CampOut VR

by InanimateJR on 20 Apr 2023 for Rookie Awards 2023

CampOut VR is a Camping Simulation that allows players to experience what it is like to camp out in nature and provide tips for those with physical limitations. Players play as a newbie camper, learning essential camping skills while completing tasks with their camping journal.

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CampOut VR

by InanimateJR

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CampOut VR is a Camping Simulation that allows players to experience what it is like to camp out in nature and provide users with some helpful tips while camping outside. CampOut VR intends to bring the camping experience to potential players that may not be physically capable of going on an actual camping experience. Players play as a newbie camper, learning essential camping skills while completing tasks like building a campfire, foraging for resources and pitching a tent with the help of their camping journal.

Our game includes features that were included to cater towards users with disabilities as part of our design for inclusivity. These features include, a large bold font for easy viewing, a snap turn functionality that utilises the right controller joystick, and a Material Changing feature that changes the colour of certain items.

The Full Walkthrough Demo is played entirely while sitting down.

The Team:

Team SaBaiBaru: https://www.youtube.com/@SaBaiBaru-Works

Project Management: Ng Shijun Jess

Lead Game Programmer: Guo Ji Xuan

Game Concept Design: Guo Ji Xuan

Backend/database Programmer: Lee Jun Fai

Lead Artist: Radelle Oh Xin Rui

Lead UX Designer: Clarisse Yap Yi Xuan

Marketing: Clarisse Yap Yi Xuan, Lee Jun Fai

On entering the game, players will be in the tutorial scene, where they will have to login/register their account. Afterwards, they can go through the tutorial and choose their Tent and Backpack colours. Players can then end the tutorial which will spawn in a van, and move on to the next scene by interacting with the button on the Van's door. The player will be briefly transported to a loading scene while waiting.

In the main scene, the player will be equipped with their notepad, backpack and tent. The player will find a list of tasks that they must accomplish to finish the game. When each task is completed, the corresponding task in the notepad will be striked out. The first task, to visit the Trading Cabin. At the trading cabin, there is a ranger who requests for the player to bring them 3 fishes in exchange for 6 firewood and a matchbox. There is also a notice board at the Trading Cabin which displays the player score leaderboard, as well as the player's personal score. From there, players can choose to explore the scene and complete tasks.

Along the way, players will come across useful resources such as sticks and leaf piles, which will be useful for building a campfire. Players will also find edible and poisonous mushrooms. There are also 3 Flags around the map. These flags indicate where players can pitch their tent. This allows players to choose the campsite that they like the most.

Eventually, players will reach the Fishing Rental. There, they can speak to the fisherman, who wants 3 edible mushrooms in exchange for a fishing rod and a bucket. After giving the 3 edible mushrooms to the fisherman, players can then go fishing beside the lake using the fishing rod and bucket.

After fishing, players can choose to find a spot to pitch their tent first. Players must place the tent at one of the 3 Orange flags around the scene and interact with the UI that appears to set up their tent. They must then use the Mallet to hammer each tent peg into the ground to secure the tent.

After catching enough fishes, players can head to the Trading Cabin again to trade with the Ranger. After receiving the Firewood and Matchbox, players can return to their campsite to start building their campfire.

After building the campfire, players can light the matchstick by striking it against the matchbox. Players can then use the lit matchstick to light the campfire. With the campfire lit, players can cook their food by placing them on a stick and holding them near the fire. When players consumes the edible mushroom and fish, an eating sound plays. However, if players eat the poisonous mushroom, they will experience a hallucination effect.

After all of the tasks have been completed, players can choose to continue exploring and foraging to earn more points. When they are satisfied, players can then head back to the Van to end the experience. On the end scene, players will see their final leaderboard ranking, as well as their personal score. Players can choose to return to the main menu or quit the experience.

View the full game playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLprKQFjUh5DqmgwTya_dw98_5JhpMeIxK

Design for Inclusivity

CampOut includes several inclusive design considerations.

Large and Bold Font

Although CampOut is targeted towards adults, teenagers and children, it is also suitable for people with visual disabilities. CampOut's font size is made intentionally big so that the text is easily readable for those with limitations.

Snap Turn Functionality

CampOut also caters to those with mobility limitations. Players can use the right joystick to rotate around using the snap turn mechanic without having to physically rotate their head or body to look around.

Encouraging Self Expression

Players can also express themselves freely by choosing the colour of their tent and backpack. They can choose 1 out of 3 colours, grey yellow and blue. After confirming their selection, their choice is sent to the database and when the player logs back into the game, the colour will remain the same and they do not have to reselect the colour of the tent.

Through our Usability Testing session, we were able to formulate a simple solution to a problem that we discovered. Since our play-tester has mobility limitations, it is difficult for her to move around while playing the our game. Thus, to address this, we implemented the VR Keyboard, as well as the snap turn mechanic. This allowed the final game to be played entirely while sitting down.

Scoring System

Our scoring system awards 2 points per fish caught, 1 point per edible mushroom collected, 1 point per stick collected, 1 point per fish cooked and 1 point per edible mushroom cooked. The scoring system also penalises players for collecting poisonous mushrooms, -1 point per poisonous mushroom collected, and -1 point per poisonous mushroom cooked.

