Port-A-Chess
Augmented Reality Chess
Port-A-Chess is an augmented reality (AR) video game designed for Android devices with the Unity Game Engine. Triggered by the detection of a specific image, the app allows the user to play chess anywhere as long as they have the image on hand. Using a fantasy theme, the pieces include amusing sound effects for every move the player makes while retaining the timeless classic chess rules.
Additional Information
Role: Programmer
Game Engine: Unity
Built For: Android
Development Time: 1 month
Team Size: 9 People
Working With Vuforia
To make the AR part of Port-A-Chess work, my team used the software Vuforia. Vuforia allowed the app to start the game when the device's camera detected a specified image. While useful in enabling the AR functionality, Vuforia did not always work nicely with Unity, causing my fellow programmer and I to spend many hours bug testing our builds before we were ultimately successful in creating a stable and working build.
Playable Status
Port-A-Chess is currently unavailable to be played by the public.