Neon City VR Experience

The Challenge

Nexus Gaming wanted to push the boundaries of standalone VR headsets with a level of fidelity previously only seen on PC VR. The goal was to create a sprawling, living city that users could get lost in, with hundreds of dynamic light sources, volumetric fog, and interactive NPCs, all running at a stable 90fps on mobile hardware.

The Solution

We utilized a hybrid workflow involving rigorous optimization in Blender and advanced material systems in Unreal Engine 5.

• Modular Architecture: We built a kit of over 200 modular building parts that shared texture atlases to minimize draw calls.
• Baked Lighting: While Lumen is great, for mobile VR we baked complex lighting scenarios into lightmaps to achieve realistic GI with zero runtime cost.
• LOD Systems: Aggressive Level of Detail transitions ensured that distant geometry was simplified without visible popping.