Ramon Hoffman

Vrachtwagen Inspectietraining - Consequence Animations

5 short 2D animations showing what happens when a truck driver skips a step in the pre-trip inspection, made for a VR training.

01

The Brief

Enversed built a VR training for Midpoint Brabant and Chr. Vermeer Transport that teaches truck drivers how to do the pre-trip inspection, checking the cargo, documents, cab, lights and trailer coupling. Instead of just marking a check as wrong, the training shows what actually happens when you skip it. I made those moments as 5 short 2D animations, one for each inspection scenario.

Video · 2 clips

Fig. 02 · Video

Fleet number check: loading a trailer while a supervisor checks the papers.

Fig. 03 · Video

A loose wheel that wasn't caught.

02

My Approach

For each scenario I got a script and a rough storyboard, like a wheel coming off in traffic, a trailer catching fire because of a dangerous goods issue, a badly loaded truck tipping over on a roundabout. Using existing isometric artwork in Illustrator, I animated each one in After Effects, working out the staging, timing and camera moves myself. With only a week for all five, I kept one visual world across them (the same roads, intersections and warehouse yard) so every new clip came together quickly.

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The Result

I delivered 5 isometric animations, each showing the real-world consequence of one missed check. They play inside the VR training whenever a trainee misses that check, so a checklist item becomes something you see go wrong.

A wheel comes loose in traffic after a missed tire check.
A wheel comes loose in traffic after a missed tire check.
Firefighters at a smoking trailer after a missed dangerous goods check.
Firefighters at a smoking trailer after a missed dangerous goods check.
A truck tipped over on a roundabout, with the damaged cargo shown inside.
A truck tipped over on a roundabout, with the damaged cargo shown inside.

04

Outcome

The training is still in use. Fitting a full set of clear scenarios into a single week was a good exercise in working fast without letting the quality slip.

Video · 2 clips

Fig. 05 · Video

A dangerous goods issue that wasn't caught.

Fig. 06 · Video

A loading issue that wasn't caught, and the truck tips over on a roundabout.

Ramon Hoffman, Multimedia Designer / 3D Artist / Web Developer

03 / About

Concept first, medium second

I'm Ramon, a multimedia designer based in Eindhoven. Projects start with a problem: what the thing has to do, and how someone should move through it. The answer has been a 360 film, a VR walkthrough, an explainer animation, a configurator and an AI training platform.

My part is 3D, design and code: modelling and lighting in Blender, interface and motion in XD/Illustrator and After Effects, plus the build in PlayCanvas or Next.js.