Positions Available: 1

Our Company

Banging Rocks creates Virtual Reality for positive impact, with an emphasis on transdisciplinary arts.

A Wall Opens

A Wall Opens is the first installment in a series of 3 room puzzle game/escape room virtual reality experiences. Built in Unity and designed for the Oculus Quest headset, the game is played in first person through a series of kinetic puzzles, letters, portals and magical objects.

Each game tells the story of generations of womxn within a “haunting house” rather than a haunted house: a place that, through its objects, is a living character in their memories. Creation of thematically and stylistically consistent objects is of vital importance.

This Riipen project centres specifically on the creation of furniture and home decor objects. Work done in this Riipen project will permit the implementation of key gameplay mechanics from the software development team.

The Project

This project centers on historical furniture and home decor spanning the twentieth century, with whimsical and surrealist elements. The successful applicant will research time-period appropriate furniture, and propose a design for a shelving unit to the Art Director. Upon design approval, the successful applicant will deliver one completed 3D model for the shelving unit and three additional pieces of room decor to the VR development team. Deliverables may be modified if the shelving unit design is complex and requires additional time. Models are not required to have finished textures.

The Student

The student selected should have a strong background in 3D modelling, with experience creating meshes that are compatible with Unity. Access to 3D modelling software programs, and a computer capable of running them is a requirement for this position.The ideal candidate has familiarity with historical furniture design and home decor spanning the twentieth century. Texturing skills are an asset but not a requirement.

The student will be working closely with the project’s Art Director, a veteran in the film and tv and graphic arts industries. Due to their close working relationship, opportunities will be provided to further develop texturing skills, should the student wish.

Students will be added to the Banging Rocks Slack, with a dedicated support channel for the project. We will ensure any messages or emails with questions on the project are answered within 24 hours, and will provide opportunities for students to ask any questions about both the project and any other aspect of Banging Rocks’ work (from the technical to administrative to strategic) that they are interested in.

Where appropriate, we will introduce the student to members of our community that are relevant to their work.