some Image effects available to the developer as part of Unity 3D Pro tool kit Though the deliverable with respect to the C only rule was arguably not delivered by the very nature of any JavaScript s being present it is still the opinion of this developer that the remaining scripts written in C form the overall working body of code and ultimately alone carries the mechanics and game logic seen in the prototype Further to this the next iteration will have these removed and replaced by refactored C code Although it appears not achieved in the real sense due to the JavaScript presence the paradigm has bonded to the prototype well and will continue to grow with any future developments as a symbiotic affair to the development and a good rule of thumb to stick by in general Page 5 1 11 Conclusion 11 1 Conclusion This was a hard project to deliver mostly in due to the scale of new skillsets required to develop a whole product even in the prototype stages such as this one In no small part it has been a sharp learning curve and along the way has at times been difficult to maintain the end in sight Mostly the experience has taught some real lessons in delivery of product using a game engine like Uni
24. dices are there to support the document and expose the incremental deliverables the project required by providing both previous documents before this was delivered PageO 2 Project Objectives 2 1 Deliver Working Game Mechanics Delivering good game mechanics is obviously essential to a development like this and denotes optimized game functionality and easily readable code content 2 2 Deliverable Project Final Hand Prototype Iterations of the developments have been released alongside development though the last version has been close to the bone with a final better polished release just days prior to the project hand in due to unforeseen circumstances 2 3 Gameplay amp design documentation The systems documentation provides all the detailed overviews of classes and falls through to code where documentation was covered under XP principles of code commenting 2 4 Demonstrable product During the final stages the testing of the product is even more critical and the demonstrable product is available online for public testing at http hountorgame blogspot co uk 2013 08 hound tor history legends virtual html At all stages the release testing deadlines were met However there were phases of the release that occurred later than expected but it transpired that the actual overall delivery deadline was achieved as can be seen on the blog where one can download the final prototype 2 5 Create own code where feasible and stick to a C
25. dition of Unity 3D version 4 Now the rocks were satisfactory it was time to add to the environment and start building them to resemble Hound Tor better The below screenshot aims to provide satisfactory evidence of this in action Placing the final model part to the left hand sidde rock set Page 1 It is also pertinent to mention the Tree Creator tool in Unity Inside the IDE can be created a number of tree type by simply joining nodes together in the Editor we can create trees though some practice is needed to perfect as was found and evidenced by the attempt shown in the image below unity Tree creator tree making noth both Sycamore and scotts pine the two types of tree found at nase TH DEMO Hound Tor eg al I pagay THiS AR A yo Unity Grass texture used but at a tiny scale compard to most games you see 7 3 Development Phase 3 At this stage of the development a lot had been created in terms of assets for the game but much was needed to be done on making the objects now created satisfactorily sit well and accurately representational inside the game environment In order to keep an equilibrium of both asset and project development with respect to coding any parts of the prototype game a decision was made to take away what had been learnt in the modelling packages and store it safely until needed so concentration could be focused into getting the game elements discussed in the level designs working Ther
26. e were three main elements to the code side that needed to be completed in order that the proof of concept could be achieved They are laid out below as before in previous project documents The experience revolves around both a story of legend and information historically accurate to Hound Tor The game has potential in the tourism industry as a cross interactive pre visit experience to entice people there so the game objectives had to be mandatorily casual as in there be no time limit or emphasis on hurrying up and getting the level completed With the above in mind the bone model elements needed a way of being collected and stored alongside the unveiling of a story fed achievement through collection The script then required an all access store that could be access system wide to effect separate components to fire some audio off when a bones is struck Page4 2 To achieve this a static variable was declared in a class named ItemController it was this class that would take in updates to its itemCount which iis available to the whole system being static and based upon that count reaching a new number effect a call to play the correct audio stored in another game object component in the game The complex part was mostly in the audio handling as each time a bones is collected the next logical audio plays In order to achieve this an algorithm had to be made that deciphered the current change in the array and played the audio accordin
27. ely for both building up the map and reducing the vertices where possible in Blender resulting in the image found above this explanation and opposite for comparison Wireframe Ray GL Off 4 mn amp All vertices Channels g Deformers OFF GL 9 315 J Page 3 5 Below is a screenshot showing the initial import of the model into Unity using Object2Terrain to convert it into a terrain object Developer Eric Haines Eric5h5 made the original JavaScript Objec2Terrain script that was converted into C and which helped achieve the terrain height import a bit better but the result were still poor based around Unity vertices count restrictions Final Acceptance Import As can be denoted the terrain is not as accurately relayed when converting to a terrain object This caused the need for additional models to be made The choice was to create from a limited set the entire modelled rocks in the area As can be denoted the accuracy from the original model made in 3dsMax from height map data did not carry through due to the 64 000 verts maximum allowance for a Unity Terrain The decision to move forward and use own modelled rocks to carry out the task of adding the rock formation s character to the terrain This was carried out in phase 2 However overleaf is another screenshot that had been established to identify the creation of the height map that was used to create the model prior to importing what you
