Metadesign Solutions

Leveraging Unity technology to provide a complete solution for a Golf-based entertainment activities company based in the USA

Overview

The company contacted MetaDesign Solutions to create a real-life visualization of the data gathered by people playing Golf to be represented virtually in a variety of unique game modes via an app, with several scoring schemes which serve to enhance a player’s experience

About the Client

Based in Florida, USA, this is an entertainment company that combines traditional Golf along with online games and other unique experiences

The solution created offers a graphically intense 3D Golf simulation. Leveraging the full might of the Unity engine, it features extremely realistic environments as well as true to life physics simulations with real-time data gathered using sophisticated custom hardware.

Industry Domain

Entertainment

Service Category (Service-line)

Emerging Technologies

Technologies Used

Unity 3D
API Development

Challenges

Ensuring security and overall stability, reliability and performance

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Solution Scope and Services

The product experience is an extremely complex series of processes running in tandem with each other. Specialized hardware was used to gain insights and provide accurate insights for calculating essential data such as the golf ball’s trajectory.


The MDS team created several custom APIs to interface with various assets to ensure the player receives the best possible experience with Drive Shack.

01

Tracking

The company uses sophisticated hardware which precisely tracks swing speed, ball speed, apex height, spin rates and distances. This data is relayed to a server to be processed and utilized effectively for simulations and gamification.

02

Modelling

The MDS team utilized the Unity engine to recreate several driving ranges virtually and added many types of arcade elements such as Aliens, Monsters, Blackjack cards into the environment. This allows players to have many different experiences within the same driving range. These arcade elements feature different scoring mechanisms and have differing impacts on gameplay.

03

Gamification

MDS gathered the simulation data and coalesced the same with their 3D models to provide a true to life golfing experience. In addition to the standard golf scoring and playing modes, several arcade elements were added. 3D monsters and other elements were added to the simulation. This resulted in the player swinging the club and striking the Golf ball physically, with a virtual representation of the same + added arcade elements being shown the player via a display.

Results

With the MetaDesign solution users was able to deliver a complete golfing experience with many unique gameplay modes, giving players a choice between arcade modes or playing a realistic Golf simulation from a range of professional modes. As a result, the company has established itself with an augmented offering strengthening itself as a premier Golfing experience provider in the USA.

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