AR-Solar System

Universum is an AR application planned to function as a support in the teaching of topics related to the solar system and its various complements through more visual and interactive supports than those offered in traditional methods.

The application will use a plane of the solar system in A4 size to show the operation of the entire system and its appearance in 3D models, it will also work in conjunction with A6 size cards to show the different elements of the solar system such as stars or planets in a more specific way.

For the Alpha version, was taken into account the flashcards design by the objectives of the project. First, it was applied for the highest rate about the visual pattern with the target uploaded at Vuforia.

Then, a Unity-AR project to model the behaviors from the different elements of a solar system like ours was created. This is considering nine planets and the Sun, obtaining their textures for the material from web site Solar System Scope.

The orbit behavior motion was developed by nesting the planet model on an empty Game Object referencing the planet Transform, an orbit period depending on the model, a X and Y axis, and a progress orbit. Internally the planet model poses a rotation movement behavior that depends from the speed rotation and the Damp Amt.

This work is part of “Designing Technologies for Learning: Interaction and Embodiment is Space and Time” course offered by the University of Illinois at Chicago’s (UIC’s) ​Learning Science Research Institute (LSRI) and Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco (UAM-A’s) ​Programa de Posgrado en Diseño during fall 2020 coordinated by Marco Vinicio Ferruzca Navarro (UAM-A) jointly with Brenda López Silva (UIC).