Nova Factor

Nova Factor is a 1v1 First Person Shooter, where the actions of the player in each round gets re-created by a bot in the subsequent rounds. It is a game where you create a team from your own copies! The game requires two computers that are connected to the same local area network.

Engine: Unreal Engine 4

My contributions:

  • Network Backend

  • VR Spectator Mode

  • Menu System and In-Game UI

  • Trailer

 
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A Virtual Spectacle

One of the features added to Nova Factor was a Virtual Reality spectator mode. This feature became the means of testing the research question I worked on in the final year of my education. The research question was:
In what ways can Virtual Reality be used to provide a more engaging spectator experience?

Some of our findings from the study include:

  • VR can provide a more immersive and engaging spectator experience.

  • Adding spectator interactions can potentially increase engagement.

  • Possible correlation between "immersion" and "spatial presence" within the context of the study.

  • Possible non-correlation between "immersion" and "engagement" within the context of the study.

 
 
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