PS1 Hagrid In AR

Nostalgia in Augmented Reality.

I recreated some iconic visuals from the PS1 Harry Potter games.

In order to design a level on top of a real-life location (my office), I 3D-scanned the place using Polycam.

Then, using Lens Studio I made it into a Custom Landmarker, aligning the virtual scene with the real world. And there I placed the elements along a path.

Specific PS1-rendering artifacts like Affine Texture Sampling and Vertex Snapping create a very recognizable look.

3D meshes seem wobbly, and textures are warped in funny ways. You may have seen it in this PS1 Hagrid meme.

Recreating these effects was a fun challenge.

The resulting shaders can be found in my subgraphs repo, and I wrote more about Vertex Snapping and Affine Texture Sampling here!

See my other thread for a guide on rendering pixelized scenes while keeping the background sharp.