Banner image of a VaporWave desert, with neon and wireframe trees, and floating pyramids.

VaporWorld: A 3D sandbox-game made in Unity.

VaporWorld was created as a project for my Interface Design class at Bournemouth University. The assignment was to create a functional game that has an easy-to-understand UI.

It is a Vaporwave-themed exploration game where the player tries to get as many collectibles before their health (time) runs out. The player's goal is to get a high score, which they can do by picking up collectibles and visiting each area, in as few steps as possible.

The project created on Unity, with one of the project's constraints being that the character had to use NavMesh for movement. I created a C# script to allow for third-person movement by having the game detect if the location that the player tries to move towards is a valid NavMesh surface.

The game uses retro shaders to make the game look like a stylish 80's movie being watched on a CRT TV, as well as low-poly models, electronic music, and UI elements reminiscent of late 1990s web design to encapsulate the Vaporwave aesthetic.

The title screen for VaporWorld.
The title screen for VaporWorld.
The UI displayed each collectible type and the player's score, steps, health, and visited locations.
The UI displayed each collectible type and the player's score, steps, health, and visited locations.
The Temple area contained the special power-up that allowed the player to choose to gamble for more score.
The Temple area contained the special power-up that allowed the player to choose to gamble for more score.
The special power-up opened a menu, allowing the player to gamble, read its description, or drop the item.
The special power-up opened a menu, allowing the player to gamble, read its description, or drop the item.
When a player entered a different zone, text would appear telling them the area name, and the music would fade out and into that area's specific song.
When a player entered a different zone, text would appear telling them the area name, and the music would fade out and into that area's specific song.
The Suburbs used many low-poly models which when combined with the game's shaders made a colorful, blocky, and retro area with collectible casette tapes hidden between buildings and in alleys.
The Suburbs used low-poly assets, bright colors, and had collectible casette tapes hidden along the streets and in alleys.
The City location contained many tall, and flat skyscrapers, with long streets to travel between collectibles.
The City location contained many tall, and flat skyscrapers, with long streets to travel between collectibles.
The Oasis contained wireframe trees and pyramids, reminiscent of glitch art and early 3D-rendered objects that may have been seen on the internet of late 1990s.
The Oasis contained wireframe trees and pyramids, reminiscent of glitch art and early 3D-rendered objects that may have been seen on the internet of late 1990s.

 

 

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