Infiniti designs cars that empower drivers, and there’s nothing more empowering than being at the centre of the action, controlling events. So, at the 2017 Pebble Beach Automotive Week, guests were taken inside the brand’s latest concept.
Project Overview |
This story was told through Soul of the Machine, a narrated virtual reality experience featuring the QX50 Concept. Guests were invited to sit in the driver’s seat, where they could trigger the VR experience with their actions. Users immediately began seeing car parts drift toward them from the horizon to form a QX50 Concept around them.
My Contributions
- Lead developer
- On-site installation and technical support during event in Pebble Beach California
- Developed custom exploded-view system that could handle 100s of unique parts performantly in VR
- Lighting and shading
- Developed Vive tracker based calibration system
- Developed custom shaders to communicate the inner workings of the QX50’s variable compression turbo engine
Software / SDKs / Languages Used
Unreal Engine
Vive / Steam VR
