Final Project Sketch

Idea: Portals

I love the game portal, and I'd really want to see if I can recreate some of the rendering techniques used in the game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upx0mb_1bSA&t=1206s&ab_channel=CS50

Essentially, I'd like to create a portal system that allows for:

• Viewing a copy of the world as seen from the viewer on the other side of the portal (ie: not just a mirror)
• Replicate Portal's physics, so have objects exit with the same velocity as they enter, and have that movement be fluid.

We talked about this and this project is a go. The milestones are:

1. Get the viewing of the portals looking good. Primarily focus on the portal 'window' aspect. Try to have the portals not be particle based. If you can find a way to make the edge of the portal simple that bonus points. Maybe even design your own unique frame?
2. Get as much of the physics done as possible, but all are really extra credit:
   1. Gravity
   2. Teleportation

Resources we discussed:

• PhysX. Note that despite being focused on GPU calculations, really
• Physically Based Modeling. This is a legendary paper, getting into the nitty gritty of common physics-based models for computer graphics. This would be really great to follow as a milestone for (2)

If I want to do a new idea for portal, what if I have a cube of gel, like the blue or orange gel from portal, but make it into a movable, squishy mass. That way, if it's a new type of gel like a bouncy gel (blue), then when it hits the ground it "trampolines":