28. erience either as P Start controller Confirmation Keyboard Button King 2013 R N Navigate stages of screen Ensure each game screen can be Summarised Feedback from use to get in to game navigated intuitively tests All user tests confirmed navigation was simple however it was mentioned in various feedback that the 3d Text on the start screen sometimes took a couple of clicks this would seem not to affect the game but indicates that the area that listens for the mouse on these may need adjusting before another release e Overall the results were positive but the test cannot pass due to the inefficiency of the button handling Game play experience Ensure any feedback is delivered to Feedback from user quotes Feedback for any changes developer e Cant wait to see the to be carried out in future day night things you sait development and about maintenance stages e Will there be more stories to come e weather like Tomb raider e think the narratives could do with a spruce up The above is correct this developer s voice is not for long narratives in a game play experience CO GUI REWARD Text fired Did it pop up on meeting Total Bones Phge4 item quota GUI REWARD Text fired Did it pop up on meeting Total Visited area quota Removable from key or Were both popups removable gamepad press Overall experience in Is this at
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30. gly whilst ensuring it did not jump ahead or play the same one over again Below is the code that was finally deemed successful void ItemController if Which calls this respectively private void if else if Q false return if null return The co routine is then called to deal with starting the audio Here it checks to find out if the audio array item is the same one or that it is not empty and if it passes The co routine Is fired and the audio plays until yielded then the state is returned to checking for a change in the static itemCount This was a great success in the code and Unity handles it well The full code can be found in the Appendices section under Appendix D At this juncture the development was being undertaken in the educational Pro edition of Unity 3D Further developments saw the creation of a camera flight coordinator system coded into placed to so both a relevant and somewhat Page4 3 8 Project Management The chart below shows the timeline which was adhered to mostly though not without times where it felt the scheduling was a little tight at the end for a one man development and one thing to take from it would be better spread of responsibilities at the different stages As it was a one man project it has to be stated that times Deployment Alpha 1 1 Mon 27 02 13 Deployment Alpha1 0 Tue 14 02 13 Deployment Beta 1 0 Thu 15 03 13 Sprint 2 Implement Game Sprint 1 General Structure Logic amp
31. he game will be under ownership by either or both Plymouth University and this projects author myself Gareth wright As the project was a sole undertaking respect to collective ownership based on collaboration no others can be identified as such though the project mentor and supervisor Dr Dan Livingstone played significant role in the direction of project delivery through interim meetings where possible and appointed such Page 1 5 5 1 4 Brief Project Scope summarisation As was composited from previous research laid out in the second and first project deliverables the scope saw may iterative changes during the cycles of development Most notably the direction to change the theme from a heavier biased sub horror genre game to the experience driven prototype seen in the game today As time moved forward improvements were undertaken to increase the prototypes appeal across a broader range of user and decoupling it from the chilly experience of discovering Kitty Jay s bones as the sole purpose to playing through the game The final deliverable sits well with the changing scopes and can be seen to do so in that it has achieved what it was set out to do and though evolved from the original earlier concepts to what it is now still delivers a proof of concept based on the original ideas laid out in the PID and any subsequent documents 5 2 Project Documentation Routes The below package design represents the system at the highest level I
32. he question due to scaling over anything else with a minimum 10 000 KM recommended for using this program Hound Tor only manages to be under a 1000 square feet and only as a height elevation of 414 metres The alternative then was to create a height map manually The following workflow identifies the underlying process of manual height map creation using Global Mapper for the screenshot of aerial hound Tor and this was brought into Photoshop CS 5 Following onward The image received a gradient Overlay to differentiate the highlight and the low light areas of the top down hound Tor houndtorhighcolour psd 100 Gradient Map 1 Layer Mask 8 x Added Gradient Map 4 It then received a channel mixer and made greyscale Page 3 3 Using channel mixer to enhance the bright and darks Page 3 4 The penultimate part was to add a brightness and contrast layer to houndtorhighcoiour psd 100 Bnghiness Contrast L Layer Mask 8 Additive result using brightness and contrast This was the final result as a composite which moved forward to become what can be found in the subsequent image Some filter to help bring out the definition of grayscale Original image screened shotted from Global Mapper The image above was edited with brightness and contrasting layer additions until it resulted in the below left From here the height map was now ready to be transferred over to 3DS Max and Blender respectiv
33. ia USGS Topological Plugin To get an only slightly better resolution top down view of Hound Tor than could be obtained through either Google Earth or Maps for testing a method to extract the initial height map data from a Google Earth plugin that overlays topological data this resulted in a dead end due to the resolution of the height map being too low with little or no differentiation in colour at the zoom level that was needed basically the hound Tor area was too small for the USGS Topological Society plugin to work effectively This was the caveat found with most packages offering some way of obtaining real map height data whereby an area like Hound Tor figured out to be excessively small most specifying a minimum 10 000 km square Poe e World Machine Bitmap Editors e Adobe Photoshop CS5 e NVidia Normal map filter Photoshop plugin to convert texture images to normal representations and including alpha version of the image Audio Tools DAW e FL Studio 10 e Abelton Live 8 e GearBox Line 6 selection get the best out of software like Global Mapper One technology that was not used but worth a mention was World machine This software is an excellent way of creating bespoke height map driven environments but as at the time of reading and throughout the project s past life span World Machine cannot take in real DEM data that height map data is formatted to Itisa common conception that this will
