A virtual reality phone app that uses Google Cardboard to help students visualize and interact with molecular structures.

  • Project with Professor Schleife for the NCSA SPIN program at UIUC (2017)
  • Developed both iOS and Android apps
  • Made for Google Cardboard (cheaper and more accessible)
  • Using Unity & C#, Xcode, VSCode, and Cardboard XR plugin
    • Utilizes Unity Asset Bundles to pull molecules from a webserver (easier to update app content, smaller app download)

Features

  • Auto-generating molecule list
  • Gaze input - stare at a button or object for 2 seconds to select it (hands-free)
  • Rotate molecules
  • Drag and drop molecules to any position