StarSCreator

StarSCreator is for everyone who is curious about the universe. By selecting elements to add to the container, users could create their own star and find the most similar one in the solar system.

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Inspiration

When we saw the title of the hackathon, Space Edition, we decided to do a project related to space. The famous meme, when god creating you, inspired us.

when god creating you meme

How about creating the star like the meme? Humans are carbon-based beings made of thousands of stardust, and the desire to explore the universe is engraved into our DNA with stardust. Our journey with StarSCreator started here.

What it does

Entering StarSCreator, you could see elements floating on the page. StarSCreator allows the user to add percentages of specified elements. From the percentage of elements the users add, the system will detect if the produced star is a gaseous or solid one. It will also find the most similar star in the solar system for users.

How we built it

First, we limited the range of possible results to the stars in the solar system. We found basic information for the planets, and also the images of them. The UI was built based on the images we found.

Then, we began coding. We decided to use Python as the main coding language. Interfaces were made during the period.

Finally, we did the interactive session so users could interact with the system, including adding elements and changing percentages. We discussed how to relate the stars generated by user input values to real stars in the solar system. We finally decided to set a range of value variations centered on the data of real stars, and match similar stars for the elements added by the user if they correspond and the element percentages fall within the range.

Challenges we ran into

During the programming process, we encountered many difficulties. For example, due to technical limitations, we can only use the most lengthy code to reach our goal. Logical nesting seemed unclear in it. Time management was also a big issue here. We did not have a clear view about how long we will spend in each part so it became very busy at the last moment.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Experience with this application can be entertaining and fulfilling at the same time. Users could get fun by creating their own stars, and they could also learn about stars in the solar system. We did it!

What we learned

Team Collaboration While we are all first hackers and we are distributed in both East and West Coast, we communicated and collaborated during the project well. We brainstormed and tried to find more interesting ideas and better solutions. We divided our work to assign to everyone to make it easier.

Real Project Experience This kind of project experience is very rare for students at schools. It is very different from what we have learned in class. From here we have the privilege of getting a glimpse of what the real world outside bubble looks like.

Technical SkillsHow to use GUI; Graphic design...

What's next for Untitled

We hopefully could provide further information for the elements users use and the stars matched in the final. Users can click on the elements and stars to see them. We would also like to elaborate our range of "similar stars" to increase playability and education possibility.

Mobile apps could also be developed in the future, in both iOS and Android.

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import tkinter as tk import tkinter.messagebox

total_H = 0 total_He = 0 total_C = 0 total_O = 0 total_Ne = 0 total_Mg = 0 total_Al = 0 total_Si = 0 total_Ca = 0 total_N = 0 total_S = 0 total_Ar = 0 total_Fe = 0

is_H = False is_He = False is_C = False is_O = False is_Ne = False is_Mg = False is_Al = False is_Si = False is_Ca = False is_N = False is_S = False is_Ar = False is_Fe = False

window = tk.Tk() window.title('StarSCreator') window.geometry('500x300') canvas = tk.Canvas(window, height=300, width=500, bg='black')

varH = tk.StringVar() varHe = tk.StringVar() varC = tk.StringVar() varO = tk.StringVar() varNe = tk.StringVar() varMg = tk.StringVar() varAl = tk.StringVar() varSi = tk.StringVar() varCa = tk.StringVar() varN = tk.StringVar() varS = tk.StringVar() varAr = tk.StringVar() varFe = tk.StringVar()

