Grand RiVR

Tools Used over project: Repository (AWS and Perforce), Hack-and-Plan, SketchUp, Unreal Engine 4

Grand RiVR (pronounced either as Grand Ri-V-R or Grand River) is a Kayaking simulator used to show what the Grand River would look like once the rapids are put back into the river. This was a project requested by the Grand Rapids Public Museum to develop. I was able to see the project from proof of concept until Beta Release

I served as the Lead for the project, along with being one of the designers and maintained the repository server. We had actual river data to work with to program the flow of the water, and got to actually go out on a Kayak on the Grand River (just a bit north of downtown Grand Rapids) to get a feel of what Kayak should feel like while paddling virtually

Project was shown off at the following events:

• Grand Rapids Maker Faire 2017

• Ferris State Homecoming Game 2017

• Ferris State Legislative Luncheon 2018

• Traverse City Film Festival 2018