34. image is indicative of the rest of the models parts for the skeleton and as canbe seen the resultant outcome was quite satisfactory It was created form an online tutorial which was followed to create the whole skeleton Then it was realised the skeleton had to be separated which caused numerous problems in 3DSMax as the model was made heavily connected to each part by parenting as the tutorial was really designed for animations as the finalised result At this juncture only needed the model and felt another time would be appropriate for animations in modelling Kitty s Grave Modelling it Resultant outcome Page 2 9 Houndtor Rock Scene Wireframe Ray GL Off Q Perspective Advanced OpenGL Ray GL Off 7 7 This was the original model created in 3DS Max from heightmap data taken from google maps online it was then brought in to Unity via the Object2Terrain script that applies the ee model to a terrain prefab The CAVEAT is PRE the 64k verts per terrain maximum in Msn A4 Unity3D making the model significantly at Front Advanced OpenGL tay GL OFF gt OQ gt less detailed after the import e gt Ths model now be later used in a further iteration of the prototype whereby the constraints of the project goal to seek and find a suitable solution to accurately represent heightmaps in Unity3D hannels 0 FF c Deformers OFF GL 9 315 Cc The alternative was as stated in the image above bring in rock
35. int Aside from the negligible elements previously mentioned the game mechanics are working well in that collectable items areas and audible story clips are played accordingly based solely on the bone collection in this iteration The 2D Ul and navigation is feasibly well constructed and functions excellently with the mouse However the XBOX Controller does not yet take over or have mutually exclusive control alongside the mouse when paused which means players sat relaxed and enjoying the experience on a large screen may have to move back to the mouse to navigate the pause menu possibly detracting the casual exploration value of the game play Page4 9 Delivery of Project Final Hand Prototype Iterations of the development was released to closed testers alongside the development phase moves though the last version had been close to the bone with a final better polished release appearing just days prior to the project hand in due to unforeseen circumstances The prototype is delivered as a part of this document online and as part of the physical hand in prerequisites Delivery of Gameplay amp Design Documentation All code was documented through XP in the form of code commenting and can be found in the Appendices section under Appendix D System and further code designs and definitions were documented using UML tools like user stories use cases package and sequence diagrams and had utilised online tracker software to create e
36. ion with constructors C only Online Available at http publib boulder iobm com infocenter Inxpcomp v8v101 index jsp topic 2Fcom ibm xlcppsl d oc 2Flanguage 2Fref 2Fcplr387 htm Accessed 14 April 2012 Page 5 5 IBM 2005 Initialization of structures and unions Online Available at http publib boulder iobm com infocenter Inxpcomp v8v101 index jsp topic 2Fcom ibm xlcppsl d oc 2Flanguage 2Fref 2Fstrin htm Accessed 14 April 2012 Interactive Systems Studio 2013 GALLERY Online Available at http www interactivesystemsstudio com gallery html Accessed 06 August 2013 J Webb 2013 quoted for feedback Newton Abbot None King M 2013 Quoted Feedback Newton Abbot None Liberty J 2001 C gt C What You Need to Know to Move from C to C Online Available at http msdn microsoft com en us magazine cc301520 aspx Accessed 1 April 2012 McMullan A 2009 C FAQ for C programmers Online Available at http www andymcm com csharpfag htm Accessed 9 February 2012 McShaffry M 2003 Game Coding Complete Scottsdale Paraglyph Press Inc Micheal Jesse Chonoles J A S 2003 UML 2 FOR DUMMIES New York Wiley Publishing Inc Microsoft 2012 NET Framework 4 Online Available at http msdn microsoft com en us library wOx726c2 aspx Accessed 15 April 2012 Microsoft 2012 Built in Types Table C Reference Online Available at msdn microso
37. ions Warnings exceptions or warnings any other section during runtime for do not cause the final iteration deployment malfunction to the As of 18 05 2013 game experience during loading and complete play through to close Iterate and refine any e Approved for Project Hand In issues found prior to As of 19 05 2013 release Approve for release 9 1 Final User Approval Tests Test required Test deliverable Result Visual appeal look of Viewport look of game Feedback from user test quotes the game e The view was nice but small from me on the web version but could still see what s going on J Webb 2013 e That s great Rosier 2013 e The score things at the top are bigger on the web player version but it all looks nice Wright 2013 e light shafts are nice Fensom 2013 Controller Mouse work as expected Feedback from user test quotes Both are mutually exclusive except where stated below and can be e yep all good mate swapped during play if both connected J Webb 2013 Type A Type B e It ll take me some time to get used to it but the Mouse Mouse seemed okay a di Analogue e buttons responded wel Forward Keyboard Left ET me S Analogue Keyboard Controls and sticks seemed like most FPS gam amp s Gill 2013 i e think they weretokay A Analogue but don t really bring Keyboard anything to the D Analogue exp
