Battlehack 2015 Developer Logs

Wednesday of March 11, 2015

In preparation for the 2015 Battlehack I have prepared a dev logs tracker prior to the event. This blog post will update everything that goes in or out with our project, definitely we will take pictures as well. Our hack, in summary is to aid tourist with information, and present the different side of singapore through the mix of AR and VR.

Sunday

0200PM: My presentation

1200NN: Lunch

0600AM: A short interruption for my weekend hack, need to do my support work. 

 

Saturday

0700PM: Completed my hack and took the time off.

0600AM: Preparing battlehack.   

 

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Target Functionality

Augmented reality application for toursit, a certain point in singapore like airports, tourist area. Allow administrator to easily put 3rd objects on certain location points. 

- Location and orientation based augmented reality.

- Hand gesture controlled augmented and virtual realities.

- Setup android project workspace. Integrate Android SDK, Integrate Vuforia,

Checklist Prior to the Event

Prepare the laptop, configure Unity3d and Android System.

1. Laptop

2. Google Cardboard

3. Cardboard strap

4. Android device. Nexus 7 2012 / 2013

 

Software to be prepared, reviewed and practised

1. Android augement reality api to work in android. Implement (https://developer.vuforia.com/)

2. Implement Leap Motion Android SDK (Closed alpha version)

3. Implement the web version that will easily put items on a given location

4. Android google cardboard api (https://developers.google.com/cardboard/android/download)

5. Android face recognition api (Optional)

6. Install android to pc mirroring, to display the user view during the presentation.

7. Prepare for the kickass pitch and feature summary

Pre-Event Goals

1. Make a working augmented reality phone application.

2. Make paypal braintree work in the application, via a web trigger. 

3. Implement various hoiio services. (http://developer.hoiio.com/)

- Implement sms, voice api, ivr (interact over voice call), recieve phone call / sms api triggers, conference

4. Implement just giving api (https://api.justgiving.com/docs)

- Implement a basic donate integration

5. Make the Leap Motion Android SDK to work for Nexus 7, 2nd Gen