Mapping and animating Star Wars Millennium Falcon hyperspace jumping base on Blender

Pengcheng Qi

doi:10.54254/2755-2721/76/20240587

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Qi,P. (2024). Mapping and animating Star Wars Millennium Falcon hyperspace jumping base on Blender. Applied and Computational Engineering,76,189-199.

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Mapping and animating Star Wars Millennium Falcon hyperspace jumping base on Blender

Pengcheng Qi *^,1,

¹ Hangzhou Foreign Language School

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https://doi.org/10.54254/2755-2721/76/20240587

Abstract

Science fiction movies are fictional, which means that most of the elements portrayed are not real but rather imaginative. For most space operas, writers often devise creative solutions to overcome the limitations imposed by the speed of light, such as the concept of hyperspace in "Star Wars" to bypass speed restrictions. This study aimed to celebrate the 47th Force Day in 2024 by using the non-commercial software Blender to recreate the iconic Disney version of hyperspace jumping visual effects. The research effort included reproducing both the hyperspace flyby scene and the scene of a spaceship jumping out of hyperspace, showcasing stunning visual effects achieved through Blender's rendering and special effects capabilities. In the context of the Disney version of hyperspace jumping featuring a swirling blue tunnel, the research team meticulously modeled and rendered the spaceship's traversal through hyperspace within Blender. Additionally, the paper employed special effects techniques to recreate the spectacular moment of the spaceship emerging from hyperspace, capturing the visual allure of Disney's interpretation of hyperspace jumping. The results demonstrate the feasibility of this endeavor, albeit with potential technical flaws.

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3D modeling, Hyperspace jumping, Millenium Falcon, Blender

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Qi,P. (2024). Mapping and animating Star Wars Millennium Falcon hyperspace jumping base on Blender. Applied and Computational Engineering,76,189-199.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Software Engineering and Machine Learning

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ISBN：978-1-83558-511-5(Print) / 978-1-83558-512-2(Online)

Conference date: 15 May 2024

Editor：Stavros Shiaeles

Series: Applied and Computational Engineering

Volume number: Vol.76

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