ABOUT

The Arrol Gantry scene is a part of a massive ongoing project at Rovar Ltd. My role was to create as accurate a composition as possible based on references of black and white photos of the Arrol Gantry and the construction of the Olympic Class ships made in Belfast in the 1910s.

I 3D modelled every object in the scene, in as low a poly count as possible as the scene would later be populated with additional larger, more complex and higher poly assets. I was tasked with making it as realistic but efficient as possible so as to not sacrifice on frame rate, stability and realism where possible. From here, I applied and baked lighting, designed the scene based on reference imagery, and tested it as well as different transitions and intro sequences to present the space.

The idea was to have this be a touristic AR experience that could be applied on the real life site of the construction of the olympic class ships made in belfast. Though only a small part (one of 3 planned sequences), it was part of a greater ongoing whole which we intended to release before the next influx of tourists come to Belfast in summer 2023.