Inspiration
A11Y / Accessibility for digital products is really important to us as a team and for the tech industry in general. People with limited physical movement should have the chance to play as many games as able bodied people, so we made Keepie Uppie.
Creating an app with biometric controls was also something we've never done before so we focused on creating an app that used this style of interface design to work on our own skills.
What it does
Keepie Uppie is a simple iOS game where you control a football boot using the direction of your eyes gaze to keep a bouncing ball in the air.
Every time you kick the ball into the air, you score a point, and the crowd cheers!
How we built it
Product first - not tech first We clearly defined our goal, the MVP and every subsequent stage, user journeys, the screens, func/non func' requirements, components, and assets required.
We collaborated on Figma to design screens, components, assets, and colour schemes.
Built in swift with AR Kit and the True Depth Camera
Challenges we ran into
Design / UX
- Ensuring that all colours where A11Y compliant
- Information Architecture was appropriate
- Careful of scope creep
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Working as a team to successfully break down a more complex game into smaller manageable product release stages. Breaking up game features and components into stages; MVP/Bronze, Silver and Gold allowed us to be focused on getting something working first, then building from there.
Agile-ish
Design / UX
- Gaining hands on UX design experience
- Gaining greater understanding of the product design process
- Mentoring others in UX design
What we learned
Design / UX
- Learning how to use the Figma design tool
- Enhancing existing Figma skills (layouts, components, styles)
- Game logic
Development
- how to make a game in swift for the first time
What's next for ViR
If it's not already - push it live to the App Store.
Silver
- Animate boot so it kicks on contact with ball
- Add 'bonus multiplier' feature and logic
Gold
- Create a leaderboard
- Add an easter egg
Built With
- ar
- ar-kit
- figma
- sprite-kit
- swift
- true-depth-camera
- uikit
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