Android Remote for VirtuTrace 3D Simulator
Project Overview
The project that our team has undertaken is to create an Android application for the virtual reality simulator inside of Howe Hall on the Iowa State University campus. The simulator is known as the C6, and the application that compiles and builds the virtual environments and simulations, which are known as scenes, within the C6 is called VirtuTrace. The app that we are designing and implementing will interact with VirtuTrace to allow the user to control various environmental aspects of the a given scene that is running.
For example, the scene might have various objects in the scene, let’s say an apple, and our app will allow the user to control properties of the apple, such as color, size, and placement in the scene amongst others. The app will also allow the user to debug the scene and watch objects in the scene to see how they change over time. The user will be using an Android tablet to interact with the Android app, so our team is building a tablet app.
Our client for this project is Nir Keren, who is the an associate professor in the Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering department. We are closely working with Nir's Research Graduate Assistant, Kevin Godby, who is a technical expert regarding VirtuTrace.
For example, the scene might have various objects in the scene, let’s say an apple, and our app will allow the user to control properties of the apple, such as color, size, and placement in the scene amongst others. The app will also allow the user to debug the scene and watch objects in the scene to see how they change over time. The user will be using an Android tablet to interact with the Android app, so our team is building a tablet app.
Our client for this project is Nir Keren, who is the an associate professor in the Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering department. We are closely working with Nir's Research Graduate Assistant, Kevin Godby, who is a technical expert regarding VirtuTrace.