Team Diamonds

https://www.canva.com/design/DAFNxPtPFUU/x9xuHSUr3wzydRhFK1tspA/view?mode=prototype

https://youtu.be/evKp7m-Wvuw

How we addressed this challenge

We developed a game that creates an interactive environment for kids to learn about the stellar variability, the changes of stars and the dynamic night sky view. This solution isn't just a game but a learning material which will visualize the star movement for the human eye to see.

Users will be able to choose between two options with this app. One is to learn to play and the other is to play with stars.

Users can see the interesting facts about stars, different constellations in the learning option. And in the game play option, a player must draw a constellation of stars. If the player successfully draws the pattern, the player will go to the next level where they can vary the distance of a star, its temperature and mass to see the corresponding changes in star. Then the next level is unlocked. In this level the player can create their own star and see the motion of stars which helps the player to see the unseen view of sky and stars.

How to develop this Project

Innovating a new generation of scientists is the inspiration behind our project

For making it happen we used material designing concepts. In order to achieve this, we use a monolithic architecture and the agile model during the development phase.

This is primarily a mobile game, but we use dart language and its flutter framework to make it visible for both mobile and desktop.

Important Mention

In addition to being a game, this is also a tool for learning about the star and the night sky. Anyone who wants to play the game must complete the learning phase first. 

Highlighted Feature

-match the star pattern

-brighten or dim

-change the color

-increase or decrease mass

Benefits

-kids can learn through the "play" option

-get in touch with the stellar variability

-see the dynamic night sky view

-increase the interest about the space science

Hope to Achieve

Education about astronomy reaches every corner of the globe to all the young kids.

Tools, Language

-Video Edit & Design: Canva

-Prototyping: Canva

App development

-Language: dart

-Framework: Flutter

GitHub Link of our project : https://github.com/abuniaz/diamond_in_the_sky

To provide accurate information about stellar variability, color, the reasons behind color changes, and the period when the mass of stars increases and decreases, NASA data was used. 

We use Cepheid Variables that indicate when stars become brighter and brighter. It also determined that the brighter star has a longer period. So we use it to predict the lifetime of stars in our apps. 

Cataclysmic Variables give us information about the binary star system which predicts the motion of a particular star.

And finally we use the Light Curves to show the brightness of an object over a period of time. Though this curve is simple but valuable tools for our project.

We used this chart to show how varying temperature changes color of a star

As changemakers, we want to inspire millions of children about space science around the world. So, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star seemed like the perfect category to work in.

The journey was too exciting for us from the beginning . From this journey we learn about teamwork, hard work as well as discipline and patience. 

As part of the hackathon, we developed a tool for kids to learn about stars and night sky which was unknown too many. 

We made a 240 second video and a 30 second video in co-operation with the team that helped us learn new things in the hackathon.

This hackathon also helped us to learn empathy, practice, improve critical thinking ability, unleash our creativity and become unstoppable leaders.

The environment was so good that we could easily overcome any obstacles. 

The team at BASIS not only organized this Hackathon but also exhibited extreme cooperation and support from our mentors.

We also appreciate NASA and BASIS for providing us with such a nice platform.

Data & Resources:

1. (For brightness) : https://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/cepheids.html
2. (For motion): https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/objects/cataclysmic_variables.html
3. (For color): https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/timing1.html
4. (For constellations): https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/W3Browse/all/gcvs.html
5. https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/W3Browse/all/gcvs.html
6. https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/tess/software.html
7. https://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/universe_level1/stars.html
8. https://archive.stsci.edu/missions-and-data/kepler
9. https://brite.camk.edu.pl/pub/index.html
10. ch2 (nasa.gov)

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