An immersive, mobile‑first Augmented Reality (AR) virtual electronics lab designed to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical engineering education.

Project status: Early content and architectural scaffold. Core AR & simulation layers implemented.

1. Overview
2. Vision
3. Core Principles
4. Features
5. Services Offered
6. Technology Stack
7. Architecture & Structure
8. UI Components
9. Getting Started
10. Available Scripts
11. Deployment
12. Roadmap
13. Accessibility
14. Performance Strategy
15. Contribution Guide
16. FAQs
17. License
18. Acknowledgements

Conn3D delivers a fully interactive virtual electronics laboratory accessible from any modern mobile device. It harnesses AR to let learners place and manipulate circuit components in real-world space, encouraging spatial reasoning, safe experimentation and intuitive understanding of hardware fundamentals.

To revolutionize technical education globally by providing every aspiring engineer with equitable access to a hands-on, high-fidelity electronics workspace—regardless of location or financial constraints.

• Interactive: Learning through tangible manipulation and immediate feedback.
• Intuitive: Natural gestures and visual clarity reduce cognitive friction.
• Accessible: Mobile-first experience lowers hardware and cost barriers.

src/
	app/
		layout.js        # Root layout, font setup, metadata
		page.js          # Landing page composition
		hero.jsx         # Conn3D overview & sectional narrative
		feature.jsx      # Highlighted feature blocks
		cta.jsx          # Call-to-action section
		banner.jsx       # Top banner (announcements / messaging)
		navbar.jsx       # Navigation shell (future expansion)
		stats.jsx        # Placeholder for metrics / impact highlights
		team.jsx         # Team introduction
		faq.jsx          # Frequently asked questions section
		footer.jsx       # Footer / links
		globals.css      # Tailwind base + project-level styles

Separation of concerns: each semantic content block lives in an isolated component, enabling future progressive enhancement (e.g., hydration boundaries, streamed sections, dynamic AR previews, or lazy-loaded simulation widgets).

• Hero: Narrative core (About, Vision, Services, Technology, Impact, Outlook).
• Feature: Space for showcasing differentiated capabilities.
• CTA: Drives user engagement (signup / waitlist / demo scheduling).
• Faq: Structured Q&A to reduce friction.
• Team: Human credibility layer.
• Stats: Designed for future adoption metrics, learning outcomes or performance indicators.

Prerequisites:

• Node.js 18+ (verify with node -v)
• Git
• A package manager (npm included by default)

Clone & install:

git clone https://github.com/RJohnPaul/Conn3D.git .
npm install

Development server:

npm run dev

Visit: http://localhost:3000

Production build preview:

npm run build
npm start

• Use the app/ directory for route-based composition (Next.js App Router).
• Co-locate component-level styles or keep to utility-first Tailwind classes.
• Go to the AR Assets folder to gain intel on the AR Codebase

Recommended: Vercel (first-class support for Next.js).
Basic flow:

1. Push to main or open a pull request.
2. Vercel detects framework and builds automatically.
3. Inspect preview deployment.
4. Merge to production branch for live release.

Environment variables (future): simulation backends, feature flags, analytics keys. None currently required.

1. Scene Management (entity/component registry)
2. Tracking & Spatial Anchors (ARCore/ARKit abstraction)
3. Physics/Electrical Solver (incremental time steps)
4. Interaction Layer (gesture → semantic intent)
5. Visualization (probes, overlays, waveform inspectors)
6. Persistence Sync (CRDT or operational transforms)

Circuit {
	id: string;
	components: ComponentInstance[]; // typed refs
	nets: Net[];                     // connectivity graph
	metadata: { title?: string; version: number; createdAt: ISODate };
}

This model will evolve once simulation constraints and collaborative editing semantics are formalized.

Planned metrics: First Contentful Paint, Time to Interactive, Simulation Step Latency.

Contributions are welcome.

Workflow:

1. Fork repository
2. Branch naming: feat/, fix/, chore/, docs/
3. Commit convention (Conventional Commits): feat(hero): add AR roadmap section
4. Ensure build succeeds: npm run build
5. Open PR with: context, before/after (screenshots if UI), test notes

Coding Guidelines:

• Keep components cohesive; extract only after 2–3 repetitions.
• Prefer composition over inheritance.
• Enforce accessible markup (run automated Lighthouse / axe).
• Avoid global state until justified; lean on props & server components.
• Document non-trivial decisions in a short DECISIONS.md (future).

Security & Privacy (Future Phases):

• Principle of least privilege for backend services.
• Input validation on circuit definitions.
• Opt-in analytics with anonymization.

For questions or collaboration inquiries, open an issue or start a discussion thread.