cAReeropoly

🎲 Making careers fun for everyone

Have you ever been asked, "What would you like to be when you grow up?" This question can be daunting, and we all felt that we had a hard time answering this as kids. We wanted to bring an interesting twist to career education, to try and make it more interesting and engaging for everyone. cAReeropoly allows its players to learn more about potential career paths while enjoying a game of Monopoly.

💸 What it does

cAReeropoly is an realtime multiplayer augmented reality application which simulates a game of Monopoly, but with a unique twist. Throughout the game, there are trivia questions and facts about a chosen career path, which lets users learn a bit more about that path while also getting to enjoy a game of Monopoly with their friends. cAReeropoly is multi-player experience, allowing multiple users with a Quest headset to connect to the same session and play the game together. The game features a large playing board, encouraging kids to walk around it and be active during the game.

🛠️ How we built it

We developed this AR application with Unity, leveraging the software to bring functionality to 3D models. We also did some 3D modeling with Blender, and used the Meta SDK to interact with our Meta Quest headsets.

🧩 Challenges we ran into

Networking between headsets was very difficult, given many constraints with the school Wi-Fi. We managed to get it working, but not without some workarounds, such as utilizing our personal hotspots. We also ran into difficulties with game functionality: there were many components to keep track of along with each of their functionality. Lastly, the Meta SDK proved difficult to work with, as most things did not work out of the box and required modifications in very specific locations.

🏆 Accomplishments that we're proud of

2 out of 4 members of our group were new to Unity, and we're proud that everyone was able to get acclimated to the tool very quickly. We're proud that we were able to get a good-looking, functional Monopoly board working in such a short time, as we ran into many struggles coming into the project.

📚 What we learned

Divide work among team members efficiently
Stay on task!!!
REST!!!!!
Communication is extremely valuable
Ask for help as soon as you need it
Networking with Unity is hard....

💡 What's next for cAReeropoly

We have many goals going forward! Some goals include integrating AI, and allowing it to write more questions and provide more content on different professions. We also want to add the ability to play with a large group, and even the ability to play remotely.

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ShellHacks 2025

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I worked on the cards system logic, pulling question and fact data into our components and integrating it with existing logic.

mustaeen ahmed
I worked on the multiplayer elements. Being able to connect the headsets and sync up the board between users. This was my first time trying multiplayer networking and I learned a lot! I also worked on integrating different parts of the game so that they can function as a single board.

Liam Abramov
I worked on the full game board system logic, from moving pieces, to money logic, to all gameplay interactions. I flexed my system design skills by making a large modular system with a very quick turn around, enabling rich gameplay.

Jordan Muniz
This is my first hackathon project! (yay!!) I wrote a script for the game pieces to move on the different tiles, wrote two different implementations for how to store the job/card data, and created a 3D model using blender for the game title.

caitlin Box