Face Tracking Arcade Shooter (ShootAR)
Face Tracking Arcade Shooter (ShootAR)
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An arcade style shooter where you have to duck and weave in real life.
An arcade style shooter where you have to duck and weave in real life.
This prototype was made for my Advanced games development assignment in my final year of university. I was given the task to design and develop a game that uses the OpenCV code library. I decided to make an arcade style shooter that uses face tracking through a facecam to allow the player to strafe and duck behind cover. The game is wave based and has a futuristic area and weapons.
Shooting
Shooting
Shooting needed to feel quick and fast with plenty of variety. The player can decide between charging an attack for an easy kill or separating the focus between multiple enemies. There needed to be a variety of gameplay and the ability to make quick decisions.
Shooting needed to feel quick and fast with plenty of variety. The player can decide between charging an attack for an easy kill or separating the focus between multiple enemies. There needed to be a variety of gameplay and the ability to make quick decisions.
Tension
Tension
Tension is the main aspect of the game. Every part of the game leverages itself to create a sense of tension. The body movement to avoid shots and get a better hit on enemies creates a real sense of urgency. The tight windows where the enemy can quickly shoot and get a kill while bullets are closely firing past the player is intended to create that hectic atmosphere that causes tension.
Tension is the main aspect of the game. Every part of the game leverages itself to create a sense of tension. The body movement to avoid shots and get a better hit on enemies creates a real sense of urgency. The tight windows where the enemy can quickly shoot and get a kill while bullets are closely firing past the player is intended to create that hectic atmosphere that causes tension.
Enemy AI
Enemy AI
Enemies are simple as I didn't want to spend too much time making them extremely complex. They work on a random order system which changes depending on what the player is currently doing. If the player is behind cover, the enemies have a higher chance of shooting. If the player is out of cover, the enemies will hide more often. Health is gained by killing enemies.
Enemies are simple as I didn't want to spend too much time making them extremely complex. They work on a random order system which changes depending on what the player is currently doing. If the player is behind cover, the enemies have a higher chance of shooting. If the player is out of cover, the enemies will hide more often. Health is gained by killing enemies.
Wave system
Wave system
The wave master object tracks when enemies die and spawn more enemies. There are multiple spawn location hidden behind objects, a random location is selected and then a random cover is selected. The enemy has a random chance of shooting when they spawn while moving towards their cover.
The wave master object tracks when enemies die and spawn more enemies. There are multiple spawn location hidden behind objects, a random location is selected and then a random cover is selected. The enemy has a random chance of shooting when they spawn while moving towards their cover.
Due to limitations in required technology, I could not develop the AR aspect of the game for an extended period of the development time. Due to this I had to program and design the gme to be very open, so that when I was able to, I could easily implement AR functionality. To do this, i added keyboard and mouse controls to every aspect of the game and kept in mind where the 'AR' functionality would need to be plugged in.
This was a project that was developed from October 2024 - March 2025
This was a project that was developed from October 2024 - March 2025
Sci fi modular environment by Karboosx - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/environments/sci-fi/sci-fi-styled-modular-pack-82913
Unity Learn FPS microgame assets - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/unity-learn-fps-microgame-urp-156015
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