38. is again like many modelling software finicky to initially get anything achieved and relies upon heavy use of keyboard shortcuts to navigate it with success It is clear that these programs are involved and ask for some deep commitments to get little decent results in the first instance Two software programs of the note that certainly helped assist this project s workflow with respect to modelling software was both the commercial software form Autodesk called MudBox and the free ZBrush creators beginner modelling program known as Sculptris Alpha Both MudBox and Sculptris are like the Tonka Toy version of their bigger modelling software siblings with a lot of the finicky optimizations techniques and strict UV mapping rules found in each of the previously mentioned programs catered for you with these to some extent There are screenshots in Appendix E identifying the above software packages 6 3 2 Adobe Photoshop CS5 All Artwork amp art editing hand drawn scans and digital Adobe Photoshop is viewed as a fore frontal industry standard software for digital image and art editing bitmaps textures and now 3D Due to previous experience with Photoshop prior to the project this choice of software was best suited to the task ahead namely e General handling of exporting correct file formats for saving additionally PSD is a preferred image option in Unity 3D s engine identifying it as an easy consideration for professional digi
39. is case the left side represents the 3dTextStart Screen and end Credits controls the middle one represents all the 3d text logic and mechanics in game the right hand side is the middles parent prefab that houses the script to operate on the child text prefabs assigned in the inspector These last two singleton prefabs might appear like a factory and in a convoluted way they become such when applied to the game space as a tangible thing that is manufactured all over the game area But they are not as they are not reliant upon each other and can provide separate functionality in their own rights needless to say The middle prefab still functions perfectly well without its parent holder and the parent can operate on any set of 3d text meshes not only prefabbed text mesh components alone they are not related Page 1 2 D Inspector V Pop Up Text prefab ag Untagged Transform 7 Mesh Renderer Cast Shadows Receive Shadows Materials ize Element 0 Use Light Probes T Text Mesh MEXE Offset Z Character Size Line Spacing Anchot Alignment Tab Size Font Size Font Style Rich Text Font Color PNI N Tea Hi aras SelectAlliInfoGbjectsinArea VY AerobicWallRockObjectParent Compass Area FopUpTextPrefabParent Pop Up Text prefab Pop Up Text prefab Pop Up Text prefab Pop Up Text prefab Pop Up Text prefab TriggerObject DownwardBoundRockObjectPar nt FullMoonilRockObjectParent Compass PopUpTextPrefabP arent Pop Up
40. itary and breach bang and clear virtual conflict training for Special Forces Further player may include national bodies such the Tourist board and the government run National Parks These are potential interests for the evolution of the prototype to becoming something more scientifically based than experiential with potential to visualise water table data over real landscapes to analysis the data visually The Tourist board may have an interest in the product as the experience shamelessly promotes the local Dartmoor area one of the most prolific attractions in Devon Page 4 Technologies As this was a student project and with an unforeseen later purchase of Unity3D Pro for education license cost had already breached any limitations as they were set to zero aside from fuel allowance to hound Tor for reference shots and a final thought purchase of a dynamic particle effect for a dollar In order to keep cost to a minimum from hereon in the process of learning modelling software was undergone this As can be seen in section 5 5 3 4 of this document the process of getting used to the modelling software was a challenge but it did result an outcome of models to use that were not cost based though by no means perfect at this stage As such the technologies undertaken to get this project finished is composited in the table below Technology Usage in project Game development environment where the game will be assembled both visually and th
41. ity components as the Unity way often denotes a single operational script that acts outa set of self contained operations upon the instance calling the script or by a message passing system to or from another scripted object An example of this in the prototype is found inside the End Credits class Which simply deals with handling a move from one level to another based on that components trigger conditionally matching the argument The End Credits class is located in the code section of this document s appendices in Appendix D under the same name but here is an example of it for clarity using using public class EndCreditsScript MonoBehaviour Private String void Collider if Player Application level end credits scene Very short very simple does one succinct concrete thing as a self contained process and can be attached to multiple objects without 5 1 3 Conformance to XP XP Practices wio Team Collective Coding Ownership Test Driven Standard 2 Development Customer Pair Planning fact Tests Programming wa Game Continuous ay Simple Sustainable Integration Design Pace tg Metaphor ed Small www Pro arammina com Releases purs Page 1 4 The project was not team based it was a single effort and as such the XP cycles in the image above denoted areas where compromise was undergone to secure faster development turnaround The following practices were adhered to in the final protot
42. ks You have basically helped me at every stage this year you have helped me to challenge my own ideas create new ideas where there were none offered the kindest ear to the years misfortunate events and basically fought at my side to deliver myself from this final hurdle Your whole hearted kindness and compassion has without doubt been the most notable memory to take away from the herds of interesting and lovely people met during my year at Plymouth hope one day your labour of love loves you back can t think of more words that describe how grateful am to have met you and the CGD crowd at Plymouth so thanks for the one of my best years ever Mum amp Dad You ve underpinned every choice make with love and support throughout my life regardless to say couldn t of done this without you two Mike amp Becky Hey sis what a year eh The things you have had to cope with so far this year do not bear thinking about but they have been very real evidencing the one thing it cannot take away and that is your beautiful nature and lovely mind I m back now so thanks for waiting patiently while this still beckoned to be finished got some ace movies overdue to be watched and we might still catch the BBQ weather My thoughts are always with you sis thanks for support you have given when it should of been me supporting you Sophie Oliver Lily Thanks for putting up with me have been a selfish entity of which you have all worked arou
