VoyagAR

Inspiration

AR is hard. It took us 16 hours before we could integrate AR into our project. Coding a weather finder for a location was relatively easy, but combining the two together took most of our time. Also formatting issues from converting something from computer to mobile device led to a few roadblocks.

What it does

Voyag[AR] is an application that runs on Android devices. In its current state you enter a desired location, and it will pull up a map of the area as well as the weather at that exact time.

How we built it

Since it was most of our first times doing a group project with peers, we approached it by splitting up the work in ways that fit our expertise and experience. When we felt comfortable that we were at a point that would further the project, we coordinated a checkpoint to upload files.

Challenges we ran into

We had initial issues about agreeing on what the project was going to be about and how we were going to tackle our problems. We also ran into technology issues in ways that did not forsee due to compatibility issues.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

This was the first time that any of us had created an original project with augmented reality. The greatest accomplishment was after creating the program for the computer we moved it into AR for android devices and crossed our fingers that it would work. It was amazing to see our work from the computer become 3D through one of our phones and playing with different locations.

What we learned

What's next for VoyagAR

• Improve UI for mobile devices. • Add a “Nearby locations of interest” ability to the map. • Optimize the 3D image, make it look more dynamic and smoother. • Expand to IOS devices.