Mirinda VR

After a joyful and constructive discussion between Program-Ace and the client’s representatives, our team of professionals decided to make a VR application that would serve as straightforward guidance throughout the location while using the roller-coaster to enhance the speed of cruising process. The key priority was to implement Mirinda logos as the marketing feature, whereas it would not irritate the players and to put it in a shiny and bright VR environment, compatible with Oculus Rift.

Our choice of Unity as the main engine for a project was not a big surprise since its flexibility allows for the best balance between the visual fidelity and moderate hardware requirements. Plus, we have one of the biggest Unity development teams in Europe. After our 3D artists had finished modeling shenanigans and a particle system had been applied, our developer designed 3 different tracks with their unique routes. Given the casual nature of the application and Rift's technical capabilities, the controls were constructed to use the player's head motion to collect emerging Mirinda logos by simply staring at them.

Like in many other VR products, optimization was another major obstacle to overcome, since not every PC setup is capable of handling a decent image in some places, let alone a whole location, saturated with various objects and foliage. Being optimized and carefully set at a certain number, the frames per second (FPS) index is supposed to prevent the app from either being slowed or being too impetuous, so the players could enjoy a smooth, gamified process with no obstacles.