Dragon Blasters:Â
Space Mission
Interactive Shooting Attraction
Role: Project Lead / 3D Designer
High Concept:
Creative Labs Expo is under attack by Space Dragons! Be Dragon Blasters and blast them all!!!
Story:
Blaster Corp is recruiting new Dragon Blasters to blast the space dragons. Walk into their secret space launch bay in the Creative Expo's storage, travel to space, and blast the dragons!
The ExperienceÂ
The Experience took place as part of the Creative Labs Expo
Dragon Blasters Experience Video
Guests walk into the Creative Labs storage room where Blaster Corp's Launch Bay is located. (the storage sign has been ripped by the dragon, revealing the Launch Bay sign)
Guests Watch a pre-show, informing them essential backstory (dragons attacking the expo; they need to blast them all) and addressing them as a part of the story
IMG_6877.MOVGuests walk up through the Space Launch Tunnel (with lighting and sound effects) to the space!
This is a Blaster Corp's Blaster Base in Space. Guests needs to grab physical blasters and blast the dragons!
Mirror selfie photo op, targeting the new generation social media
Guests walk down to earth and watch a post show video saying thank you for saving the expo!
The Making of Dragon BlastersÂ
(Interactive Technology, Blaster Development, Environmental / Experience Design)Â
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Idea: Let's extend the portfolio category for Creative Labs (Club) and bring themed entertainment!Â
People love shooting dark rides... let's bring that to life!
Initial Idea: Shooting moving physical target using IR emitter and transmitter! (Frontierland Shooting Exposition)
Problem: Not really engaging... a lot of limit to what we can do with the point system, obstacles, and gameplay. BUT. If we go digital, it's too generic and does not become a physical immersive experience...
Solution: Let's have UNIQUE physical blasters (omg this was a hard - I will talk more about this later in this page) and a digital gameplay BUT with immersive environments connecting the digital and physical world
Initial Sketch
Interactive Technology
Understood the technology and code, researched different sensors and methods, and helped our engineers with execution throughout the tech development stage
IR Sensor research / testing with our engineer (for hardware)
First tested it with LED and then added motors to the target!
IMG_5167.MOV
IMU pitch, yaw, and gyro tracking! (PERFECT FOR US!)
20251112_194435.mp4IMU Demonstration from our engineer. Worked with him to understand the code and helped him with button wiring and research
Blaster Development
I was in charge of the blaster design, development, and physical production
Research
Goal: most SATISFYING and INNOVATIVE (one of its kind!)
Crossbow
Pull Something
Pull the Trigger
Button Pressing
FINAL DESIGN
Buttons on the back - Achieving the feeling of blasting something out of a gun (you hit something in the back and something goes out)
Room for Arduino, breadboard, IMU sensor, and wirings
Perfectly modeled screws and button placement measurement
1
Too heavy on the front
Faces down when you hold it
2
Solved the weight issue
Still facing down when holding it
Back
Iterations with and without screws, different height and width of the screws
Final Version
Button fits perfectly
Screws fit perfectly
Faces UP when holding
Environmental / Experience Design
IMG_6542.MOVGiven Space
Set Vision / Model
Execution
Hiding projector behind the controllers
