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Drilling Rig: Industrial VR

Drilling Rig: Industrial VR

Pixela Labs created a complete virtual drilling rig environment optimized for real-time use, ICVFX production, and cinematic rendering — including full rig infrastructure, realistic terrain, and dynamic lighting.

This high-detail virtual scene showcases a full-scale drilling rig setup with all core and auxiliary components placed in a realistic forest environment. Built with a focus on accuracy, flexibility, and real-time rendering, the environment is fully optimized for ICVFX, Unreal Engine pipelines, and virtual production use cases from oil & gas presentations to film, XR stages, and simulation.

2020

Year

Oil & Gas / Industrial VR / Simulation

Industry

Rig modeling, environment creation, PBR material setup, lighting system, ICVFX optimization

Scope of work

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Background

The goal was to design a complete digital replica of a drilling site, with every essential piece of equipment represented — from the derrick and top drive to mud systems, control cabins, and power infrastructure.
Pixela Labs built the entire environment from scratch, using PBR materials, distance-based tiling, and a dynamic lighting system supporting day/night variations — all designed to be performance-friendly while retaining visual realism across varying distances and camera setups.

What We Did

Full rig modeling

Environment design

Lighting system setup

PBR material setup

Performance optimization

ICVFX-ready integration

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Outcomes

All equipment included

Complete Rig Scene

Optimized for ICVFX and VP

Real-Time Ready

Dynamic lighting, day/night toggle

Visual Flexibility

PBR workflow + distance tiling

Cinematic Materials

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