The gyroscope is a hardware sensor in your phone and tablet that gives you the changes in any rotation orientation of the device. It rotates around gravity.
Used with other hardware features like the accelerometer, magnetometers, and compass, the gyroscope can be used for augmented reality apps, gaming, and navigation systems to name a few examples.
An example of an app that uses a gyroscope is a constellation app whereby the user simply points their device to any part of the sky to identify constellations, stars, and planets.
When designing for mobile, don't just think in terms of a flat space on a 2d screen. Think about 3d space, the environment a user is in, the context of the problem you're solving, and how the mobile device hardware can be used in your designs.
What sort of applications would you design that take advantage of a phone's gyroscope?
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