Real Cat

Inspiration

Inspired by "nintendogs + cats", we aim to simulate a cat as realistically as possible in mixed reality.

What it does

Many people said it's too lonely when the headset is on. So this project is all about 3D companionship.

1. The cat has autonomy; it will walk through your real environment and respond to interesting spots.
2. The cat is touchable; both your hand and the cat are fully driven by physics, so you can touch it and give it a hug.
3. The cat reacts to your movements and can even play with toys with you.

How we built it

Unity 2023 + Meta Platform + in-house physics middle layer + self-hosted LLM service

Challenges we ran into

Time was too short, and Unity 2023 is still buggy at the moment.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

1. Fur effect
2. Autonomy system for the cat
3. Cat physics
4. Cat reactions

What we learned

Already mentioned above.

What's next for Real Cat

Maybe add more systems and pets, so the game can be played like nintendogs.

Built With

• c#
• meta
• unity