Dataroom | Devpost

Inspiration

We wanted to prototype a futuristic way to view and manipulate data. Think viewing an intergalactic map on a futuristic space voyage. We also think AR has powerful applications to be explored in working with data in both a physical and digital space.

What it does

The Dataroom iOS app works with several "markers" that display and manipulate data viewed through the mobile camera.

Arrange and view realtime data in your space Physical markers can be moved anywhere in the room.

Place the VIEW marker anywhere to view stock data.

Manipulate the AR world with your hands Using two markers, one for each hand, you can change how you see the data and what data is displayed.

Use the POINT marker to traverse data. Use the POINT and ALT-POINT markers to pinch-and-zoom the data.

Customize the data you care about Save data into new markers and customize the physical data displays around your room.

Use the LIST1 or LIST2 markers to save the data you care about to a centralized shortlist.

Realtime API integration We show the latest stock data, and also use Goldman Sachs's Marquee API

How we built it

Unity engine: C# scripting
Vuphoria AR library: Marker/image target library
Goldman Sachs Marquee: Financial score API data
IEX Cloud: Realtime stock API data

Challenges we ran into

Figuring out how to integrate API calls into Unity

Figuring out how to synthesize different API data
Navigating the Marquee API
Creating markers without a printer

Accomplishments that we're proud of

I am proud that we completed the prototype of the app

What we learned

In-depth knowledge on working with APIs
How powerful AR has the potential to be

What's next for Dataroom

Generalize the data display to view all kinds of image models and information: View news articles, Shop, Check the weather
Increased amount of and more intuitive gestures for data view manipulation
More social aspects, saving lists, viewing with friends