NüVü | Devpost

Inspiration

We drew inspiration from current online shopping platforms with implementing an AR experience and user interface.

What it does

NuVu allows each potential car buyer to get a closer look at vehicles they are interested in without leaving their homes.

How we built it

We used Google's ARCore in collaboration with ARFoundation and Android NDK to render realtime inside of Unity's Universal Render Pipeline. This allows full customization of interactive display models, materials and lighting, and user interface to give each user an optimized experience.

Challenges we ran into

One of the biggest challenges we faced was asset acquisition and simplification. Our overall design model changed and evolved many times throughout early stages of development which allowed us to narrow our primary goal to a concise demonstration of AR in the online shopping experience. We also faced an obstacle with our limited hardware, however this led us to implement a mobile approach which is more accessible and user friendly anyways.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Being our first Hackathon as a team, we are super proud of the demo we were able to compile considering the ambitious nature of the project given the time frame.

What we learned

The biggest learning curve for us was adapting to working with an evolving project of this size. We also learned to manage our work in a team, communicate and critique each version of our project, and overcome major obstacles to reimplement designs in completely different ways than originally intended.

What's next for NüVü

Next for NüVü would be a data frame infrastructure to communicate current vehicle make and models any given dealership location as well as a way for those dealerships to be able to scan and upload their inventory for users to view from home. This would allow for growth beyond online car shopping for any industry that needs accurate visual representation of equipment in a given space (i.e. hospitals, construction, airports).

Built With

android
ar
arcore
c#
unity

Submitted to

HackDFW 2022

Created by

I worked on implementing the core UI/UX design, programming and development within Unity, art and asset management including texturing, lighting, modeling, and rendering.

Jared Ellis
Helped brainstorm ideas as well as aided in implementing some of the UI. Also helped with testing project in different environments.

Alex Thomas
I worked on the Unity project and configured our AR system to allow users to sit inside a car as well as walking around a car using Google ARCore and AR Foundation.

Tim N
This was my very first time at a Hackathon as well as my very first time taking on the role as Product Manager. My main role on the team was making sure our product strategy was consistent across the entire team. I also was a key point of communication between the sponsors and our team, using the questions and prompts given from the sponsors and disseminating that information into a plan for the team.

Usman Shafi