43. models to the environment and make do with what Unity could best reproduce through its terrain component Using reference photography caught first hand by visiting the area on several occasions over daytimes and evenings including all night at one point to see how it could be represented in the game for the second iteration Below has identified some of the reference shots taken there which went forward along with others to supply enough reference that it could be modelled well attempted as such Page 3 0 Kitty s Crossroads This area was a last minute thrown together aspect that suffered due to time constraints and such However it was in the final prototype deliverable so it should be counted below is the Crossroads original image and as it stands in the game opposite Referencing image Resultant outcome Particles The game leveraged a particle effect afforded at the Unity Asset Store for 1 00 giving the owner sole rights to use it However in the interest of credit where it is due the author they been credited for it in acknowledgements section at the start of this document The particle effect was a simple one that predominantly gave me a time saver as it would mean modelling more meshes and further texturing and texture editing to get the desired effect so for the price of one dollar the particle effect below is in place at entrance to the game area and was an attempt to add some level of visual to the in game entra
44. n be seen in the image found below the UI controls are specified for the user to familiarize themselves with and by which denotes how the user interfaces with the game at the start screen Below demonstrates the in game Ul as seen by the user Concept Resultant outcome Concept Resultant outcome Page 2 5 6 2 4 In Game options Bac k Aon Corkyals Concept Es GAMMA BACK R a O Concept Concept Resultant outcome Resultant outcome Resultant outcome Page 2 6 6 3 Elements of Design used to create Game Assets As briefly identified in the earlier section Section 4 Technologies there is further discussion related to the porducts used in the project 6 3 1 Autodesk and Blender Using a composite of software from Autodesk to find the happiest medium between them experience concluded that it is the opinion of this author that the 3DS Max suite from Autodesk is by far a superior package to handle every modelling aspect overall However it is considerably complex for a beginner to modelling and UV mapping anything A much more suited software package was fond in Maya from Autodesk where this felt like it was build for game model and environment development as it s sole purpose Further to this down the line Blender 2 6 was discovered It s a free modelling software built open source and has Unity plugins available to assist in importing animations to Unity from blender models scenes It
45. nce Leveraged Particle effect Leveraged Butterfly effect Unfortunately at the time of purchasing this it was not noticed the scripts were JavaScript based so they instantly broke the C only rule alongside the Pro Image effects leveraged in Unity a swell this concluded the rule to now be defunct though the goal would still be an aim for a later iterations Page 3 1 7 Implementations 7 1 Development Phase 1 The first development phase saw much achieved by way of research into the language and environment to be used to complete upcoming project tasks like modelling and developing well in Unity3D During this time the Terrain was created and iterated through several different modelling programs to decipher the simplest program to use for the task to completion of the models for the next phase Original model wireframe amp Global Mapper v14 0 b091212 64 bit REGISTERED File Edit View Tools Terrain Analysis Search GPS Help xl aa mlo a sexes Re per ele S 6 F 2 Ol 4 4 amp 4 Z 4 Setup Favorites List Houndtor is approximately here and at any point after this it became indistinguishable from any other area close by it as can be seen in the enlargement onthe right de ee 0 km 10 km 20 km 30 km 40 km 50 km 1 521800 GEO WGS84 For Help press FL Page 3 2 As can be denoted from the image achieving a real location based height map was out of t
46. nd for four whole years It is over love you all Party time Page 3 Table of Contents PASSA D eo uno 2 IL ACKNOWIBABMIENES ES de ne AE EE dote eee 3 LOA O e ET PS adessnediuenbaetnatemaedietabcosbepues 6 2 PIOISCE OISE ee De de De bee ee 7 ele eV POV E een EE E E E N EE AE E ee ee eee eee ee 8 CO OR savsnnnin E eceurenseuesoersentaneeersiene 9 NGOO O APPO IC 2 dt 11 5 1 Code Design Principles carried through to project sisi 11 5 1 1 Factory Design Pattern with prefabbed components ss 11 6 1 2 Singleton Design Pattern i th Code 24 diner n EE E EE eS tension erii 14 SL COnN CETO A P a E EEA ee de ee OAE ETA 14 5 LA Brief Project Scope SUMMAFISATIOMS 2 caen scene ENEE E 16 5 2 Project Documentation ROUTES ne E et te ct an toc 16 D CR DO AE ne eee ee eee ee eee ee eee eee 16 2L U ge OES a ee ee eee ee ee eee ee 17 RS ee ee en ee ere ee re ee ee ee 18 5 2 1 Class Defniionsand ID lea PASS en ne 19 562 2 Oe NIGGA aS aa do da ne de ds es Ga E E AE ne te Rod 20 5 2 3 Class D bp ndencies An OVNI a ad eennes sale nas ec dc 21 Came DOSE nee ds en eo E E E tte be el it tb diet ec ii io 22 el lal 77 Fo lt 1c 24 9 ene E eee 22 PAO Ee Ec 0 ee ee ene EAE AE ae A EAE A ee ee ee terrae eee 25 eZ CAN e E PR EEE 25 RZ saree crete se ets ens te sen soe Sotede A gen 25 22 CAM OUR ee ee ne ee ee 25 644A INGAME COCO n SE EE RE ect usnueasconmucn ASEE EnA AE A AEAEE 26 6 3 Elements of Design used to create Game ASSETS
47. only code rule Through the conversion of any JavaScript s into C because of Scripting advantages and clearer code instructions for others viewer of it JavaScript being interpreted and loosely typed makes for heavy intermediary conversion and calculation at runtime for Unity 3D making C the better scripting tool that also makes more succinct use of its ported original NET framework accessible from Mono It is not the first recommended language by Unity but is fast becoming the de facto standard by many programmers Unfortunately many previous versions of Unity have utilised Unity Script their version of JavaScript so finding succinct tutorials that cover c are difficult to find To complete the task nonetheless the Unity Answers and Forums were joined in anticipation of help if any sticky patches occurred There did mainly due to Unity quirks and the like but this site proved invaluable and encouraged me to release many questions that were either up voted to an important for all community question as some issues were common but as yet unresolved due to poor communication along the lines In the Appendices section at the back under Appendix D is the complete code set created for this project by this author There are some codes that deal with image effects that are JavaScript based but necessary that are not in the code section as this area has been kept purely to my code and the leveraged code being the image effects and dynamic particle will
