Thursday, February 17, 2022

Second Beis Hamikdash App Preview

With the accessibility of 3D drawing and rendering tools nowadays, combined with fast hardware and free gaming engines, it has never been easier to create an immersive experience that really brings places and buildings to life. I imported the 3D models of the Beis Hamikdash that I used to create the illustrations for my book into the Unity game engine and have been tinkering with turning it into a full-fledged app that will, at the very least, allow people to walk around and explore the Mikdash at their own speed and interest. 

The world of apps lets you do, basically, anything you can imagine. This Second Temple app could be leveraged as a Kohen training course, part of a school curriculum, or just plain old edutainment. Since I don't have a full team of artists and programmers working for me just yet, the progress has been slow. Below you can check out a small preview of what I've put together so far. If the idea catches the interest of the right people, it could speed up development and make this app a reality.

8 comments:

  1. looks nice, what are the coins for?

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  2. Thanks for your comment. Aside from just looking around, the Temple visitor will also be able to complete missions such as finding some half-shekel coins.

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  4. Check out torah vr (Mik-dash) they are doing the same thing

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  5. HI Rabbi Elan, I saw you made the stairs going to the balcony in the wall. is that a guess or is it true?

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  6. Not bad but some part are missing.

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  7. obviously when your using mincraft as a 3d design app.

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