Solar System

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  Adobe Aero preview of project 'Solar System'

Inspiration

I wanted to think of a project that could be useful to many different people in various places while still being visually appealing. When I think of VR/AR I think of virtual tours of places that I can't visit in person -- and what more out-of-reach place than space? The location I chose was also very circular, so that reminds me of planets orbiting the sun.

What it does

This experience showcases the solar system with planets. The planets are roughly to scale (the sun and some other planets were too big to make a real-scale model without making the other planets tiny). The orbital speeds of the planets are also roughly to scale with the actual speeds so those learning about the solar system and viewing this experience can also see the different speeds that the planets go through. At the center, there is an astronaut standing on the moon that I thought would be nice to include to add some variety to the scene.

How we built it

Using the starter assets in Adobe Aero, I placed the sun on top of the anchor point with the planets in order as a line outwards. Then, I added the animations for each planet to start when the scene starts, and adjusted rotation times to account for the actual orbital speed of the planets. I also adjusted the scale of the planets.

Challenges we ran into

It was challenging for me to actually run what I created because I do not have technology that reaches the minimum specs to run it. (I do not have an iPhone X or above, nor do I have iOS 16.0 installed). Thus, I was only able to actually see what I created with the help of my friend (the actual in-person demo video is short because of that). When I got to see it in person, the scale of the project was not what I imagined since I scaled it to be above our heads in Adobe Aero but the actual size was quite small when run. I am not sure if it had to do with the 'Set Stage' portion of set-up but I still enjoyed what I created nevertheless.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

I learned of this hackathon pretty late and had no experience with Adobe Aero before this, so I'm proud that I was able to create an experience like this already with the assets. I created an initial project just to get used to the tools and then I created this project (initial project link: https://adobeaero.app.link/j1piDbQiSEb).

What we learned

I learned how to create an AR experience in Adobe Aero!

What's next for Solar System

I would like to troubleshoot and fix the scale issue mentioned previously in the challenge section. Expanding the solar system for other galaxies to be represented would also be very cool. Using my own built assets for projects is something I am aiming to do as well.

Built With

• adobe-aero