dSky VR : Science : StarFinder / Astronomy

for Oculus Rift DK2 | Samsung GearVR | HTC Vive

v0.71R • Oct 6, 2015

Witness the true galactic geometry behind the major constellations, in actual scale relationships to the cosmos.

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What to expect:

Enjoy these screenshots, a mere 2d proxy of the virtual universe that awaits you...

algorithmically rendered orion and taurus constellations in 3d VR

stars in the proper 3d positions in the celestial grid

true 3d constellation configurations in Virtual Reality

What you'll experience

This video is merely a glimpse through a window into our alpha prototype. As usual with VR, you have no idea until you're actually *in* there, staring at the cosmos in epic 3d scale.
Hit Play for a sample:

How to Play: StarFinder [private alpha]

The final v1.0 experience grants you the wish of freeform celestial navigation.

Here are your flight controls, captain:

Action Input

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orbit Orion's belt mouse click+drag left/right

pitch galaxy up / down mouse click+drag up/down

return to Planet Earth keyboard : spacebar

orbit Orion's belt gearVR slide fwd/back

pitch galaxy up / down gearVR slide up/down

return to Planet Earth gearVR tap

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