This project is an Unreal Engine–based environment focused on building a highly immersive and realistic forest ecosystem using a large-scale asset library. The scene is composed primarily of high-quality 3D scanned assets (photogrammetry), ensuring physically accurate geometry, textures, and material responses.
The project includes a wide variety of natural elements, such as rocks of different sizes and erosion stages, ground debris, tree trunks, roots, moss, and dense vegetation. Multiple plant species—ferns, bushes, grasses, flowers, and small saplings—are distributed organically to recreate the complexity of a real forest floor. Each asset is optimized for real-time rendering while preserving fine details obtained from scans.
To enhance realism, the project leverages Unreal Engine’s advanced features, including:
Physically Based Rendering (PBR) materials derived from scanned surface data
Nanite support for high-density meshes with minimal performance loss
Lumen for dynamic global illumination and realistic light interaction through foliage
Procedural foliage systems for natural asset distribution and variation
Vertex painting and material blending for seamless transitions between soil, rocks, and vegetation
The forest environment is designed to be modular and scalable, allowing it to be reused or expanded for open-world games, cinematic scenes, or interactive experiences. Attention is given to atmosphere and mood through volumetric fog, dynamic lighting, and subtle wind effects that bring plants and trees to life.
Overall, this Unreal Engine project serves as a high-fidelity natural environment showcase, ideal for realistic games, narrative-driven experiences, or virtual production, emphasizing authenticity, immersion, and technical quality through extensive use of scanned 3D assets.