The project chosen is a simple top-view 3D shooter game where players will engage in combat against other players. The game environment is set in a desolate urban wasteland littered with debris, garbage, and broken cars. Massive shipping containers and barrels dot the landscape, providing cover and obstacles for players to navigate. Amidst the wreckage, makeshift shelters constructed from water tanks and small "container"-like houses offer temporary refuge. The goal of the game is to eliminate as many opposing players as possible.
The inspiration for this project stems from our childhood of playing countless hours of Boxhead as well as Minecraft. By using techniques we learned in class and also from online tutorials, we were able to model, animate, and program in R3F (ThreeJS), and we were able to create our vision of a 3D game similar to Boxhead but with a new environment and added Minecraft characters. Through this game, we were able to showcase what we learned by applying 3D graphics and animation in a shooter game genre.
The project is available online, and it can be also run locally. If you want to try the online version, simply visit https://shooter-blitz.pages.dev. If you want to try locally, Node.js and npm must be installed on your PC. To run the program, simply follow the steps below:
- Open terminal and clone the repository using
git clone https://github.com/ubergonmx/shooter-blitz.git - Navigate to the project using
cd shooter-blitz - Type
npm install - Type
npm run dev - Open any browser and type what the console prints (e.g., localhost:5137)
- You can add bots (or invite players) then click
Launchto start the game
If you want to play on LAN, replace dev with demo in step 3 and type the provided Network URL. In this way, you can also play using either desktop or mobile devices.
You can switch controls, either using Keyboard+Mouse or Joystick, by toggling the option on the upper right. WASD for movement, and Space/Left click for shooting if you prefer to use a keyboard/mouse.
Team
Others
- wass88 - starter template of R3F project
- quaternius - creator of Toon Shooter Game Kit