Case study
An electronics lab you can step into
CircuitsCraftVR/AR electronics game
A VR and AR game where players build real circuits in 3D space — picking components, placing them on a breadboard, programming the microcontroller that runs them, and trading finished circuits with other players.
Field
Games & STEM learning
Scope
UX/UI design
Platform
VR & AR
Players
Students & makers
VR · ARThe challenge
Learning electronics usually means buying parts before you know what works, and most simulators look like engineering software. In VR and AR there's a second problem: interfaces that float in space quickly crowd out the thing you're building.
Our approach
We kept the space almost empty and let the components be the interface: pick a part, place it on the breadboard in front of you, and watch the circuit come to life — with every panel appearing only when it's needed.
A real breadboard, in 3D
Parts sit on a recognisable breadboard, so what players build maps onto real hardware.
Code inside the game
A microcontroller code editor and a hexadecimal editor open as panels next to the board, not in another tool.
A player marketplace
Finished circuits can be listed for a fixed price or put up for auction.
Experience direction
One floating toolbar
Home, add, trade and more live in a single side rail that stays out of the player's view of the circuit.
A visual parts library
Resistors, LEDs, capacitors, transistors and more are picked by picture, not part number.
A dark, focused space
A dotted dark backdrop keeps attention on the components and their connections.
Product screens
The component library, the breadboard, the code editor and the trade marketplace, from CircuitsCraft.
VR · ARVR · AR
VR · AR
VR · ARDesign system
A near-black space with the components' own colours — red LEDs, blue capacitors — doing the visual work, and panels kept translucent and minimal.
Outcome
The design turns circuit building into a game a beginner can start right away: pick parts visually, place them on a breadboard, program the microcontroller, and share or sell the result.
Circuits built in VR and AR space
Built-in microcontroller and hex editors
Fixed-price and auction listings
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