Rainbow Particles

Unzip & run the Raindow_Particles.exe file to play!

Details

Rainbow Particles is a tech demo based on a 1-week assignment given to me during my Master degree that tasked us to try and develop the tech behind the game: Scanner Sombre.

Much like Scanner Sombre, the player can move around a pitch-black space which at first seems like a void, but through scanner their surroundings, tunnels, and objects can be identifies by how your scanner particles land on their surfaces. This technology is incredibly impressive and tricky as the more particles are spawned, the lower your frame-rate will drop, which resulted in a lot of thought given to optimisation. Within the final demo, particles can reach reasonably high quantities before framerate starts to noticeably dip. To continue experimenting, press 'R' to remove all the particles and reset the scene. The demo scene I setup includes 2 hallways and rooms, a minecart, 3 archways, some stalactites and some floating mini planets! Try and find them all!