Circumstantial Simulations for COVID-19

NukeTown 2020
The Store, one place where interaction can occur.

Inspiration

When faced with the challenge of developing an application to help alleviate the problems caused by COVID-19, we immediately thought of a simulation. A visual demo of how staying home and limiting social contact will prevent the spread of the virus is something that will resonate with most people more than plain data.

What it does

Our Unity simulation demonstrates the impacts you can have on the spread of COVID-19 by making educated decisions about interacting with others.

How we built it

We employed Unity's free and open source asset library, as well as Zoom and Discord for communication to create an efficient and functional simulation program.

Challenges we ran into

Developing an application completely remotely, with contact and discussion only taking place online, was a new challenge for us.

What we learned

We learned how difficult it was to build an application under a short deadline and how great remote editing is.

What's next for Circumstantial Simulations for COVID-19

We are going to continue to improve and expand, and as we post our simulation to various platforms, we hope that people we take notice and adjust their lifestyles to help save lives.