Romain Maire Nikolas Stott Julien Tanneau
Nov 28, 2014
Romain Maire
Nikolas Stott
Julien Tanneau
Maths Physics
History of Science
Astronomy
Hard to find, and often expensive
Difficult to use
Depends on a particular latitude, fixed number of stars.
Our solution : a digital astrolabe.
User oriented learning
Four chronological quests: ◦ Greek quest: handling the astrolabe
◦ Arab quest: travel, predictions
◦ Renaissance: astronomy concepts, navigation
◦ Nowadays: using the digital astrolabe for more complex problems
Quest: Greek Quest ◦ Mission 1 title
Objective 1: instructions o Help from the astronomer
o Validation when astrolabe in right set up
o Scientific or historical explanation
Objective 2
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◦ Mission 2
During the quests : storyline
Sandbox: do as it pleases you
Challenges: random, timed problems
Larger public touched by the app
Handling the astrolabe and learning sciences at the same time
Designed for amateurs, but suitable for any public