inputRecordH = tk.Label(window, textvariable=varH, bg='black', fg='white', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=2) inputRecordH.grid(row=0, column=0) inputRecordHe = tk.Label(window, textvariable=varHe, bg='black', fg='white', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=2) inputRecordHe.grid(row=0, column=1) inputRecordC = tk.Label(window, textvariable=varC, bg='black', fg='white', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=2) inputRecordC.grid(row=0, column=2) inputRecordO = tk.Label(window, textvariable=varO, bg='black', fg='white', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=2) inputRecordO.grid(row=2, column=0) inputRecordNe = tk.Label(window, textvariable=varNe, bg='black', fg='white', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=2) inputRecordNe.grid(row=2, column=1) inputRecordMg = tk.Label(window, textvariable=varMg, bg='black', fg='white', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=2) inputRecordMg.grid(row=2, column=2) inputRecordAl = tk.Label(window, textvariable=varAl, bg='black', fg='white', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=2) inputRecordAl.grid(row=4, column=0) inputRecordSi = tk.Label(window, textvariable=varSi, bg='black', fg='white', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=2) inputRecordSi.grid(row=4, column=1) inputRecordCa = tk.Label(window, textvariable=varCa, bg='black', fg='white', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=2) inputRecordCa.grid(row=4, column=2) inputRecordN = tk.Label(window, textvariable=varN, bg='black', fg='white', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=2) inputRecordN.grid(row=6, column=0) inputRecordS = tk.Label(window, textvariable=varS, bg='black', fg='white', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=2) inputRecordS.grid(row=6, column=1) inputRecordAr = tk.Label(window, textvariable=varAr, bg='black', fg='white', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=2) inputRecordAr.grid(row=6, column=2) inputRecordFe = tk.Label(window, textvariable=varFe, bg='black', fg='white', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=2) inputRecordFe.grid(row=8, column=0)

on_hit_H = False on_hit_He = False on_hit_C = False on_hit_O = False on_hit_Ne = False on_hit_Mg = False on_hit_Al = False on_hit_Si = False on_hit_Ca = False on_hit_N = False on_hit_S = False on_hit_Ar = False on_hit_Fe = False

def add_H(): global on_hit_H if not on_hit_H: on_hit_H = True global total_H total_H = total_H + 5 varH.set('H:' + str(total_H)) global is_H is_H = True else: on_hit_H = False varH.set('')

def add_He(): global on_hit_He if not on_hit_He: on_hit_He = True global total_He total_He = total_He + 5 varHe.set('He:' + str(total_He)) global is_He is_He = True else: on_hit_He = False varHe.set('')

def add_C(): global on_hit_C if not on_hit_C: on_hit_C = True global total_C total_C = total_C + 5 varC.set('C:' + str(total_C)) global is_C is_C = True else: on_hit_C = False varC.set('')

def add_O(): global on_hit_O if not on_hit_O: on_hit_O = True global total_O total_O = total_O + 5 varO.set('O:' + str(total_O)) global is_O is_O = True else: on_hit_O = False varO.set('')

def add_Ne(): global on_hit_Ne if not on_hit_Ne: on_hit_Ne = True global total_Ne total_Ne = total_Ne + 5 varNe.set('Ne:' + str(total_Ne)) global is_Ne is_Ne = True else: on_hit_Ne = False varNe.set('')

def add_Mg(): global on_hit_Mg if not on_hit_Mg: on_hit_Mg = True global total_Mg total_Mg = total_Mg + 5 varMg.set('Mg:' + str(total_Mg)) global is_Mg is_Mg = True else: on_hit_Mg = False varMg.set('')

def add_Al(): global on_hit_Al if not on_hit_Al: on_hit_Al = True global total_Al total_Al = total_Al + 5 varAl.set('Al:' + str(total_Al)) global is_Al is_Al = True else: on_hit_Al = False varAl.set('')

def add_Si(): global on_hit_Si if not on_hit_Si: on_hit_Si = True global total_Si total_Si = total_Si + 5 varSi.set('Si:' + str(total_Si)) global is_Si is_Si = True else: on_hit_Si = False varSi.set('')

def add_Ca(): global on_hit_Ca if not on_hit_Ca: on_hit_Ca = True global total_Ca total_Ca = total_Ca + 5 varCa.set('Ca:' + str(total_Ca)) global is_Ca is_Ca = True else: on_hit_Ca = False varCa.set('')

def add_N(): global on_hit_N if not on_hit_N: on_hit_N = True global total_N total_N = total_N + 5 varN.set('N:' + str(total_N)) global is_N is_N = True else: on_hit_N = False varN.set('')

def add_S(): global on_hit_S if not on_hit_S: on_hit_S = True global total_S total_S = total_S + 5 varS.set('S:' + str(total_S)) global is_S is_S = True else: on_hit_S = False varS.set('')

