Tilt Five Naval Warfare

AR Table Top Version of Classic Board Game 'Battle Ship'

Type: AR Strategy Game

Date: Oct 2024 - Dec 2024

Project Team: Nik Kim, Aarnav Sangekar, Liam Hower, Michelle Chen, Yuxi Xu

Role: UX Researcher, Effet Designer/Programmer, Technical Designer

Technology: C#, Unity, AR Tilt Five

Project Overview

Note 🎉 This project was featured at the 2025 CMU Campus Spring Carnival! 🎉

A modern twist on the classic battleship board game where players engage in turn-based naval warfare. But this time, in a table-top AR setting using platform called Tilt Five.

Tilt Five Image

Converting Traditional Board Game into AR

Classic battle ship game board.
Classic Battle Ship Game Board

Players use upper and lower boards to play the game.
A sketch of two children playing battle ship together.
Play Configuration

Players sit face-to-face announcing their guesses and the results.

In the classic Battleship game, each player arranges their ships on the lower board and uses the vertical board in front of them to track guesses against their opponent’s fleet. Players take turns announcing target coordinates and communicate whether each guess is a “hit” or “miss” through verbal interaction.

Juciy Elements that Boost Up Gaming Experience and Learning Curve

A game screenshot showing ship arrangement on water tiles checker board.
Ship arrangement on water tiles checker board.
A game screenshot showing a canon on an island.
A canon and an island.
A game screenshot showing diverse gaming elements that shows hit and miss of canon shots.
Gaming elements that show hit/miss of canon shots.
A game screenshot showing a school of fish that swims under the water board.
A school of fish that swims under the water board.
A game screenshot showing both players' dymamic board state.
Both players' dymamic board state.
A game screenshot a flag of player 1.
A flag of player 1.

The AR version demonstrated enhanced accessibility, enabling beginners to quickly understand the rules and mechanics of the game. In addition, the sensory-rich experience provided by visual and auditory feedback in AR games sustained player engagement throughout the session, regardless of their skill levels. These advantages highlight the potential of AR board games as an effective educational tool. Even novice players can rapidly learn the game rules without losing focus during the session. Moreover, the AR version's ability to foster interaction between the player and the game suggests that AR-enhanced educational experiences can promote quicker learning and sustained engagement throughout the learning process.

Spring Carnival Exhibition