Badass Studios (Aug 2023 - Current)

Projects

Programmed Features:

Realistic physics based boat controls tied to raw input for racing peripherals and VR.
Ability to race alongside the actual racebird drivers on the day of the race.
Realistic water interactions (water direction, wind direction, wave height, boat wake)
Win conditions and racetrack
Interactive HUD and cockpit displays.
Matching engine curve and boost to the real racebirds.
Game modes (Time trial, head to head, bumperboats)

Additional contributions:

Programmed Features:

AR Overlay to display driver information, used on the broadcast.
Data driven digital twin displaying racebird locations, speed, boost meter, and other information.
Custom controls via tablet or Streamdeck to change cameras, activate displays and other interactive elements, focus on specific racebirds or racetrack positions, and other director specified events.
Interactive water responsive to data driven boat and buoy movement.
API data driven time of day and weather settings to match the weather at the day of the race.
Adjustable advertisements to match camera location and movement for easy readability.
Pixel streaming functionality.

Additional contributions:

Created in-house tools to speed up the map design process.
Optimized project to run at a smooth frame rate with no frame drops, suited for broadcast.
Maintained older maps to run with newer features.

Programmed Features:

Walk-able environment: separate controls for pc and mobile.
Interactable changing zones, switch between a retail space or a dining zone.
Teleport to any notable location on the map.
Selectable weather.
Adjustable time of day.
API data driven time of day and weather settings to match the current weather in Nashville.
Advertisements selectable from a remote server.
Added pixel streaming functionality.
Mute and sound control functionalities.
Toggleable metahuman display.

Additional contributions:

Optimized Unreal Engine project to run smoothly at higher framerates on lower spec computers as well as venue hardware.
Implemented functional user interface systems to client requirements.

Programmed Features:

Additional contributions:

Implemented Dolby Surround sound.
Optimized Unreal Engine project to run smoothly at higher framerates on lower spec computers as well as venue hardware.
Implemented functional user interface systems to client requirements.