The Story of plane
Phone-gyroscope-controlled 3d flying game
I've always been captivated by the idea of physical interaction with digital objects. Why use a keyboard when you have a high-precision gyroscope in your pocket?
plane (The Paper Plane Game) is a 3D flying experience where your phone becomes the yoke.
The magic lies in the connection. You open the game on your desktop, scan a QR code with your phone, and instantly, your phone becomes the controller. This seamless "browser talking to browser" experience handles the synchronization between devices with minimal latency.
The Dynamics
Your phone's tilt streams directly into a 3D scene on your desktop.
Learnt a lot how to optimize real-time data streaming and 3D rendering in the browser.
The input from the phone seems easy at first to set up, but it took a lot of tweaking to get the feel just right. I wanted it to be intuitive, so you can just pick up your phone and fly without needing a tutorial.
Immersion
The game tries to capture the simple joy of flight. It’s a project that pushed the boundaries of multi-device interaction using nothing but standard web APIs.
scan qr to start at plane.anants.studio.
Project inspired by the fishing-app