def add_Ar(): global on_hit_Ar if not on_hit_Ar: on_hit_Ar = True global total_Ar total_Ar = total_Ar + 5 varAr.set('Ar:' + str(total_Ar)) global is_Ar is_Ar = True else: on_hit_Ar = False varAr.set('')

def add_Fe(): global on_hit_Fe if not on_hit_Fe: on_hit_Fe = True global total_Fe total_Fe = total_Fe + 5 varFe.set('Fe:' + str(total_Fe)) global is_Fe is_Fe = True else: on_hit_Fe = False varFe.set('')

bofH = tk.Button(window, text='add H', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=1, command=add_H) bofH.grid(row=1, column=0) bofHe = tk.Button(window, text='add He', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=1, command=add_He) bofHe.grid(row=1, column=1) bofC = tk.Button(window, text='add C', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=1, command=add_C) bofC.grid(row=1, column=2) bofO = tk.Button(window, text='add O', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=1, command=add_O) bofO.grid(row=3, column=0) bofNe = tk.Button(window, text='add Ne', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=1, command=add_Ne) bofNe.grid(row=3, column=1) bofMg = tk.Button(window, text='add Mg', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=1, command=add_Mg) bofMg.grid(row=3, column=2) bofAl = tk.Button(window, text='add Al', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=1, command=add_Al) bofAl.grid(row=5, column=0) bofSi = tk.Button(window, text='add Si', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=1, command=add_Si) bofSi.grid(row=5, column=1) bofCa = tk.Button(window, text='add Ca', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=1, command=add_Ca) bofCa.grid(row=5, column=2) bofN = tk.Button(window, text='add N', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=1, command=add_N) bofN.grid(row=7, column=0) bofS = tk.Button(window, text='add S', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=1, command=add_S) bofS.grid(row=7, column=1) bofAr = tk.Button(window, text='add Ar', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=1, command=add_Ar) bofAr.grid(row=7, column=2) bofFe = tk.Button(window, text='add Fe', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=1, command=add_Fe) bofFe.grid(row=9, column=0)

total = total_H + total_He + total_C + total_O + total_Ne + total_Mg + total_Al + total_Si + total_Ca + total_N + \ total_S + total_Ar + total_Fe

on_hit_final = False varFinal = tk.StringVar() inputRecordFe = tk.Label(window, textvariable=varFinal, bg='black', fg='white', font=('Arial', 12), width=50, height=2) inputRecordFe.grid(row=9, column=5)

def finalButton(): global on_hit_final if not on_hit_final: on_hit_final = True if total > 100: tk.messagebox.showerror(title='ERROR', message='The total number must be less than 100') if total_H >= 70: if total_H <= 75 & total_He >= 20: varFinal.set('Gas Giant: Your planet might be Sun') elif total_H <= 80 & total_O >= 10: varFinal.set('Gas Giant: Your planet might be Neptune') elif total_H <= 85 & total_He >= 10: varFinal.set('Gas Giant: Your planet might be Uranus') elif total_H >= 90: varFinal.set('Gas Giant: Your planet might be Saturn or Jupiter') elif total_O >= 40: if total_Si >= 30: varFinal.set('Terrestrial Planet: Your planet might be Earth') elif total_Fe >= 10: if total_C >= 20: varFinal.set('Terrestrial Planet: Your planet might be Ceres') if total_Fe > total_Si & total_C <= 20: varFinal.set('Terrestrial Planet: Your planet might be Pluto') elif is_Ca: varFinal.set('Terrestrial Planet: Your planet might be Moon') else: varFinal.set('Terrestrial Planet: Your planet might be Mars') elif total_Mg >= 10: varFinal.set('Terrestrial Planet: Your planet might be Mercury') elif total_O >= 60: varFinal.set('Terrestrial Planet: Your planet might be Venus') else: varFinal.set('None of the planets in our system is similar to yours, you are on a new way!') else: on_hit_final = False varFinal.set('')

bofFinal = tk.Button(window, text='Final', font=('Arial', 12), width=10, height=1, command=finalButton) bofFinal.grid(row=10, column=5)

window.mainloop()

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