Bini Park
Rafty
Can our daily funiture can turn into game object?
Role
XR Prototyper
Team
Grace Park (Lead Developer/Animator)
Radhika Sekhsaria(3D modeler)
Time
April - May 2025
1.5 months
Skills
Mr Development
Unity
Figma
Austin Peng (Product Manager)
Problem!
Most of the VR game often overlook the potential of their everyday spaces for creativity and play, missing opportunities to transform their surroundings into interactive adventures
Answer!
Rafty turns chairs, tables, and sofas into a floating raft adventure using mixed reality. Players can scan and reshape their furniture into a unique vessel which blends their real-world space.
About
CONCEPT
The experience comes to life with moving water, dynamically spawning treasures and fish, and the ability to reshape the raft by moving and rescanning furniture.
Goal
STRATEGY
We aimed to create unique interactions using specific furniture instead of large areas, enabling everyone to enjoy the experience with MRUK's Anchor Prefab Spawner
Element
The players can paddle around, fish in the sea around you, and collect floating treasure. Each player leaves a trace in the game as they play.
How Built
Rafty was built using Unity (version 2021.3.22f1) with the Mixed Reality Utility Kit (MRUK) and the Interaction SDK as core tools.
Prototyping: The initial prototype focused on testing the feasibility of scanning and combining multiple furniture pieces to create customizable rafts. MRUK's Anchor Prefab Spawner played a key role in achieving this.
Furniture Integration: A system was developed to allow furniture to be scanned, repositioned, and re-scanned, enabling users to design unique rafts tailored to their space.
Interactive Features: Dynamic environmental interactions, such as fishing, treasure collection, and paddling mechanics, were added to enhance the gameplay experience.
Visual Refinements: The visuals were polished with animations and Spatial UI to deliver a seamless and immersive experience.
Immersive Audio and Effects: Audio design and environmental effects were integrated to bring depth and realism to the game world, rounding out the experience.
