Indian student part of winning team at NASA s app development challenge
The application has been appreciated by NASA for its pathfinding capability, terrain texture, and 3-D scene implementation. The team has now been invited to engage with industry leaders and NASA leadership in a two-day event culminating in February 2021
Vivek Dubey | January 11, 2021 | Updated 21:07 IST
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An Indian high school student Aryan Jain has won the National Aeronautics and Space Administration s (NASA) Artemis Next-Gen STEM - Moon to Mars App Development Challenge this year.
Aryan, a student of Suncity School, Gurugram, had teamed up with Anika Patel, Andy Wang, Franklin Ho, Jennifer Xiong, Justin Ji, and Vedika Kothari, representing 5 different global schools led by Whitney High School, USA, for the challenge. They all are the winners of NASA s app development challenge.
»Indian Student Wins At NASA Moon To Mars App Development Challenge, And This Is The App His Team Made
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Indian Student Wins At NASA Moon To Mars App Development Challenge, And This Is The App His Team Made
(Image: Team Unity app showcase, via YouTube)
Team Unity developed the app using cross-platform gaming engine Unity and programmed it in C#. Some of the features for the app include a mini map that would allow astronauts to see their position from an orthographic view which helps gauge progress along the path between the landing site and destination.
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