FullMetal VR

Personal experiment · Unity · XR Hands · VFX Graph · 2024

Clap, place hands on the ground, and cast, a Fullmetal Alchemist-inspired VR ritual built with Unity XR Hands gesture recognition and VFX Graph.

In-Unity view of the alchemy circle with lightning trails erupting from the ground.
VFX Graph node network driving the alchemy effect.
Particle system graph for the alchemy energy trails.
Role
Solo, personal project
Technical Stack
Unity · XR Hands 1.4.0 (Gesture Recognition) · VFX Graph · Shader Graph
Released
2024 · Personal experiment
What it is
  • A short VR ritual: clap, kneel, place both hands on the ground, and trigger an alchemy transmutation with matching lightning, particles, and audio.
  • Built to test Unity XR Hands 1.4.0's new Gesture Recognition alongside VFX Graph techniques I was learning at the time.
  • Timed to the music beats to make the payoff land in-headset, VR is about the moment of synergy.
Why I built it
Cross-training between two things I was learning independently, XR Hands gestures and Udemy-course VFX, into one small project that had to actually feel good to play.
Public link
Original LinkedIn post →