Drone Race

Drone Race is a starfox-based game in which you must complete a short obstacle course to win.
You can shoot targets to gain points, but you must avoid hitting anything or you will be restarted.

Role

Developer, Designer, Artist

Year

2023

Software

Unity3D (2022), Blender

Genre

3D Obstacle Course

Languages

Platform

Project Type

Student Project, Prototype

Contributions

Drone Controller

My goal with this project was to create a drone controller that flew as realistically as possible, while also still being fun to use.
To achieve this, I researched how a drone flies via the official Drone Racing League (DRL) and their DRL Simulator, which is made to be as realistic as possible.

The Drone moves at a constant forward pace via the throttle and thrust.
The arrow keys control the pitch and yaw of the drone, with a multiplier to control how responsive the drone will be to the inputs.

Code Examples

Model

The model was based on the DRLR4, a drone used in professional drone racing.
I used blender to make the model.