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Unreal Engine Plugin: Bizarre BZR

Version: v2.1.0
Author: Roland Bruggmann

Description

A Game Plugin providing with 3D Content for Dream-Like VR.

Features

• Lighting based on ZumTobel RTX II Lamp
• Data Tracking Ability provided by an Abstract Actor accessing BP-Function-Libraries
• Five Objects in two Versions - without and with (bizarre) animation: An Art-Print, a Book, a Jacket on a Coat-Hook, a Marker-Pen, and a Telephone

Contents

• Blueprints: 19
• Blueprint Function-Libraries: 1
• Blueprint Interfaces: 1
• Blueprint Struct: 1
• Level Sequences: 1
• Materials: 32
• Material Instances: 4
• Material Functions: 7
• Material Parameter Collections: 4
• Particle Systems: 1
• Physics Assetes: 1
• Skeletal Meshes: 1
• Skeletons: 1
• Static Meshes: 16
• Textures: 32

C++ Classes

• Blueprint Function-Libraries: 1

Dependencies

• Platforms Tested: PC Windows 10 (Win64)
• Supported Engine Versions: 4.26

Usage

Use the plugin as project plugin (folder MyProject/Plugins).

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Table of Contents

• 1. Lighting
• 2. Data Tracking
• 3. Bizarre Objects
  • 3.1. Art-Print
  • 3.2. Book
  • 3.3. Jacket
  • 3.4. Marker-Pen
  • 3.5. Telephone
• A. References

1. Lighting

Lighting based on ZumTobel RTX II Lamp.

Screenshot of Lighting Assets:

Screenshot of BP_Lamp-Room-1 Assembly ‘ZumTobel RTX II’:

Screenshot of BP_Lamp-Room-1 PointLight Settings:

Photograph of Real Lighting in the Laboratory and Screenshot of Virtual Lighting in Unreal Engine:

2. Data Tracking

Data tracking ability is provided by an Abstract Actor Abstract_Trackable.

Screenshot of Data Tracking Assets:

Abstract Actor Abstract_Trackable (cp. Class Diagram ‘Module and Data Tracking’):

• Inherits Interface Trackable which declares method TrackEvent
• Implements method TrackEvent which makes use of BP-Function-Library method WriteToFile
• Implements method OnBeginOverlap and OnEndOverlap which call method TrackEvent

Class Diagram ‘Module and Data Tracking’:

Screenshot of Blueprint Abstract_Trackable Function TrackEvent:

Screenshot of Blueprint Abstract_Trackable EventGraph:

The five Bizarre Objects inherit Abstract Actor Abstract_Trackable and are trackable therefore (cp. Class Diagram Blueprints):

Class Diagram ‘Blueprints’:

Screenshot of Temporary Data Tracking Output in Unreal Editor:

Screenshot of Persistent Data Tracking Output (*.csv File):

3. Bizarre Objects

For information about the elaboration of the meshes as well as about the way and the implementation of the animations please consult the project documentation in the repository https://github.com/brugr9/BZR-doc.git

3.1. Art-Print

An Art-Print in two Versions - without and with (bizarre) animation. Screenshot of ArtPrint Assets:

Blueprint BP_ArtPrint-Bizarre inherits from BP_ArtPrint which is an Abstract_Trackable and holds a Static Mesh ArtPrint, cp. Screenshot of ArtPrint in Reference Viewer:

Screenshot of ArtPrint in Unreal Editor before and after starting Animation:

3.2. Book

A Book in two Versions - without and with (bizarre) animation. Screenshot of Book Assets:

Blueprint BP_Book-Bizarre inherits from BP_Book which is an Abstract_Trackable and holds a Static Mesh Book, cp. Screenshot of Book in Reference Viewer:

Screenshot of Book in Unreal Editor before and after starting Animation:

3.3. Jacket

A Jacket on a Coat-Hook in two Versions - without and with (bizarre) animation. Screenshot of Jacket Assets:

Blueprint BP_Jacket-Bizarre inherits from BP_Jacket and from BP_CoatHook which is an Abstract_Trackable and holds a Static Mesh Coathook, cp. Screenshot of Jacket in Reference Viewer:

Screenshot of Jacket in Unreal Editor before and after starting Animation:

3.4. Marker-Pen

A Marker-Pen in two Versions - without and with (bizarre) animation. Screenshot of MarkerPen Assets:

Blueprint BP_MarkerPen-Bizarre inherits from BP_MarkerPen which is an Abstract_Trackable and holds two Static Meshes: Cap and MarkerPen, cp. Screenshot of MarkerPen in Reference Viewer:

Screenshot of MarkerPen in Unreal Editor before and after starting Animation:

3.5. Telephone

A Telephone in two Versions - without and with (bizarre) animation. Screenshot of Telephone Assets:

Blueprint BP_Telephone-Bizarre inherits from BP_Telephone which is an Abstract_Trackable and holds three Static Meshes: Handset, Spiralcord and Telephone, cp. Screenshot of Telephone in Reference Viewer:

Screenshot of Telephone in Unreal Editor before and after starting Animation:

A. References

• 3D Content for Dream-like VR. In: Portfolio of Technology Platform for Research TPF, Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Bern
• Denzer, Simone; Diezig, Sarah; Achermann, Peter; König, Thomas; Mast, Fred W. (2022). BizarreVR: Dream-like bizarreness in immersive virtual reality induced changes in conscious experience of reality while leaving spatial presence intact. In: Consciousness and Cognition, 99, p. 103283. Elsevier 10.1016/j.concog.2022.103283

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