Zenga | Devpost

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Inspiration

We wanted to create our own virtual reality as well as experience it for the first time.

What it does

Our project, Zenga, aims to provide a fun and relaxing VR experience, specifically in the area of simple puzzles. Zenga functions as a way to have fun and mellow out, and we hope that it can improve hand-eye coordination and mood.

How we built it

We used the game engine Unity to create Zenga. None of us has ever used Unity, so it was a very fun challenge for all of us.

Challenges we ran into

Originally, we wanted Zenga to be a multiplayer game where two players would play against each other. We also had some trouble pulling/grabbing blocks.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We made a simple, fun, and satisfying puzzle game.

What we learned

How to maneuver and use Unity. Writing scripts in C#. Working in a group environment with new people.

What's next for Zenga

We want to use Unity to create other fun games. Or we would like to create our own fantasy worlds. It would be awesome to make connect players from all over the world to play Zenga head-to-head in real time.

Built With

Submitted to

HackXX 2017
- Winner Northrop Grumman's Excellent UX Design Challenge

Created by

I worked on the terrain/background of our game. Everything in the project was free from the asset store and I'm most proud of the waterfall (doesn't it look amazing?!). Since Sarah finished making the blocks, I simply stacked them together and we decided together on the scale of the blocks in relation to the user.

I also wrote the script for the mass of the blocks. We had a problem where when the user picked up the block, all the blocks above it were not as stable. To fix that, we made the mass of the blocks to be 4. However, once the user interacted/grabbed a block, that specific block's mass would then decrease to 1.

On a side note, I would like to say as a team, we decided to go with the grip controls as opposed to the trigger control. Gamers are most familiar with the trigger button but we found that it was more natural to "pull" the jenga blocks using the grip controls instead.

Overall, I had an amazing experience at my first hackathon and I look forward to doing more in the future. Shout out to the mentors, the UCSD VR Club! Also, thanks Fam for being awesome! :)

Regina (Redgy) Canos
San Diego State University Student (Computer Science & Applied Math emphasis Computational Science)
I worked on the pitch and I tried to create the reset button in Unity and C#. I felt really intimidated using Unity and C# because I've never used them before and I don't have much of a background in coding.

Nevertheless, I still learned a lot and I had fun! I'm thankful for the opportunity to work with new technology and to work with these wonderful women!

Roselynn Conrady
Sharo-0n
Christina Mak