Visual Design Assignment: Futuristic Weapon

Assignment 2: Futuristic Weapon

 

Gun Reference

                There are a lot of Sci-fi shooters out there, so when researching weapons I decided to look at weapons that had been manufactured by humans. These weapons still resemble modern day firearms but have been streamlined or bulked up depending on their function. Since this weapon has to be a projectile based gun, I decided to focus less on the projectile but on what modification could be made to a gun and its functions using advanced technology. Weapons could be made with faster reload speed, fire rates or more precise shooting.

Initial Sketches

1.       This weapon is a modelled after a pump action shotgun but is much bulkier and feature 3 massive barrels. The idea is that this weapons front is so heavy that is can't be pulled using the wielders own hands, so instead it uses polarity generators to move it as well as keep the weapon steady and reduce recoil.

2.       This pistol features a universal ammo slot that can siphon ammo from the wielders belt or from anywhere nearby, as detected by the sensors on the bottom.

3.       This rifle features a firing mechanism that is similar to a rail gun, using magnetic force to propel the bullet at high speed. The barrel is also segmented and joined by magnets so it can be bent and twisted to alter the bullets path and be steered via the interface on top of the gun.

 

Nexus Rifle: Rough Design

                This final design, the Nexus Rifle, is designed to look streamlined and simple, so it's easy to carry and easy to use. As such there are more curves and most of the complicated firing mechanisms are both internal and automated.

 

Nexus Rifle: Final Design

                The gun also features an instantaneous reloading system. The magazines, which are loaded into the compartment in the bottom are made of two separate halves. When the ammo in the magazine starts to run dry, the gun ejects the empty bottom half and uses magnetic fields to reload the next magazine. While this is going on, the top half is being used for ammunition and is fired out of the secondary barrel. Once this ammo is expended, the top half of the magazine is ejected out of the top of the gun and the next magazine is used instead. This means that the gun is automatically reloaded without any interference from the wielder.