Ortam Development Blog

Upgraded my code to allow unlimited ‘hand’ objects that reveal the scene

-Nando

-Nando

Our modeler, U.C., works magic with my sketches. 

Simple test of permanently outlining objects that you touch. It’s as simple as changing the outlined object’s shader and tag on collision. I want to add an effect to confirm to the player that they’ve touched a special object. Not sure how I’ll do that yet. I guess on collision I’ll add a particle effect or simple animation and sound.  

Whoo! Shader improvements! That was much easier than I thought. In the outline shader, I check the fragment distance from your ‘hand’, and then calculate and assign an alpha value to the pixel. It works really well! Next I’ll be adding a system where certain objects remain lit when you touch them.

I’m liking the effect so far, but I don’t want the whole object to appear at the same alpha. I want areas on each object to appear based on my proximity to them. That’s my next milestone. -Nando

Alright, first post! So our plan for this blog is to log the development progress of the game without revealing much about it. Expect a lot of art and mechanics tests (above). Anyways, check out the MSI VR Jam if you haven’t already. Vote for us in the community choice category if you like what you see. We have a lot of VR content we want to put out, and placing in this competition will help us extraordinarily. :)