When the lights go out, the lab wakes up.
Welcome to , a mixed reality experience built in the University's Computer Science lab, where history and technology collide.
- Generative AI Characters – Posters of pioneers like Turing and Lovelace come alive with voices, gestures, and unique personalities.
- Artefact Animations – School artefacts (old terminals, books, vintage computers) start moving, speaking, and interacting with the environment.
- GPS Triggers – Players move across campus, and real-world locations trigger in-game events, dialogues, and encounters.
- Night-Mode Narrative – The experience only activates in the after-dark setting, immersing players in a “hidden world” on familiar ground.
- Explore the Campus – Walk around the University of CS lab and surrounding areas.
- Trigger Encounters – GPS markers activate hidden events.
- Interact with Characters – Talk to pioneers, learn computing history, or join their adventures.
- Collect & Discover – Gather artefacts, solve puzzles, and unlock stories.
- Unity + AR Foundation for the mixed-reality environment
- GPS & Geofencing for location-based triggers
- Generative AI APIs for character dialogue and animation
- 3D Assets & AR Markers to animate posters and artefacts
The MVP is just the beginning. The long-term vision is to transform universities, museums, and campuses into living playgrounds where history and technology fuse—turning education into an adventure.
Imagine:
- Meeting Alan Turing as he explains cryptography while sprinting across the atrium.
- Having Ada Lovelace challenge you to solve a coding puzzle before she disappears.
- Watching artefacts like vintage punch cards and mainframe consoles come alive to tell their stories.
- Expand character roster (other pioneers & cultural icons)
- Add multiplayer experiences
- Integrate AR puzzles and minigames
- Connect with real course material for edutainment
Built in the ** Computer Science Lab** as a creative experiment in mixed reality + generative AI, this MVP blends gaming, education, and storytelling into a surreal night-time adventure.
“By day, we study history. By night, history studies us.”