Well, if you can’t make it to the beach, bring the beach to the office. Quantum Spatial’s Willy Sercombe and Harry Zhang did just that. They teamed up to create an interactive sandbox that displays elevation and contour lines that change as the sand is moved around. The program also simulates water flow over the terrain. To build it, Harry and Willy used sensors from a video game console to measure the 3D space of the sand and fed the information into a spatial mapping program,which is known as the augmented reality sandbox.
Asked how they became interested in the undertaking, they replied that they were looking for fun ways to sharpen their spatial programming skills while building something cool for the office. The sandbox is a great way to get lost in thought while taking a break or challenging an officemate to build a castle.
Interested in building one yourself? You can find online instructions HERE.