Project Title: “Swampocalypse: The Mixed Reality Airboat Experience”
Project Description: This project aims to simulate an airboat-driving experience through an apocalyptic Everglades utilizing a VR headset and a custom-made haptic rig that users sit in. The rig will utilize bass shakers, motors, a foot pedal, and a lever to simulate what it feels like to drive a real airboat. Users must weave through hordes of zombies on their airboat with the goal of reaching and turning off a polluting pipe.
Principal Investigator: Kim Grinfeder (pictured below, School of Communication, Interactive Media)
Team: Paulina Fiore (XR Consultant + 3D Artist + UX/UI Designer), Jared De Monteiro (Developer), Yuri Palacios (Engineer), Eva Ellis (Developer Intern), Josh Fenner (Audio Engineer), Sidney Cocimano (UX/UI Designer), Raquel Henao (UX/UI Designer), Mia Uy (Project Manager), Rachel Farinas (Project Manager), João Ribeiro (XR Consultant), Bryson Rudolph (Technical Lead)
