BoulderVerse

Imagine a VR app that lets you experience indoor bouldering anytime, anywhere. Visualize routes, train with fun challenges, and connect with a global community. Take your climbing to the next level!

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Inspiration

BoulderVerse was born from my passion for indoor bouldering and my interest in combining this real-life experience with the possibilities offered by virtual reality. I wanted to create something that enhances strategic thinking and strengthens the climbing community.

What it does

The app allows users to create their own routes and practice with routes already available in the app. It also includes a community space where users can interact with other climbers and scale together on shared routes.

How we built it

I designed the app in Shapes XR as a prototype, initially optimized for Oculus Quest 3, but with the goal of making it compatible with all VR headsets in the future. Every detail was carefully worked on to simulate a realistic and effective experience.

Challenges we ran into

One of the biggest challenges was transferring the logic and strategies of real bouldering into a virtual environment, making sure the routes were useful for training and realistic in their design.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

I’m proud to have connected a sport I practice in real life with the functionality of virtual reality. Not only did I learn to design in Shapes XR, but I also managed to merge both spaces so that my mind perceives the experience as something real and useful.

What we learned

I learned how to link physical and cognitive skills through VR technology, create strategic routes, and design an app that combines learning, community, and virtual training in an innovative way. Additionally, thanks to using Shapes XR, I learned to design full-scale spaces, which allowed me to work with accurate proportions and make more effective design adjustments.

What's next for BoulderVerse

My next step is to develop the final version of the app in Unity and launch it. I also plan to implement features such as collaborative creation of virtual boulders, online tournaments, and more customization options to enhance the social and training experience. In the future, I want the app to be useful for shopping centers and gyms with boulders, allowing them to design and test routes before assembling them. Currently, many routes are neither planned nor tested properly, and their functionality depends on the people who create them, which leads to difficulties based on the height of the users. With BoulderVerse, they could think through and adjust routes strategically. Additionally, I plan to integrate the ability to scan real walls so that boulder pieces can be placed directly without relying on paper designs, optimizing the assembly and adjustment process. I also want users to be able to generate their own virtual boulders within the app and open them to the public, allowing other people to enter, climb, and enjoy new experiences.

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