Ultimate Lightning McQueen

Ultimate Lightning McQueen was Sphero's 2017 follow-up to their famous BB-8 robot seen in the Star Wars® movies. It was a robotic toy car that talked, made with voice overs from Owen Wilson. The car was able to articulate various mouth and eye movements and lean into corners. I joined Sphero when this project was already in full production to work on the accompanying app, which included games and multiple drive modes. This project is not my graphic or UI design. My role was primarily in-engine implementation, animation and VFX within Unity. I also provided some occasional UX Design.

UI Motion Screen Caps

The graphic design in the videos below is not mine. What I'm showing here is specifically UI construction and animation in Unity, which was all done using my own tool designs and unique workflow for animation.

UI Motion, VFX and Interaction Design for Pitstop Panic Game Mode

Testing a Burnout Effect for Pitstop Panic Game Mode

UI Motion and Interaction Design for Menu Navigation

Connecting to the Car (Robot)

Robot Disconnect/Error Screen

UX Design

I provided a bit of supplementary UX design for the app. As I often prefer to do, these wireframes were laid out inside Unity, which made them easy to convert to working UI.

Exploring a Portrait Mode Version of the App

Basic Wireframes to Help Pitch Pitstop Panic Game Mode

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