2024 Project
In Goldsmiths, University of London.
Mortise Mirage is a VR immersive 3D puzzle game with ancient ink wash painting and traditional mortise and tenon woodwork as its main cultural themes.
Mortise Mirage is a VR immersive 3D puzzle game with ancient ink wash painting and traditional mortise and tenon woodwork as its main cultural themes. In this game, players will experience the assembly process of traditional mortise and tenon wooden objects in the artistic conception of landscape painting using their hands, feeling the craftsmanship and joy imbued with rich Eastern cultural imagery.
In the current demo release, players will be the first to experience the mortise and tenon assembly process of a Chinese traditional sampan. Based on the examination of traditional Chinese wooden boat structures and boat model examples, the development team designed handcrafted models, aiming to faithfully recreate the structural craftsmanship of traditional wooden boats. While players enjoy the immersive fun of 3D puzzle-solving, they can also explore the craftsmanship wisdom passed down through millennia embodied in a small boat.
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We found that leisure VR games have gained market acceptance, with a wide target audience and numerous commercial opportunities. Currently, there is a lack of VR puzzle games themed around traditional Chinese joinery culture, indicating a potential area for development.
This is our model reference, a wooden ship housed at the Royal Museums Greenwich. We dissected its structure based on Chinese wooden ship heritage literature to serve as the centerpiece of our puzzle experience.
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Spatial Experience Hand Interaction 3D Wooden Puzzle
Playability Building upon the inherent fun of woodworking assembly gameplay, Mortise Mirage meticulously refines the gaming experience. Our game excels in puzzle format, content appeal, and interactive feelings.
Real-world significance Mortise Mirage faithfully reproduces the appearance and structural features of woodworking heritage, allowing players to experience the ingenuity of real mortise and tenon woodworking while playing.
Development potential With the puzzle mechanism design already completed, Mortise Mirage can continuously add new mortise and tenon models for players to enjoy, as well as introduce various fun interactive content, offering limitless development potential.
While restoring the structure of the wooden ship, we also made certain design simplifications to immerse players in the fun of assembling while maintaining a reasonable level of difficulty.
Using Oculus hand tracking SDK, effectively implement the grabbing function.
Get feed back from hand interaction, apply effects based on the status of wooden blocks.
Achieving the attraction of a block to a target position by evaluating the differences in distance, angle, and direction relative to the target point, effectively implement the assembly process.
Our team is currently planning to introduce some new puzzle content and interactive experiences, which are expected to include additional joinery architecture and bridge-related elements. Please stay tuned.
Mortise Mirage is a VR immersive 3D puzzle game with ancient ink wash painting and traditional mortise and tenon woodwork as its main cultural themes.