Showcase 2.0 Features / 1. High-Fidelity Graphics / Excavator 3D Model Integration and Improvements
Time Estimate
30 Hours
Summary
Deliver a high-quality excavator model with detailed geometry, textures, and articulated components, serving as the hero piece for immersive user interaction and training.
Key Goals
- Develop an excavator model with high-quality interior and exterior geometry, textures, and materials.
- Ensure all components, such as cab interiors and engine parts, meet high-resolution standards for user inspection.
- Allocate a significant portion of the polygon budget to the excavator, reflecting its importance as the core art asset.
Responsibilities
- Model and texture the excavator’s exterior with high-poly fidelity, ensuring realism and performance optimization.
- Create a detailed cab interior for immersive first-person interaction, including dashboards, controls, and seating.
- Develop engine components with high-poly geometry and high-resolution textures for rear access inspections.
- Implement articulated pivots for all movable parts to support animations (e.g., arm, tracks, cab door, engine panel).
- Test the model in interactive and training scenarios to ensure it functions as intended.
Acceptance Criteria
- The model includes fully detailed and textured interior, exterior, and engine components.
- Pivots are properly aligned and rigged for animation use in all movable parts.
- Model integrates seamlessly with training features, such as maintenance lessons and cab tutorials.
- Performance benchmarks are met, with consistent rendering on Quest 3 hardware.
Risks and Mitigations
- Risk: Performance degradation due to the complexity of the high-poly model.
Mitigation: Use LOD (Level of Detail) techniques to ensure performance consistency.- Risk: Misalignment of articulated pivots affecting animations.
Mitigation: Conduct thorough testing and iterative adjustments during rigging.
Success Metrics
- Stakeholders rate the excavator model as visually and functionally exceptional in evaluations.
- Performance benchmarks are consistently met during user interactions on Quest 3 hardware.
- The model serves as a showcase piece, demonstrating ForgeFX’s artistic and technical capabilities.