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Galactic Starcruiser Tactical Table

Galactic Starcruiser Tactical Table


Industry
Themed Entertainment

Services
UI/UX
Storytelling
Special Effects
Prototyping

Brief
The centerpiece of the interactive bridge of the ship is a large circular tactical table. To ensure immersion was maintained, this set piece needed to be fully-functional and responsive while creating the illusion of a dimensional hologram.

Role
I designed both the digital and physical experience, led user research, and developed new practical effects to achieve the desired illusions.

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Gameplay
The bridge is designed with four distinct stations mirrored on the opposite side with the tactical table at the center, accomodating 24 participants. 

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Practical Effects
To achieve the illusion of a floating holographic representation of the ship, I employed an ultra-bright LED display with a reciprocal mirror filter, an optical fiber physical model, and a polarizer. In short, the reciprocal mirror reflects the the physical model and the polarizer prevents reflection of anything beyond itself giving the illusion of a floating hologram. The ultra-bright LED screen then displays the gameplay graphics through the reciprocal mirror maintaining the hologram illusion.

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Accessibility
Because this experience is intended for everyone, the tactical table is designed to accomodate adults, children, and individuals who use wheelchairs.

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