0x0b : Solar System

Assignment

Use the code-base from Assignment 0x0a (Rotating Colourful Cube) to create a view of the solar system.

1. Choose any one platonic solid for all extraterrestrial objects;

2. Create a model with at least the following:

   • A sun that rotates around its own axis;
   • An earth that rotates around its own axis and also around the sun (the axis tilt is upon the candidate's discretion to implement);
   • A moon that rotates around the earth; and
   • Another planet that rotates around the sun;

   (and with visually sensible colours, relative scales and speeds);

3. Define their relational parameters and subroutines to compute corresponding spatial transforms.

4. Define following UI control(s),

   • To increase (ff) or decrease (slo-mo) the animation speed by a scaling factor $\eta\in{0}\cup{x:10^{-2}<x<5}$, where $\eta=1$ corresponds to $1,\mathrm{rpm}$ for the earth to go around the moon;

5. Create a 15-30s short video to highlight your efforts. Upload it to a streaming platform (like youtube) and submit a public link.

Submit

1. Git URL
2. Commit ID
3. Teaser
4. Video Link