48. others for that matter This is because Unity s system namespace covers the base definitions and we as developers override the Methods Interfaces Enumerators and Operations This sees the developer guided by a set of design patterns that should be of note in order to comprehend the systems infrastructure better Below are the main Design Patterns that are notable in Unity 3D e Abstract Factory gt Factory The king of all classes where interfaces are defined to create both related object and object that have no concrete class definitions and that will be further defined later on down the pipeline e Singleton This pattern is available to the developer from the off and it would appear that one is actively encouraged to undertake singletons to embody a lot of a game object s component functionality This is encouraged so that the developer may make tight self operating components that can be modular and reusable pluggable either throughout the current game or as an easily port into some other development in the Unity 3D environment e Decorator These are the wrappers designed to attach additional responsibility to any object dynamically e Composite These patterns are common in the lower classes dealing with access to the graphics side of the application mostly Ultimately The patterns found in the Engine would appear to be designed to make life easier for the developer at the top end where she may only have to de
49. posite side showing the system or developer denoting what aspects they are involved with to bring the system to fruition Here though the developer has been omitted as all areas are covered by the sole developer of the project and the use case better serves to focus on the client recipients needs rather than developer responsibilities in this case due solely due to that fact it is being developed as a one man army attempt there are no other real key responsibilities assigned outside of the developer System a Discovers amp learns takes on challenges Completes experience This below Use case exampled the system delivery and key roles from both user and prototype system Page 1 O Actor represents the SES system compiled code oadGame running on either eb or standalone platforms Focus group user public test member machine Hard Disk User Player ke Use cases were an effective tool though at the initial stages it could be forgiven to think that they may not be necessary but it is the concept that carries through to later use cases that can greater simplify complex or eve not so complex system responsibilities which would further assist in keeping track of status as a comparator later down the development line 5 2 1 Class Definitions and Diagrams Visual Studio 2010 tools were used to document the systems class definitions and diagrams Below is an example of what they look like but the
50. rough code application Plus any addition of third party assets are pipelined through Unity either via the standard assets packages or Unity 3D Pro edition education license Asset Store downloads Code and document the code The Mono Develop IDE was a satisfactory development IDE to use with Unity and it integrates well with the environment All of the programs mentioned on the left were undertaken to establish the simplest route for beginners into modelling software programs It was found that any one should be stuck with singularly and time spent will make good The reason being the programs are involved They require specific know how or in similarity to programming require knowledge enough to ask the right questions Addendum to this it was found that the wealth of Youtube tutorials available were often poorly relayed or spoken of without clear guidance to specific actions making them difficult to follow at times Mono Develop Visual Studio 2010 Modelling Software products Autodesk 3DS Max 2013 student ed Autodesk Maya 2013 student ed Autodesk MudBox 2013 student ed Blender 2 6 4 open source Luxology Modo student ed Pixlogic Sculptris Alpha free software by maker of ZBrush Map Data procurement Google Earth for tests Global Mapper for actual aerial shot that went forward to create the height map in modelling software MicroDem To gain the height map data v
51. t hand at Hound Tor rock and were close up and macro shots of the rocks which formed a good starting template to develop the tiled textures from with the resulting outcome opposite Page 3 8 Not textured Normal textured Textured diffuse only shader Again fully textured with both texture and Normal with a bumped diffuse shader Page 3 9 Not textured Normal textured Textured diffuse only shader We can see here as is exampled in the previous image set also that the rock does not come off great without the addition of the bumper diffuse shader offered as part of Unity 3D shader utilities Fully textured with both texture and Normal with a bumped diffuse shader These rock were finally beginning to look somewhere close finally Page4 0 Final Created Tile able texture ne E AE Cut r T Vee eee qn Y ey r Fr 15 Pin als The completed textures for the Rocks are laid out in the opposite column and are the result of my own attempts to learn tile able texturing for 3D models They came out okay but as with most involved processes could benefit from some real time to explore modelling software more to get better at this There were two resolution types made after the texture was made One at 100ppi and the other at 150 ppi alongside being a power of 2 texture at 1024 X 1024 making it the required tile able dimensions At this juncture the development was still being undertaken in the Community e
52. t is discussed alongside other documentation in the second project deliverable report and found as such in the appendices of this document 5 2 1 Package Diagram a ea NA WY The Moors Prototype Game Domain Lo AVA Game as product The package diagram is by no means definitive in that it does not define the intricacies of the system but rather provides an abstraction of the overall product From this point the system can be drilled down to develop stories based that forward themselves to become requirements Page 1 6 5 2 2 User Stories User stories were gathered from various interested parties at the very start of the project timeline Below shows the final user story set that delivered that saw the final prototype delivered thereafter As a user thought the day night cycle detracted from the game some weird events when the sun goes down and the moon comes up it seems like a rushed afterthought and maybe it could be better As a user wasn t sure about whether collected something or not as it took me a while to see the collected stuff at the top of the screen As a user when started playing didn t know the controls and missed the secret introduction on the start screen As a user on the sign post it wasn t obvious what those images were for As a user it was not clear to me that was blocked in thought could explore all over but that wasn t possible Conformance e Removing Day
