Kasane AR 🎨✨

Layer Colors, Create Worlds

An augmented reality experience that transforms color mixing into world-building magic. Place physical colored cards, watch them blend in AR, and witness as new colors birth interactive creatures and plants on your tabletop.

🎨 The Kasane Philosophy

"Kasane" (重ね) means "to layer" in Japanese. This app explores:

• Layers of reality (physical + digital)
• Layers of color (primary → secondary → magical)
• Layers of interaction (touch → mix → create → play)

✨ The Experience

Step 1: Setting the Stage

• Place your phone on a stand or prop it up, camera facing an empty table surface
• Important: Start with the camera at a distance, not too close to where cards will be

Step 2: Gradual Introduction

• Slowly introduce your first color card into view
  • Hold it steady, bring it from the side on the surface
  • Let the camera detect it properly
• Color pots spawn at the optimal distance above the cards

Step 3: The Coloring Ceremony

• Pick up each card you want to color
• Hold it straight and deliberate – like a painter's brush
• Move it to "touch" a color pot in the AR space
• Listen for the pop confirmation sound that transformation happened
• Recolor your cards until you are satisfied with it for the next step

Step 4: The Mixing Magic

• Place colored cards on the table
• Overlap them partially – watch the mixing particles appear
• Wait for the spark – the overlap and particles need to be stable
• Witness the birth – each color pair creates a unique creature/object

Step 5: Cultivation & Play

• Arrange your creations – drag them around your tabletop world
• Resize with pinches – make some elements dominant, others subtle
• Add more mixes – grow your ecosystem
• Shake to reset – when ready for a new world

🔧 Technical Artistry

Core Mechanics:

• AR Card Detection – Stable tracking of physical color cards
• Color Alchemy System – Rules-based color mixing with visual effects
• Spawn Ecosystem – Each color maps to unique interactive prefabs
• Gesture Playground – Natural touch interactions with creations
• Shake Reset – Accelerometer-based world clearing

Key Technical Features:

• Smooth AR Integration – Using AR Foundation for reliable tracking
• Visual Poetry – Particle systems, smooth animations, glowing effects
• Physical-Digital Bridge – Real hand movements trigger digital magic
• Responsive Ecosystem – Objects react naturally to manipulation

🎯 Creative & Educational Value

Beyond entertainment, Kasane AR explores:

• Color Theory Through Play – Learn mixing by doing, not memorizing
• Spatial Creativity – Arrange both physical and digital elements
• Systems Thinking – Understand how simple rules (color mixing) create complex outcomes (ecosystems)
• Digital Literacy – Experience how AR blends realities