What Have We Been Working On? In our original scope we outlined the core functionality of the game and interaction between the physical AR star cards. We wanted the Unity Beta build to be able to read a star card and render the respective star's information when requested. We also wanted to be able to detect the presence of a constellation, when the Alpha, Beta and Gamma stars were all within one scene at the same time. Since then we have stayed on track, implementing the functionality and creating the really cool stAR cARd markers. Some of the Changes:Updated MarkersIn order to ensure that the Vuforia scripts recognized the star cards well, some design changes to the cards were implemented. It appears that the AR recognizes areas of high contrast the best. So black lines of various corresponding constellations were added to the cards, this kept the overall minimalist aesthetic but added significant boosts to the cards Vuforia augment-able ranking. - Updated the star card markers Star GraphicsIndividual models have been made for each star that features in the game. Keeping with the polygonal theme of the cards the stars have been represented as isospheres. As stars come in many different magnitudes and masses, the models have been created to reflect some of the stars characteristics. Really interesting effects such as transparency, dynamic particles and rotation animations really make the stars come to life as they pop out of the cards! - Updated the graphics Star DataWhenever a star is picked up an option to display an individual star's information is available. When the player clicks on a button at the bottom of the screen useful information about the star such as the temperature, magnitude, size, distance and more is displayed. For an extra bonus effect. The information can be displayed as a small dynamic overview on top of the star if the marker itself is tapped in the real world. - Added UI functionality to display the info of the stars - Added an AR button on the cards for an intreresting effect Recognizing ConstellationsAnd of course one of the most important feature of the game, the crux (literally in one constellation's instance) of the game, recognizing constellations has been added. When three stars of the same constellation are detected in the same scene, a pop-up with the constellation information shows up.. This has been calibrated for all 6 current existing constellation in the games scope... Perhaps in future more stars and more constellations will be added! - Added the ability to detect constellations Where is the Project At Now?- Recognize Constellation Patterns - All markers put into the Vuphoria System - Art work and graphics added Where to From Here? - Creating game modes and implementing a user flow
- Polishing the application - Printing physical copies of the cards - Publishing the app
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