Crusin' Pangaea

Crusin' Pangaea

Game Concept

"...dinosaur themed kart racing..."
dinosaur model

This game was created as part of the Real-Time Rendering class at Cal Poly. It was meant to be an arcade style kart racer. This dinosaur themed kart racing game puts the player in control of a baby tricerotops. You will race against five other karts on a single race track. Throughout the track are two different types of game powerups: missiles and speed boosts. Using these powers and your own skill, it is your goal to finish three laps in the lead. 3..2..1...Go!

The player

dinosaur model

Playing the Game

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Playing the Game

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Controls

  • Accelerate: Up arrow
  • Reverse/Brake: Down arrow
  • Steering: Left and Right arrows
  • Activate Powerup: 'E'
  • Rear View Camera: 'R'
  • Jump: 'V'
  • Reset Player Position: 'X'

Technologies implemented

The long list...

  • View frustum culling
  • Shadow mapping
  • Textured models
  • Uniform Spacial Subdivision
  • Bullet physics engine
  • Particle engine
  • Kart AI
  • Deferred shading
  • Position-based audio
  • Game HUD<\li>
  • Spline-based game logic
  • Motion Blur
  • and many more...

The Team

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The Team

Sample Gameplay

This is a video sample of a single run through the game. Alternately, you can view this on YouTube.

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Starting the game

start up screen

The player is greeted at startup with a message telling them to press enter in order to proceed. Once you get the go ahead, pressing accelerate will get you on your way. However, you must be patient, or you will be left sitting at the starting line.

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Powerups

red egg powerup

There are plenty of powerups throughout the track for you to get and use against your opponents.

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The Need for Speed

blur example on screen

Using the boost will speed you along, moving so fast that the camera has trouble keeping up.

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Beautifully lit

shadows on screen

The game implements shadow view volumes and deferred lighting to make for a stunningly lit world.

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Always room to improve

high scores on screen

Even if you can beat the computers every race, you can always try to beat yourself by making it ot the top of the leader board.

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