Project Lyra: Redefining Our View of the Cosmos with SDK Google Glass for Futur entertainments

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The Vision: From Screen to Sky

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For centuries, we have looked at the stars and charted them in books and on screens. Digital tools like Stellarium brought the observatory to our desktops, but they all share one limitation: they keep us looking down at a screen, disconnected from the sky above.

Project Lyra aims to shatter that screen. Our mission is to merge digital information with our direct perception, allowing anyone to look up at the night sky and see it unveiled—not through a phone, but with their own eyes, augmented with the full depth of astronomical knowledge.

The Problem: A New Frontier Needs New Tools

Augmented Reality is a new frontier, and AR astronomy is a field with immense potential but few foundational tools. Developers wanting to create these experiences have to start from scratch every time, solving complex problems of astrometry, data management, and AR rendering.

Our Solution: A Two-Part Strategy

To solve this, Project Lyra is built on two core components:

  1. The Engine: The Glass Astro SDK (Software Development Kit)
    This will be a powerful, open-source, and well-documented API. It will handle the heavy lifting: fetching data from astronomical catalogs, calculating the precise real-time positions of celestial objects, and providing simple endpoints for any AR application to consume. It’s the foundation upon which a new ecosystem of AR astronomy can be built.

  2. The Flagship: ‘StarGazer’, our Stellarium for AR
    This is the first application built using our SDK. StarGazer will be a beautiful, intuitive app for Google Glass that allows users to identify stars, trace constellations, track satellites, and learn about the objects they are seeing in real-time. It will be our proof-of-concept and a gift to the community.

Why Join Us? This is More Than a Project.

  • Be a Pioneer: AR interface design for astronomy is a blank canvas. You won’t be following trends; you’ll be setting them.

  • Build Something That Matters: You’ll be contributing to a project that inspires curiosity, education, and a deeper connection to our universe.

  • Work on a Fascinating Technical Challenge: From building a scalable backend for real-time data to creating an elegant AR user experience, the technical challenges are both difficult and incredibly rewarding.

  • Join an Open & Collaborative Team: We are building a passionate, virtual, and global community. All work will be on GitHub, fully transparent, where the best ideas win.

Who We Are Looking For:

We are seeking passionate contributors to fill these core roles:

  • AR / Unity Developers: To bring the StarGazer vision to life. If you dream in C# and think in quaternions, we need you.

  • Backend & API Developers (Python/Go): To build the robust and scalable engine (SDK) that will power a thousand apps.

  • UI/UX Designers: To solve the unique challenge of designing an elegant and non-intrusive interface for the human field of view.

  • Astrophysics & Data Specialists: To ensure our data is accurate and our calculations are flawless. Passionate amateur astronomers are welcome!

  • Community & Documentation Leads: To be the glue that holds our virtual team together and helps new contributors get started.

How to Contribute:

Ready to redefine how we see the stars?

Co-Creating the Future