The content creation workflow of the
Ship Simulator game – a case study
CASA workshop on 3D Advanced Media in
Gaming And Similation, June 2009
Pjotr van Schothorst, founder and CTO

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Ship Simulator Series:
Over 400.000 copies sold to date!

Find the CAD files

Find the details

Create a high-detail 3D model

Create a texture

Model without textures

Model with textures

Create windows as separate surfaces

Create separate models
of all the moving parts

Put it all together

Create a lightmap

Lightmap

Create a walkthrough collision model

Create a physics collision model

Create the bridge interior model

Create models of the controllers

Create a low-detail model for distant viewing

Create a low-detail model for the water reflection

Paint the hull vertex model according to
possible damage

Create a chart icon model

Import in game engine
Set basic physical properties

Apply hydrodynamic and propulsion properties

Support tools
• SVN: Document Management System. Mostly used by
programmers, not for artwork (yet)
• Well-organised fileserver, transparent folder structure
• VPN: Integrate remote workers
• Secure FTP: access to parts of the file server by volunteers and
customers
• Bug tracker: beta testers and clients
• Forum: part public, part restricted to volunteers
• E-mail, Live Messenger, Skype