Explosion Destruction Inspiration

Trying to find an example of destruction that inspired me was definitely not very difficult. There are plenty of movies that have great scenes where things are just flying everywhere. I wanted a scene though that included a big explosion, seeing as that's something that I would like to include. I Am Number Four has this great explosion scene that fits that bill.

Exploding Bumper Test

Here's my first test (with asset) of my exploding barrel. At the moment all I have to have is the bumper exploding. After some more work, I'm going to have it's "burn state" as a flashing light on the inside. That way the play will know that it's about to go off.

Inspiring Race Intro

When I was looking into different race intros that inspired me, one of the things that got to me was that a lot of the intros just showed landmarks of the track. I'm not saying that it's bad, but I'd be seeing those landmarks in a second. I wanted a little heads up about the obstacles. Get an idea of what I was facing besides the other racers. So when I started looking into intros, I was specifically looking for ones that showed off an obstacle of the track. I think one of the best racing games that has obstacles is Mario Kart, so that's where I started looking. In Mario Kart 7 for the 3DS, there is a level called Shy Guy Bazaar. The opening not only shows two obstacles, but also a reward. Check out the link below to see what I mean:

Shy Guy Bazaar

Exploding Bumper

For my exploding barrel, I want to have the rubber piece on my bumper exploding outward. The "burning state" would be the rubber maybe vibrating. Like the tension is building up. When it explodes the ring would expand out and "break" the rubber.