3D Models

Promotional Material

Credits and References

Fisherman Model + Animation by volkanogun on Sketchfab:
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/fisherman-fishing-4ca43cc270fd42c78c9d0566dcb1a5f0

Ranger Model by Joshliam3667 on Sketchfab:
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/project-2-3d-character-988fcf7494914fbd84544bfd38e1abd0

Idle Animation from Mixamo: "Breathing Idle"

Skybox shader by BOXOPHOBIC on Unity Asset Store:
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/vfx/shaders/free-skybox-extended-shader-107400

2D Casual UI by MiMU STUDIO on Unity Asset Store:
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/gui/icons/2d-casual-ui-hd-82080

Speech bubble UI from:
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/gui/icons/2d-casual-ui-hd-82080

Fishing Rental building Door Texture by IRYNA NASKOVA on istockphoto:
https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/set-of-wooden-doors-with-glass-door-handle-open-and-closed-business-signs-gm1167493128-321983215

Fishing Rental Window Texture by QianKuWang on LovePik:
https://lovepik.com/image-611744147/creative-balcony-bright-cartoon-big-window.html

Fishing Rental Roof Texture by foxarthappy on vecteezy:
https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/169160-roof-tile-icons-set

Fishing Rental Wall Texture from pngwing:
https://www.pngwing.com/en/free-png-zjcjy

Fish Eye Texture from toppng:
https://toppng.com/show_download/95087/fish-eye

Fish Scale texture by Pannawish Jarusilawong from istockphoto:
https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/moroccan-fish-scale-seamless-pattern-gm1175704949-327499982

Fishing Rental Floor Texture by Clker-Free-Vector-Images on pixabay:
https://pixabay.com/es/vectors/madera-patr%c3%b3n-grano-natural-l%c3%adnea-24490/

Tree Wood Annular Rings Texture by babyq on vecteezy:
https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/4557456-tree-wood-annular-ring

Dirt Ground Texture by Анастасия on Pinterest:
https://br.pinterest.com/pin/497084877613546532/

Pine Bark Texture by Anton Rusin on Substance3d, used as Trading Cabin Wall Material:
https://substance3d.adobe.com/community-assets/assets/2fa7d021ee1de8cc2dae5607ac1d2bbb3ed67595

Old roof tiles material by Md Rahatul Akand on Substance3d, used as Trading Cabin Roof material:
https://substance3d.adobe.com/community-assets/assets/122b704c4f02e80f28bf4bb8e7a2c845b6899147

Painted Wood Material by Malte Resenberger-Loosmann from Substance3d, used as Trading Cabin Window Sill Material:
https://substance3d.adobe.com/community-assets/assets/6eeba637e71b56be01a92fb3c9c54f4c6d740c52

Pine Wood Plank Texture from texturecan, used as Notice board material:
https://www.texturecan.com/details/562/

Wood Texture by kelly recco from Substance 3d, used as Notice board pillar material:
https://substance3d.adobe.com/community-assets/assets/c922c54bd72a7ca5e9ded1e0fe968d5af81ca5e7

Pokemon Fire Energy Icon from Seekpng, used as a 2D Sprite on Matchbox:
https://www.seekpng.com/ipng/u2e6q8i1t4i1a9t4_badgeleopard-the-energy-types-of-the-pokemon-tcg/

Vector Fishing Icon by IYIKON on PngTree, used as 2D Sprite in Fishing Game Mechanic:
https://pngtree.com/freepng/vector-fishing-icon_3760504.html

Fishing pole emoji, used as 2D Sprite in Fishing Game Mechanic:
fishing-pole-google.png

Hand Painted Wood Textures from Pinterest, used as Bucket Texture:
https://pin.it/3MeRTQS

Aluminum shiny polished seamless sheet texture by Alexander Nedviga on vecteezy, used as bucket texture material:
https://www.vecteezy.com/video/15338812-aluminum-shiny-polished-seamless-sheet-textures-loop-stainless-brushed-metal-background-material-vertical-across-direction

Red Paprika Powder Texture by Iryna Kaliukina on ShutterStock, used as Matchstick Gunpowder Texture:
https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/texture-background-red-paprika-powder-top-794761762

Holz Dark Seamless Wood Texture from OpenGameArt, used as bucket wood texture:
https://opengameart.org/content/wood-aged-seamless-handcrafted-texture-holz-dark-seamlessjpg

Metal Texture by yingyang on freepik, used as Fishing rod texture:
https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/texture-background_1167521.htm#query=metal&position=0&from_view=keyword&track=sph

Nylon Rope Image from Cablematic, used as texture on Fishing Rod:
https://media.cablematic.com/__sized__/images_1000/cz17500-06-thumbnail-540x540-70.jpg

Red Sandpaper Texture from freestocktextures, used as matchbox and matchtick texture:
https://freestocktextures.com/texture/red-sandpaper,1516.html

Stylised Leaves Substance by Meghan Connor on ArtStation, used as Tree Leaves Texture:
https://fruitvandal.artstation.com/projects/0XKWEE

Stylised Tree Bark by Bradley Mayo on ArtStation, used as Tree Texture:
https://bradleymayo.artstation.com/projects/a62ez

Brown Surface Texture by FWStudio on Pexels, used as Matchstick Texture:
https://www.pexels.com/photo/brown-surface-129728/

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