Matthew Ramsay’s Public Work
My VR Game Work
Harold’s Harrowing Heroics
In this quick-thinking action VR game, you'll find yourself trapped in a perilous and magical castle, surrounded by hordes of goo-like slime monsters! Be wary, for the ever-expanding slimes have taken over and you may quickly run of of space! This game was made over the course of one week, in that time I created all the 3D assets and did all the level design and lighting.
Game Page: https://plus2studios.itch.io/harolds-harrowing-heroics
Game Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghwu2u5ytWU
Free-Entry Fair
Free-Entry Fair is a different take on Carnival games - instead of paying to play, you pay if you win! Free-Entry Fair currently contains two popular carnival games, but with a spin! The game was created in 72 hours. I created all the 3D assets and custom collision meshes within that time.
Game Page: https://plus2studios.itch.io/free-entry-fair
Game Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwav0b8Htis
My Public VFX Work
VFX Supervisor on Overview
As the VFX supervisor for Overview I was in charge of figuring out how shots could be achieved and doing most of the post work for these shots. Some of the shots are more traditional, using green screens and camera tracking then comping in the CG elements, while other shots used new virtual production techniques.
As seen in the short video above, we used live video projection based on the position of the camera, instead of a green screen. Using this method of virtual production allowed us to light our scenes more accurately and better judge the framing of our shots. In addition to the advantages that it gave us behind the lens, it also gave our actor something to react to on set, greatly improving their performance.
The system we used for our virtual set was nDisplay working out of Unreal Engine 4, this is a similar system to what was used on the first season of “The Mandalorian.” Where are system differs from that of larger productions, is our uses a single large screen and steamVR base tracking. This methodology allowed us to perform similar technical actions as “The Mandalorian,” but on a much smaller budget.