Space Apps Challenge 2017

Explanation

Shoe Kicking is a VR game that enables you to experience shoe kicking in space.

This game turns ordinal shoe kicking, which everyone could have experienced in his or her childhood, into special experience that makes you familiar with the earth and space science.

You can change your height to 10,000 km. Using an actual shoe with a sensor device, you try to go around the world by shoe kicking.

You can experience effects of the Earth's features - round shape, rotation, gravity and atmosphere.

*Be careful of your actual shoe destination. You cannot see the shoe when you play the game since you wear VR goggles.

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Shoe Kickingは、宇宙での靴飛ばしを体験できるVRゲームです。

このゲームは、子どもの頃に誰もが経験した普通の靴飛ばしを、地球・宇宙科学を身近に感じることができる特別な経験に変えてくれます。

身長を10,000kmまでの高さで変えることができます。センサーデバイスが付いた実際の靴を入力デバイスとして利用し、靴飛ばしで世界一周を目指します。

地球が丸いことや、重力、自転、空気の影響を体験できます。

*VRゴーグルを着用するため、プレイ中に実際の靴を見ることはできません。靴の飛び先には注意しましょう。

Resource

https://github.com/Naoaki-Y/SHOE-SKIPPING

Sound Effects: Pocket Sound – http://pocket-se.info/

Nasa Image and Video Library - https://images.nasa.gov/#/

Team

Masaya Tanaka - Team lead, Director, Software Engineer, made sensor on the shoe to VR communication. Passionate about creating contents that make children love the earth and space.

Naoaki Yamaji - Software Engineer, made VR simulation. Leading XR community in Osaka.

Yosuke Sakai - Software Engineer, made physical simulation of shoe kicking and UI. Former physics teacher.

Yoshimi Sugimoto - Hardware Engineer, created motion sensor device. Creating original wearable devices and input devices.

Ryosuke Nakamine - Planner, designed shoe and goal to play the game. Trying to connect new technologies to new businesses.

Nami Nishimura - Planner, made presentation and movie. Love sharing interesting, funny, or stupid ideas and works.