Show HN: Augmented Reality App to Predict the Sun and Moon Location

Re:Show HN: Augmented Reality App to Predict the Sun and Moo... by folli on Monday December 12, 2016 @03:48AM (#13156622)

Thanks! Yes, the graphics are OpenGL, however I haven't used any frameworks. It's essentially a static scene showing the horizon, the elevation and azimuth lines, and the Sun/Moon sphere, while the camera sits in the origin and points to the location given by the compass/gyroscope.

Your project sounds cool, will you also be using OpenGL, or have you come up with another approach? I still don't feel very comfortable using OpenGL, it's a bit too complicated for my taste.

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Re:Show HN: Augmented Reality App to Predict the Sun and Moo... by skeletonjelly on Monday December 12, 2016 @07:36PM (#13163475)

OpenGL. Yeah I didn't find it too great of an experience. Especially after finding out the myriad devices that are needed to support and their different OpenGL frameworks. Ended up just doing a PoC but gave up around the time I had to do the actual maths. With holidays coming up maybe I'll give it another shot. There's a company I think would find the app useful so it has a commercial reality too! Will check back in with you to see how you're going if I remember

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