High-Level Project Summary
We developed a virtual museum for people to teach about stellar variability and help them understand how dynamic the night sky really is. We thought that the best way to communicate this knowledge was by using visual examples and integrated them into our game. It helps people understand stellar variability and how dynamic the night sky is.
Link to Final Project
Link to Project "Demo"
Detailed Project Description
Using visual examples, our project helps people understand stellar variability and how dynamic the night sky really is. Our project provides a virtual museum for people to learn about stellar variability and helps them understand how dynamic the night sky really is in an immersive and entertaining way. People can explore the virtual museum in first-person mode. The actual alignment of the star teams in the sky presented is referenced. Since the stars do not have an imaginary sequence, the user will have learned while having fun. We have presented information about the star teams to the user both in writing and as an opportunity to watch live in the game. Exploring the stars has never been so much fun...
We used c# for coding, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 for editing the scripts, and Unity Game Engine to actually make the game.
Space Agency Data
Used Cepheid Variables, Introduction to Cataclysmic Variables (CVs), Introduction to Light Curves to give examples about stellar variability.
Used Realistic Stars Skybox for realistic skybox for stars.
Hackathon Journey
Earned a lot about stellar variability while trying to teach.
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Tags
#simulator, #videogame, #science, develop