Overview
2022 Summer
Enjoying pictures of Earth? Why not try Earf – the AR Planet Generator!
- Tap on the screen to generate gorgeous planets
- Move your device around to view them up close
- Simulate physics to see planets collide!
To download the full app: Apple App Store
Under the Hood
This app is made with Unity using AR Foundation. Each terrains is procedurally genearted using multiple layers of perlin noise. A custom shader is made to coloring the planets with random gradients based on the distance of each vertex to the center. It simulations physically (sorta) accurate gravitational force. And also has a random name generator to give your pet planets names!
How was it made?
Starting with a blob
Make it round
Sprinkle some perlin noise
Clamp the noise to make ocean surface
Paint the mountains with a shader
Paint the planet with a shader
Paint the ocean depths with a shader
Done!