Go Outside

Go Outside is an augmented reality app designed for our team's Software Engineering UI/UX class. This app serves as a PROTOTYPE to demonstrate how it would work if we had many users and a real time database using firebase, meaning it is not fully featured or functional due to the project time constrains.

Video Teaser 📽 🍿

Project video teaser can be found here

Project Information 🚀

Lately, due to Covid-19, many indoor activities have been banned, and as gyms are closed, people cannot exercise as regularly. These restrictions have had a toll on both the mental and physical health of all members of society. As most people spend their daily time with their phones and enjoy using phone applications such as games and social media, our app, Go Outside, aims to bring art and technology together to help reduce users' stress and boredom, teach them more about art, culture and history of their city. It will also aim to encourage users to explore the city and improve their mental and physical health by doing more physical activity.

Running & Building the project 🔨

Open the project in Android Studio
You need to setup a google cloud account and add the following APIs when creating your key:
- Maps SDK for Android
- Places API
- ARCore Cloud Anchors API
Make sure to add your Google API key in local.properties - Note: The app will not work without it
Make sure you have an Android Device that supports AR with the latest ARcore support
Make sure your Android Device is in developer mode
You can pair your Android Device using wifi via wifi and run the app directly from Android Studio
The app will now be installed on your Android phone, you can search for "Go Outside" it will appear on your apps list. That way you can try it outside your home 💪

If you're having trouble please follow google's guide here!

You may create an issue on this repository and we can help you set up the application.

Example local.properties:

## This file must *NOT* be checked into Version Control Systems,
# as it contains information specific to your local configuration.
#
# Location of the SDK. This is only used by Gradle.
# For customization when using a Version Control System, please read the
# header note.
#Sat Apr 02 14:49:33 EDT 2022
sdk.dir=/home/User/Android/Sdk

googleMapApiKey = SuperSecret🔑

Why is there no binary attached to this project? Theses APIs costs money and the app only works with theses APIs enabled. To avoid someone reverse engineering the app and stealing the API key. We did not include a runnable APK. I hope you understand.