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Autostrade

Serious game on Meta Quest

MY ROLE
3D generalist, VR developer
TOOLS
Unity, C#, OpenXR, XR Interaction Toolkit, Blender, Substance
YEAR
2025
FORMAT
VR serious game, Meta Quest
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A VR serious game for Autostrade per l’Italia that trains users on an emergency lane narrowing on the motorway, step by step.

The challenge

The brief was a VR serious game to train users on an emergency lane narrowing on the motorway: a procedure with precise phases, signage and safety rules. It had to feel realistic enough to be a credible rehearsal, while running smoothly on a standalone VR headset.

The approach

I worked on both the technical and the artistic side. I created the cinematic cutscenes in Unity Timeline, with multiple animation layers, Animator components and C# phase-based logic, and programmed one of the interactive VR levels with OpenXR: grab interactions, sockets, object placement and the overall interaction flow.

On the visual side I contributed to 3D modelling, terrain modelling, animation, texturing and look development, and optimized the scenes so the experience could hold a stable frame rate in VR with a coherent visual style.

The result

A complete VR training experience that guides users through every phase of the procedure, combining cinematic moments with hands-on interactions in a realistic motorway environment.

Breakdown

Art and code.

I worked on both sides of the project: the 3D world and its look, and the VR interactions that make the training hands-on.

  1. 01Modelling & terrainBlender
  2. 02Texturing & look-devSubstance
  3. 03Animation & cutscenesUnity Timeline
  4. 04VR interactionsOpenXR, XR Toolkit
  5. 05Phase logicC#
  6. 06OptimizationUnity

Stills

04 FRAMES
Autostrade - Serious game on Meta Quest
Unloading the signs after leaving the vehicle, guided by in-world instructions.
Autostrade - Serious game on Meta Quest
At the wheel of the service vehicle, before the narrowing begins.
Autostrade - Serious game on Meta Quest
The emergency lane narrowing, seen from above.
Autostrade - Serious game on Meta Quest
The motorway level presented as a miniature inside the VR hub.

Credits

PRODUCED AT
BIXER STUDIO
CLIENT
AUTOSTRADE PER L’ITALIA
3D GENERALIST, VR DEVELOPER
A. ERBA