## Inspiration

This VR tool stemmed from the difficulty with spacial configuration in interior design. As designers, we want to help people solve real world problems that expand beyond the tech sphere.

## What it does

**Features**

* Scaling Objects
* Recolour walls
* Spawn furniture
* Delete Objects
* UI Tooltips
* Furniture Catalogue
* Laserpointer
* Background Music
* Change Scene on UI Click

## Challenges we ran into

Interaction distribution on the Vive Controller - we wish to streamline the user experience to be less button heavy and more immersive.

## Accomplishments that we're proud of

Being resourceful and finding appropriate assets/scripts rather than creating unnecessary work

## What we learned

VR UI Design and implementation.

## What's next for Model VRoom

We intend to incorporate IKEA furniture so users may have a wider range of options. Additional features include doors, outdoor design, and recommendations according to themes (ie. 'Vacation home,' 'Island Retreat,')
## Inspiration

We love travelling and taking artsy photos, but sometimes it's just hard to find the right place if you're not a local. We wanted to make something that would connect the beautiful views to our cameras.

## What it does

Enter a city, and Viewfinder will give you all the places to explore in order to find the perfect photo.

## How we built it

We parsed the html of various travel and photography blogs to build a database stored on Firebase for 6 cities. Then we built a website that channels the database information.

## Challenges we ran into

We had difficulty parsing the html and linking all the images correctly to their locations. Additionally, we were stuck on the website's formatting for quite a while.

## Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud to say that the website is functional for 6 cities, and provides some new information on photo spots in popular tourist destinations.

## What we learned

Creating a sleek and clean website is a difficult task. In terms of technical information, we learned how to use Bootstrap 4 and Firebase.

## What's next for Viewfinder

We would like to expand to other locations around the globe, and take in more data from multilingual blogs to find the places that only locals know best. Additionally, we would like to allow the user to upload their own photos and locations, as well as rate the currently existing ones.

## Notes

The only cities with info currently are:
New York City
Paris
London
Singapore
Christchurch
Los Angeles
## Inspiration

I've always been fascinated by the complexities of UX design, and this project was an opportunity to explore an interesting mode of interaction. I drew inspiration from the futuristic UIs that movies have to offer, such as Minority Report's gesture-based OS or Iron Man's heads-up display, Jarvis.

## What it does

Each window in your desktop is rendered on a separate piece of paper, creating a tangible version of your everyday computer. It is fully featured desktop, with specific shortcuts for window management.

## How I built it

The hardware is combination of a projector and a webcam. The camera tracks the position of the sheets of paper, on which the projector renders the corresponding window. An OpenCV backend does the heavy lifting, calculating the appropriate translation and warping to apply.

## Challenges I ran into

The projector was initially difficulty to setup, since it has a fairly long focusing distance. Also, the engine that tracks the pieces of paper was incredibly unreliable under certain lighting conditions, which made it difficult to calibrate the device.

## Accomplishments that I'm proud of

I'm glad to have been able to produce a functional product, that could possibly be developed into a commercial one. Furthermore, I believe I've managed to put an innovative spin to one of the oldest concepts in the history of computers: the desktop.

## What I learned

I learned lots about computer vision, and especially on how to do on-the-fly image manipulation.