About Radio.Galaxy
In Radio.Galaxy, the black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy wants its picture taken and asks for your help. M87 will guide you through the game and explain how radio interferometry can be used to create an image. Place radio telescopes on a world map, scan them with the AR feature, and see what kind of image you end up with!
The prototype
In my third semester of studies, I developed the Radio.Galaxy prototype, Black Hole Cam, as a semester project in collaboration with Florian Eppel, an astrophysicist at the University of Würzburg. The project received €10,000 in funding from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research as part of the 2023 Science Year. We used this funding to further develop Black Hole Cam into a fully-fledged AR game.
In Black Hole Cam, players can place radio telescopes digitally on a world map and simulate images of various objects in our universe. At the same time, players learn how such images are created.
The prototype
In my fourth semester of studies, I developed the Radio.Galaxy prototype, Black Hole Cam, as a semester project in collaboration with Florian Eppel, an astrophysicist at the University of Würzburg. The project received €10,000 in funding from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research as part of the 2023 Science Year. We used this funding to further develop Black Hole Cam into a fully-fledged AR game.
In Black Hole Cam, players can place radio telescopes digitally on a world map and simulate images of various objects in our universe. At the same time, players learn how such images are created.
User Journey
Here, you can watch a user journey for the game Radio Galaxy.
Process
