for Global Game Jam Vienna 2026
Planet Guardian is an interactive augmented reality (AR) experience built for Snap Spectacles, where players defend a miniature planet from incoming asteroids and a concealed alien invasion. Using hand tracking, gesture controls, and spatial interaction, users deflect threats, launch rockets, and reveal enemies with a special detection mask.
- Game Mode: Protect a miniature planet from escalating asteroid waves and a concealed alien invasion. Monitor population count and manage limited defensive resources.
- Gesture-Based Controls: Perform intuitive hand interactions to deflect asteroids, launch missiles, eliminate hidden enemies, and toggle the alien-detection mask.
- Cloaked Enemy Detection: Reveal and neutralize invisible alien ships using a specialized AR mask system.
- Real-Time Physics Interaction: Natural spatial collisions allow players to redirect incoming asteroids dynamically.
- Adaptive Threat System: Increasing difficulty with varied asteroid trajectories and coordinated alien attack patterns.
- Immersive Spatial Audio: Dynamic soundtrack and responsive sound effects amplify tension and feedback.
Snap OS 2.0 · Lens Studio 5.15 · AR · TypeScript · Gesture Recognition · Real-Time Physics · Custom Shaders · Custom 3D Models & Assets
