SGI 2022/2023

Group Members - T5G09

Name	Number	E-Mail
Sérgio Estêvão	201905680	up201905680@up.pt
Tomás Fidalgo	201906743	up201906743@up.pt

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Projects

TP1 - Scene Graph

Images

Complete View	Chasing Tie Fighter cinematic view

3 Tie fighters with headlights ON	Millenium Falcon headlight shining on Tie Fighter

Project information

• A dynamic positioning of the components paired with relevant camera position produced astounding realistic perspectives
• Our project is a Star Wars inspired scene that includes the following:
  • Spaceship chasing scene involving:
    • a Millenium Falcon (with different colorschemes and custom headlight);
    • 3 Tie Fighters (with different color headlights);
  • A planet resembling Saturn;
  • A small Star;
  • A Moon;
  • A space background.

Issues/Problems

• The lighting sometimes can seem a bit unrealistic since some spots in the scene can seem way too dark compared to others;

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TP2 - Nurbs, Lights, Cameras, Animations

Images

Complete View	Chasing Tie Fighter cinematic view

Sun with the shader activated simulating a supernova	Millenium Falcon with Nurb Surfaces

Project information

• A dynamic positioning of the components paired with relevant camera position produced astounding realistic perspectives

• Our project is a Star Wars inspired scene that includes the following:

  • Spaceship chasing scene involving:
    • a Millenium Falcon (with different color schemes, custom headlight);
    • 3 Tie Fighters (with different color headlights);
  • A planet resembling Saturn;
  • A small Star;
  • A Moon;
  • A space background;
  • Nurb surfaces on all rectangles in the scene, Millenium Falcon's parabolic and propulsor air ducts;
  • An animated chasing sequence with:
    • a Millenium Falcon oscillating and firing bullets;
    • a Tie Fighter traveling in a helix trajectory, dodging the bullets;
    • a Tie Fighter traveling in a parabole trajectory;
    • a Tie Fighter performing a parabole trajectory followed by a "barrel roll";
  • Shaders applied on:
    • the small star, simulating a supernova;
    • Millenium Falcon's bullets;
    • Millenium Falcon's cockpit segment;
    • Millenium Falcon's parabolica plate;
    • Milleniun Falcon's parabolica antena point.

• Relative link to the scene: scenes/SGI_TP2_XML_T5_G09

Issues/Problems

• The lighting sometimes can seem a bit unrealistic since some spots in the scene can seem way too dark compared to others;
• Performance issues detected in some computers.

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TP3 - Game

Images

GameBoard	Gameplay Example

Starwars Scene	Tower Scene

Project information

Game

• Interactive Chess game
• This game has the following features:
  • Mainboard
  • Auxiliary board where captured pieces are stored
  • Animated piece movement
  • a Spotlight that follows the played piece movement
  • Change the Theme button, which alternates between the two scenes
  • Rotate the camera button, which switches the camera between the player 1 and player 2 perspective
  • Undo button, that goes back to the game stage before the last move
  • Restart button, which restarts the game
  • Next turn button, only visible when there is the option for a piece to make multiple captures, and the piece has already made one, and that forcefully passes the turn to the next player.
  • Personal scoreboard for each player, displaying the status of the game.

Scene

StarWars:

• A dynamic positioning of the components paired with relevant camera position produced astounding realistic perspectives
• This scene includes the following:
  • Spaceship chasing scene involving:
    • a Millenium Falcon (with different color schemes, custom headlight);
    • 3 Tie Fighters (with different color headlights);
  • A planet resembling Saturn;
  • A small Star;
  • A Moon;
  • A space background;
  • Nurb surfaces on all rectangles in the scene, Millenium Falcon's parabolic and propulsor air ducts;
  • An animated chasing sequence with:
    • a Millenium Falcon oscillating and firing bullets;
    • a Tie Fighter traveling in a helix trajectory, dodging the bullets;
    • a Tie Fighter traveling in a parabole trajectory;
    • a Tie Fighter performing a parabole trajectory followed by a "barrel roll";
  • Shaders applied on:
    • the small star, simulating a supernova;
    • Millenium Falcon's bullets;
    • Millenium Falcon's cockpit segment;
    • Millenium Falcon's parabolic plate;
    • Milleniun Falcon's parabolica antena point.

Tower:

• Scene portraying a tall tower close to the stars, having a chess board on the top
• This scene includes the following:
  • a metal Skyscrapper
  • a sun
  • a moon
  • a cube map resembling the stratosphere

Issues/Problems

• Cameras don't work as wanted on the Tower Scene.