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🌍 Earth Unveiled: A VR Exploration

Earth Unveiled is an immersive Virtual Reality experience developed using Unity and the Meta XR SDK, optimized for Meta Quest 2. This educational VR project allows users to explore Earth's geological features through interactive and engaging scenes.

🎥 Watch the Demo Video:
Earth Unveiled VR Demo


🎮 Included Scenes

  • 🏠 Main Menu
    Title screen and interactive hub to access various learning modules.

  • 🌍 Scene 1: Earth Slices
    Dive inside the planet to explore the Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, and Inner Core using animated slice-through models with educational pop-ups.

  • 🪨 Scene 2: 3 Types of Rocks
    Learn about Igneous, Sedimentary (with fossil model), and Metamorphic rocks through interactive 3D visuals and transformation info.

  • 🌋 Scene 3: Tectonic Plates
    Observe animated plate movement and learn how tectonic shifts cause earthquakes and shape the Earth’s surface.


✨ Key Features

  • ✅ Interactive UI using XR Intraction Toolkit
  • 🎮 Ray Interactor exploration
  • 🧠 Educational overlays and animated geology concepts
  • 🔄 Seamless transitions between scenes for structured learning
  • 🎯 Optimized for standalone Meta Quest 2/3 headset

🎓 Educational Objectives

  • Help learners visualize complex geological structures interactively
  • Enhance STEM education through engaging 3D models
  • Bridge the gap between textbooks and tangible experience
  • Make Earth Science fun, memorable, and immersive

🛠️ Built With

  • Unity 6.0 (6000.0.48f1)
  • 3D assets licensed under Creative Commons

👩‍🏫 Ideal For

  • K–12 and College Classrooms
  • Science Exhibitions and Museums
  • Geology Enthusiasts and Self-Learners

📜 License

This project is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.
You may remix, adapt, and build upon the work non-commercially, and must give appropriate credit.

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Note: All third-party 3D assets retain their original licenses. See the section below for details.


🎨 3D Model Credits

This project uses the following Creative Commons–licensed models:

  • "Earth" by Akshat – CC BY 4.0
  • "Earth Core V2" by Ipay – CC BY 4.0
  • "Folds in metamorphic rock" by Sara Carena – CC BY-NC 4.0
  • "Alaskan Cliff Rock 1 Free" by Titaniumwhitefx – CC BY 4.0
  • "Sedimentary Rock with Fossil" by Chintan Purohit – CC BY-NC 4.0
  • "Moving Tectonic Plates" by eugenek818 – CC BY-NC 4.0

"Learning becomes limitless when knowledge meets immersion." – Earth Unveiled Team