53. tal artists to quickly present their images interactively e Reduction of images sizes to conform with the game s dimensions e Additional image enhancements including deeper image details like shading and colouring e Optimisation for lower image file sizes e Alpha transparencies on images using png or psd with Unity 3D In Appendix E of this assignment one can find a screenshot denoting the user interface and an annotated explanation of its use 5 3 3 FL Studio Abelton Live 8 Line 6 GearBox Software Audio mixing and editing e All audio was mixed and edited between Abelton Live 8 and FL Studio 10 with the use of recorded audio and VST s Virtual Studio Technologies for the sound effects that take place during the game and the in game ambient music e The game s OST was recorded and layered in the DAW FL Studio 10 Digital Audio Workstation Fruity Loops Studio V10 to create the soundtrack to the game Page 2 7 e Leveraging previous experience in these software packages allowed one to write the song score on the fly and record each affected guitar layer into Abelton Live 8 for cutting and looping and on to FL Studio to composite a finished soundtrack and other in game audio textures Appendix E of this assignment one can find a screenshot denoting the FL Studio user interface and an annotated explanation of its use alongside one for Abelton Live 8 too Baez O Kitty s Bones Modelling it Resultant outcome The above
54. ther there One real advantage gaining experience in modelling software something that had been avoided up to this point due to concentrated efforts in learning to develop code This is something that will have continued development not in any small part due to iterating the prototype further forward but also as a beginner skillset to hone and keep in the tool belt Also though it was difficult to find the correct modelling package to get to into this inadvertently caused at a beginner level of course experience to be attained in Blender Max Maya MudBox ZBrush Height mapping techniques learnt or conjured and used were also found to be a valuable aspect in this developer s tool kit It will be further utilised for potential future recommendation found below Documenting the system was at a level satisfactory to a one man development but it has always been the downfall of this developer and one area strived toward understanding better all the time The methods used in this project documentation is proof of improvement to this developer but as may be the developers curse can sometimes fall by the wayside to make way for more fruitful accomplishments like the reward of working code for example It is always in understanding that a system absolutely must have clear portrayal to the non technical minded that always have roles and often better heads for the other equally important aspects in any development Page 5 2 Finally Coupled
55. to the project is the inspiring thought that the attainment of time served experience in the Unity 3D environment where the problem with actually turning code into something that closely resembled an original idea is no longer such a daunting prospect This conclusion ends overleaf with a table showing the skills discovered or developed resultant of this projects undertaking Skills learnt or enhanced usage skills techniques development Multiple Modelling software experience and the modelling simple items development outside the programming component oriented programming 11 2 Recommendations for the future development of the project In the future and in order to get one s exact way in unity 3D it would be better to build some extension methods that frequently seem to pop up during code implementations By drilling in some extension methods unity could be greatly optimized and serve one s future needs more fluidly something this developer is building as you read these final words Further advantages lie under the hood that perhaps suitable API s can be constructed to better utilise the engine However this is not to say the Engine was a lacking it was a great tool as it stood but extension classes and methods would improve workflow for a start The Prototype will continue development as stated throughout this project It is the opinion that it is closer to a beginning of something rather than a means to an end Much
56. ty The caveats that come with Unity3D alongside the advantages too namely the speedy prototyping game functionality and quick tangible object positioning in world space were often a greatly received simplification but also had caveats like the dreaded prefab This tool initially appears as an advantage tool but soon becomes dangerous if the prefab is not well designed before its application into a game scene Changing these once created is not recommeded especially if they house a large set of components perhaps prefabbed themselves Though the above should be noted it has been the discovery and enjoyment of getting to know Unity 3D as game development IDE which has been a positive influence in achieving the final goal This further concretes a passion unaffected by the woes of constant compiler fails or uncaught runtime errors the inconsistent tutorials that offer to provide an understanding to a solution or even the solution itself and turn out to be FOS Most appreciated was the excellent online community at the Unity Answers website whereby many evangelistic members are happy to hold a hand from time to time and help you see find the answer an important aspect not to be confused with just being given the answer Needless to say They are inspired and altruistic people that can only be recommended to anyone attempting the Unity 3D development product This is why they have an acknowledgment in the beginning of this document alongside the o
