Cerebro: the Virual Lab
Front End Developer & Technical Lead
About: Client request to transform the UBC neuroscience course into a mobile video game for students to use for learning and reviewing. First two chapters cover neuroanatomy by flying a nanorobot through target brain and spine structures.
Type: 3D Mobile Education Game made with Unity C#
Time-frame: January 2019 – August 2019
Role: Front End Developer& Technical Lead
- Prototype gyroscope controls and joystick controls
- Program all menu UI and UI managers
- Program all sound design
- Implement back end MySQL database for account credentials and score saving
- Implement PHP communication between database and Unity Web Forms
- Publish game on iOS App Store and Android Playstore
Challenges:
- Collaborating with teammates to understand code design system made by another
- Designing a game experience for both medical student user group and casual gaming user group
Learned:
- The benefits of pair programming and creating custom automation for Unity editor to reduce grunt work
- Experimenting with gyro and virtual joystick controls