Challenge: Create a new illuminated object

In Lighting design for cinematic realism, you explored how the Lighting Artist set up the lights in the demo to create an effect of cinematic realism.

In this challenge, you’ll practice creating and calibrating an illuminated object in the learning Scene for this course.

Challenge steps

In this challenge, you will:

• Illuminate an object in the Learning Scene
• Calibrate the illuminated object
• Evaluate how the object would contribute to player experience

If you haven’t already done so, download the course Learning Scene.

To help you complete this challenge, review the following:

• Create and calibrate an illuminated object using HDRP

You can also review the Unity HDRP Lighting documentation.

To create an illuminated object:

1. In the Learning Scene, select the Container_Tube_Large_Tutorial Prefab.

2. Open Container_Tube_Large_Tutorial in Prefab Mode and select the Container_Tube_Large_Lod00 GameObject.

3. Illuminate and configure the object. If you need to, review Create and calibrate an illuminated object using HDRP.

4. Save the updated Prefab, and instantiate it throughout the learning Scene.

5. Evaluate the effect when you:

• Place multiple illuminated tube Prefabs in one area
• Create a repeating sequence of illuminated tubes
• Use two Prefabs to draw attention to particular details in the room

Consider the impact these options could have on a player exploring the room in the learning Scene, or an enlarged space. Can you identify a placement that contributes to a consistent environment which balances detail with focus?

Next steps

If you’d like to extend the challenge, try adjusting the location and calibration of the illuminated tubes within the demo Scene itself. This will enable you to evaluate the impact of these lights on atmosphere and the high fidelity visual environment in more depth.

In this challenge, you have:

• Illuminated a Prefab in the learning Scene using HDRP features
• Calibrated and instantiated the illuminated Prefab for atmospheric effect
• Evaluated how this would contribute to a larger scale lighting design