Project Overview:

Working as a freelancer for Beaulieu International Group via Yondr Agency, I contributed significantly to the development of an innovative interactive installation showcasing their Beauflor flooring brand. The objective was to create a dynamic and immersive experience, allowing customers to visualize and interact with flooring options in realistic, customizable virtual environments.

My Role & Technical Implementation:

My responsibilities encompassed all aspects of the Unreal Engine development for this interactive experience. This involved:

  • Scene Creation: Designing and building four distinct virtual scenes within Unreal Engine to serve as realistic backdrops for the flooring visualization. Based on market trends, in collaboration with the end client.
  • Asset Development: Creating 3D models and animations using Blender, tailored specifically for the Beauflor environments and integrated seamlessly into Unreal Engine.
  • Interactive Logic: Developing the core interactivity using Unreal Engine’s Blueprint visual scripting system. This included implementing dynamic features such as:
    • Time-of-day adjustments within the virtual scenes.
    • Instantaneous swapping of different Beauflor floor textures.
    • Real-time changes to environmental elements surrounding the flooring.
  • System Integration: Collaborating closely with the iPad application developer, I implemented the logic to receive and process commands via websockets. This allowed user selections made on the tablet controller to trigger corresponding events and functions directly within the Unreal Engine application in real-time.
  • Display Technology: Configuring and managing the NDisplay setup. This involved synchronizing and precisely blending the output across four projectors to create a single, large-scale, seamless, and high-resolution visual canvas for the Unreal Engine environment.

Outcome:

The resulting application provided Beaulieu International Group with a powerful sales and marketing tool. It offered customers an engaging and intuitive way to “step into” virtual spaces, explore the Beauflor product range interactively, and visualize how different floors would appear under various conditions, ultimately enhancing the customer’s decision-making process.