DIY Solar System vs SpaceOver

DIY Solar System makes it easy for families and educators to explore the solar system from anywhere, anytime! The app was developed by the Children’s Creativity Museum, Sciencenter, and Museum of Life and Science, in partnership with UC Berkeley’s The Lawrence Hall of Science. INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES DIY Solar System includes 11 easy-to-use activities to learn about space travel, living in space, and the unique objects that make up the planetary system we call home. Design a Moon base, grow your own space garden, or experience what it’s like to control a rover on Mars! Each activity includes step-by-step instructions that have been tested by educators, kids, and families. Activity materials are easily available and inexpensive—you may already have many of them in your home! AUGMENTED REALITY PLANET WALK Don’t have the time to travel several billion miles to reach Neptune? Try dropping a scale version of the solar system outside your home to start a walk that will show you planets, dwarf planets, and asteroids. At each stop, examine the space object up close using real images from NASA. Don’t forget to take a space selfie with your favorite planet! IN OR OUT GAME Quickly scan awe-inspiring images of space objects from NASA’s Earth and space observatories to decide if the objects are in or out of the solar system. While the solar system is vast, it only represents a tiny corner of the universe. After you have mastered your solar system knowledge, challenge yourself to a new round of objects in or out of our home galaxy, the Milky Way. Funding Source This work was supported by NASA under award number 80NSSC21M0082. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in these programs are those of the author and do not reflect the views of NASA. Compatibility Requires iOS 12.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone and iPad. Rated 4+.

SpaceOver uses VoiceOver, spatial sound, haptics, etc. SpaceOver makes it possible for the blind and visually impaired(BVI) to go on a space journey. [Navigation function] - Utilizes the AR function to guide the location of astronomical objects in the solar system based on the current user's location. - Each astronomical object has its unique music, which together creates the harmony of our universe. - You can move your phone to find a specific astronomical object and enjoy the music of that object. [Search function] - You can find the object by selecting the object you want to find. - You can receive guidance on where to go through voice-over, and you can feel the location of celestial bodies through spatial sound. [Astro travel function] - If you find specific astronomical objects, you can travel to those objects. - You can enjoy the appearance of astronomical objects as a 3D model. - You can enjoy the space journey through voice-over and music. [Voice Over] - The VoiceOver function is supported for all aspects of the app so that everyone can travel through space without any trouble. Developed by. Sohyeon Kim, Junhyuk Park, Hyemin Seok, Heeji Sohn, Seik Oh, Yoonyoung Lee, A-young Jo Designed by. A-young Jo Music composed by. Hyemin Seok, A-young Jo