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Sunshine Observation Deck

JulianB
Protege
This is my fan tribute to the solar observation deck concept and set depicted in the 2007 movie Sunshine, directed by Danny Boyle. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448134/

I claim no ownership over the intellectual property depicted in this demo. I just wanted to make it to spend some time looking at the sun. This is meant to be one of the more calm oculus experiences - seated or not[!]. This is my first Unity project and my first Oculus project so there's not a whole lot of interactivity at the moment. See below for a list of potential future enhancements.

sunDressedUp.jpg

There was also a redditor in /r/oculus or /r/elitedangerous who excited warp too close to the sun after a hard day at work and just sat there peacefully thinking while their cockpit eventually heated up, shattered and they perished. I can't remember who you were, but this is for you too :shock:

Here's a youtube clip showing a brief glimpse of the whole deck including the science lab:



This demo contains publicly available imagery and data from the Solar Dynamics Observatory: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/

I've used Sonic Ether's Natural Bloom and Dirty Lens from the Unity Asset Store :
https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/17324

Also Proflares for corona and prominences + lateral halation : https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/12845

Links to builds:
This demo was built in OSX using Unity4.6Pro with the current 0.4.4beta SDK and Unity integration. I get 75fps with no issues on a GeForce680MX [2gb] and I've had users testing who reported solid framerates on a 660 also.

EDIT: Now available on Oculus Share:
https://share.oculus.com/app/sunshine-observation-deck

OSX:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ptsph0fkn0r3yob/AABQfls0b3SY2s92KeP9nFQma?dl=0

Win7/8: Note: This demo runs great in win7, I've not tested in win8 however.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/s9gpcjt67phby5z/AACt8otcG3wwwxg2kFC1g5Rya?dl=0

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Keys and Controls:

Mac/OSX
The xbox360 controller integration is missing here so it's mouse and keyboard for you.

Win7/Win8 - Note: this build has not been tested on win8 Xbox360 controllers work fine here with the standard mapping in place. Mouse and keyboard also works.

Hotkeys:
'WASD' - Forward, Strafe Left, Backwards, Strafe Right.
'Q/R' - Comfort turn 45 degree increments left/right.
'F' - FPS and Oculus diagnostic display - does seem to open lateral portals to the next dimension though, so use with caution.
'G' - Oculus cube/grid diagnostic.
'C' - Reticule.
'Esc' - Quit.

'R' - Reset View [note: this is performed upon launch anyway but if your DK2 camera is in a non-standard location or you find yourself staring into the floor, press this to reset].
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VFX switches - I've left these active so interested parties can see the difference they make to the demo appearance.

'L' - Toggle tone-mapping on/off [this will make the scene a little brighter, but lose highlight detail in the sun etc].
'O' - Toggle bloom on/off.
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Possible future additions:

- player avatar so you can sit on the couch and have legs!
- swap the demo couch guest for someone a little better dressed for space travel.
- solar viewport magnification controls
- solar viewport exposure controls
- player-triggerable Mercury transition

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You can read on my blog about some things I learnt and discovered on my trip into realtime rendering, alpha transparencys, reflection mapping, PBR shading etc: http://blog.julianbutler.com

Questions/comments are very welcome, and thank you! Please go and spend some time looking at the sun 😉

-julian

Julian Butler
-j www.julianbutler.com Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come.
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cybereality
Grand Champion
Awesome work!
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JulianB
Protege
"cybereality" wrote:
Awesome work!


Hey thanks Cybereality! 😄

-julian
-j www.julianbutler.com Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come.

drash
Heroic Explorer
This is a really beautiful experience, and I hope it gets some attention. 🙂 One of the best relaxation scenes yet!

How much time did this one take you to do?
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JulianB
Protege
This demo took me about 3 months, working about 2-3 nights per week. Learnt some cool new things along the way. Modelling and texturing I think took the longest. Thanks for trying out my build Drash! I really appreciate it.

-julian
-j www.julianbutler.com Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come.

witboy83
Explorer
Downloading now. Will try with score in background if it isnt in demo itself because of copyright.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQXVzg2PiZw

EDIT: Just realized score is included! Woooohooooo 😄

EDIT2: Just tried it and It's awesome! Like I am in the movie. Only thing I dont like is music volume is low and it changes while walking around the dock, music volume should be constant while you are in the OD but maybe lower in the hallway and office. Just my 0.02 8-)

fenderf4i
Protege
What a fantastic job! Ran perfectly, I only had a few minutes to try it quick, but will spend more time in it later...and maybe even see the movie for the first time lol

Anonymous
Not applicable
WOW, just beautifull! 8-) Thumbs up and thanks for sharing! 😄

JulianB
Protege
Hey Witboy, thanks for your feedback about the music levels. I wanted it to be as you described, the music being louder when you're in the OD, and the ship noise being heard instead when you're in the corridor/lab. Just didn't want there to be too sharp a falloff when you go from one area into another. The music has some good dynamic range and starts off quiet, but I'll take a look at the levels etc.

FenderF4i, thank you for trying it out 😄 The movie gets 'interesting' late in the piece. YMMV.

Nevil, glad you enjoyed it!

-j
-j www.julianbutler.com Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come.

Anonymous
Not applicable
Yeah, it also reminds me of playing Alien Isolation (in DK2) wherein on some occasions you could look outside of a window, but I didn't dare to do so with an alien on my tail 😉

I also liked the detail level of the interior and the sound. I will definitely show this to my friends and family as a VR demo!