This report follows the development of an improved character creation pipeline for the 3D simulators of the company VSTEP. The company 's intention was to improve the pipeline in order to expand their current character library in a more timely manner. There were also certain needs involved: the clients …

This research paper is about optimizing open-world museum applications and maximizing their efficiency on low-end devices. The paper is commissioned by a gaming company Tag of Joy, to streamline the onboarding of junior artists by creating a game optimization guide that contains information about the …

This paper written during the last semester of the CMGT course at Saxion focuses on the research and implementation of Virtual Production technology within the workflow of a 3D communication studio. Virtual Production (abbreviated as VP within this paper) is a new and upcoming technology that combines …

The Saxion XR Lab offered the assignment to recreate a news item in virtual reality. This report covers the research regarding the news items‘ impact compared to a traditional representation, such as an article. To invent a solution that appeals to young adults and fills a market gap, a demo VR experience …

Cross-platform development has always been a challenge in the game development industry since each of them performs the same tasks in different ways. Platform vendors provide SDKs that expect data in a certain way, and they are different for each platform. For this reason, different implementations are …

Hyperloop scale-up Hardt and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences explored how hyperloop cargo solutions (Cargoloop) can help sustainably and efficiently meet surging demand for e-commerce shipments. A new vision paper titled ‘Hyperloop for E-commerce – Sustainable, on-demand and high-speed e-commerce …

The topic of this thesis is the translation of 2D concept art to 3D final asset and what the process of such a workflow, especially in the case of unclear or inconsistent concept art in terms of design and style. The concept art provided for the Fortnite project isn’t always as clear as it preferably …

This paper is the documentation of a graduation internship at Digital Society School (DSS). DSS is a studio within Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA) which focuses to research the impact of technology on society. In this project, DSS teamed up with Ajax Fancare to solve their logistical problem …

This research paper is conducted in association with Gamebasics to identify the effects of Social media marketing activities of OSM, and to evaluate the influence of those marketing activities on customer equity and purchase intention. Gamebasics is the game developer behind Online Soccer Manager, one …

Games are designed with different objectives in mind. Some primarily for entertainment, others also to educate, motivate or persuade its players. Games with the latter objective, that of persuasion, are designed not only to be entertaining, but also with the intent to shape how players think and feel …