57. ure development of the project ss 53 BIOS ADN N A 55 Page 5 1 Introduction This project covers the full and final delivery of the final year project report In chapter 2 the project objectives are recovered by short description to familiarise the reader to the goals reported toward in the document ahead Chapter 3 returns to key players and field identification Chapter 4 recaps on Technologies like Unity 3D used throughout the project s life and other elements used in each part of the build Chapter 5 runs through methods of approach to designing the system with additional material located in the appendices at the end In chapter 6 we see the game design laid out and reported upon whereby breakdowns are given on level design and UI design identifying both conceptual and resultant stages Moving later into further design elements outside of the Unity environment like OST audio production and 3d modelling software Chapter 7 covers the implementation phase over the iterations testing phases where reports on any changes have been documented Chapter 8 returns to project management to divulge the outcome of following the processes undertaken to run the projects timeline In chapter 9 Product test tables identify problem areas and provide feedback given for final release before public test phase In chapter 10 we round up the report with conclusions and recommendations for the future of the prototype After this the appen
58. vels cannot be penetrated teh use of Nav meshes will be undertaken in the next test phase iteration after the project hand in which will further secure areas that can and cannot be entered These protect the Kitty Jay Grave area Furthermore the image below depicts how we see this effected in game ARI REAS TO CQLLECI BOLAL AREAS V ISLLED a AA NT eee SORRY THIS AREA IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE DEMO 5 TO COLLEGI AREAS TO COLLECT 1 LAL BONES O 3 ROLALAREAS VASL LBONI ON L At MARIE ere amp Shae VI Porn Fu a ee x a oul EN og pe To wr i SORRY THIS ARE FREE 2 JS RIOT AVAILABLE IN THE DEMO The following screenshots example some areas in game where the items are placed according to the level design specified in the above image overlay of the hound tor area Page 2 3 THIS ROCK KNOWN AS THE PERCHED BLOCK DOES INDEED PERCH AT THE END OF THE IGNEOUS ROCK FORMATIONS OF HOUND TOR GEOCACHES HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THIS VICINITY This image represents the area of information found at the perched rock LONG 50 5962 N LAT 3 7788 W ELEVATION 396 M This image represents the Geo cache found near the same area as above These bones are in the game at one of the blue X spots by the first large rock set Downward Bound bez 4 a l CL Be START W Y 4 OPTIONS EXIT CULE Concept Resultant outcome As ca
59. volved user stories to deliver requirements and an abstracted view of the system in general Conclusively these three goals were met Page 5 0 Delivery of Demonstrable product available for download over two tested platforms Both a Web Player and Standalone versions were uploaded for users to download and test They both came with a specific blog that accompanies the visualisation game As stated earlier in this project document the based on prototyping milestones final deliverable product is available for downloaded alongside instructional information on how to both download successfully and install it to use available at the blog page There is also a README file acting as the preliminary USER MANUAL in the download location plus a fairly comprehensive primer to having a go is also on the blog The blog address on the web is available below http hountorgame blogspot co uk 2013 08 hound tor history legends virtual html This goal was met However thoughts to take forward were based on good and bad methods of marketing the product to the public for testing This has been a challenge as it is very difficult to know what to say to encourage interest and indeed where to go to do it This would need further discussion with those in the marketing world as this an area the project omitted to concentrate on prototype development as its main goal Delivery of own code where feasible and stick to a C only code rule As can be foun
60. was not taken care of when it could have been so earlier Initially the project utilised Pivotal Tracker an online tool that can be used to develop a project by specifying ice box requests and shifting them through to a finished plot at the end the process fit nicely with the idea of using SCRUM tactics to deliver items to the project but unfortunately and it is this developers own fault the trial period was signed up for on first joining Pivotal back in February 2013 CURRENT BACKLOG ICEBOX A s gt pike ere ines a erie tee User requires audio Z time cycle to swap day and night v ie nf ll gt Visalisation concepts Z 7 Ait 43799905 oll Close 1D 43797459 cancel FSB STORY TYPE Feature Y Add a task Add STORY TYPE Feature v Be unestimated ACTIVITY All Activity POINTS 2 Points STATE Start Gareth Wright STATE Start Unstarted Y REQUESTER Gareth Wright Add a comment REQUESTER Gareth Wright OWNER Gareth Wright La 4 cancel Wi OWNER lt none gt FOLLOW THIS STORY 1 follower FOLLOW THIS STORY 1 follower F Requested 4 Feb 2013 9 0 gt required finalised concepts Bik mr Requested 4 Feb 2013 8 33pm DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION Change Lighting to reflect Day night cycle 7 To composite developed C scripts in order to abide by T C only rule 1D 43439841
61. ype deliverable Coding Standard The standard set was to ensure C was used throughout this was wholly achieved as the Image effects package in Unity comes as JavaScripts For the next iteration All javaScripts will be removed and refactored into code under the C language where it has already not been done Customer Tests Phase testing was carried out under incremental release tests that were essential for feedback based improvements Small Releases This alongside the above saw the product released over three iterations in the first instance and towards the end saw 5 additional builds that dealt with minor changes such as in game typos or new conflicts arisen from code refactoring Simple Design amp Build To design and build a 3D experience through delivery of games was found a difficult process but Through continual feedback by testers based around the current status of the build at the time various elements to the design and build were indeed simple to achieve The project managed to be quite a heavy load in the early stages due in no small part to the challenge of creating a an experience such as this as bespoke as possible to ensure the work was my own at every possible turn It could be argued here that fully leveraging third party assets would have possibly increased the preparatory time that the project underwent at the initial stages mostly due to taking the reference shots and researching historical and folklore v

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