Project 3: VR Mini Golf

For our final project we had to implement either an Augmented Reality app or a Virtual Reality app.

Heather and I proposed the idea of VR Foosball (link is on the left "Project 3: Proposal") but could not fix the physics issues with the foosball rods due to time constraints. VR Foosball was not going to work so with time running out we decided to go we decided to go with VR Mini Golf. I then created the entire game in 2 nights. We tested it for the first time on the HTC Vive for a couple hours and fixed as many issues as we could but we could not fix them all (list of issues is below). Heather then did an excellent job with the documentation and updated her website. I intended to update this site with the same content, but waited too long, and she deleted her site.

Time. Without time constraints none of the below issues would exist.

Collisions between the golf club and the golf ball are strange. If you swing the club at a decent speed, the collision between the club and the ball doesn't register. So you have to swing slowly and gently.

Unity doesn't have cylindrical colliders as far as I can tell, so I used a spherical collider for the puck. This is why the puck tumbles end over end instead of sliding across the ice.

Models:

Putter (unused) - printable_models - https://free3d.com/3d-model/golf-club-putter-v01-sg--271408.html

Putter V01 (unused) - printable_models - https://free3d.com/3d-model/golf-club-putter-v01-sg--271408.html

Golf Ball - printable_models - https://free3d.com/3d-model/golf-ball-v1--411104.html

Hockey Stick - zaurian868 - https://free3d.com/3d-model/hockey-stick-18165.html

Hockey Puck - Frank Lubek

Bricks Around the Green - Frank Lubek

Green - Frank Lubek (holes made using Blender)

Snow Effect - Frank Lubek

Environment:

Skybox - http://www.farmpeeps.com/fp_skyboxes.html

10 Skybox pack - Wello Soft - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/textures-materials/sky/10-skyboxes-pack-day-night-32236

Mountains, Trees, Grass - Frank Lubek using Unity Standard Assets

Audio:

Bird Chirping Sounds - Alexander - http://www.orangefreesounds.com/free-birds-chirping-sound-effect/

Wind Blowing - Alexander - http://www.orangefreesounds.com/wind-blowing/

Golf Swing - https://www.freesoundeffects.com/free-sounds/golf-10105/

Hockey Stick Swing - https://www.freesoundeffects.com/free-sounds/hockey-10106/

Materials:

RGB for colors - rapidtables.com

Ice Materials - Indiechest - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/textures-materials/ice-materials-133660

All other colors and Materials - Frank Lubek