Hang on to your cockpit seat! Go for a ride through this authentic miniature Solar System, and then squint your eyes in the intense light of a few of the largest known stars. Enjoy curated photos and facts along the way, at your own pace. Great care has been taken to ensure a comfortable VR experience.
Just how big is big? Discover the answer as you tour through this holographic miniature Solar System, then venture beyond to visit some of the largest known stars.. Enjoy curated photos and facts along the way, at your own pace. Great care has been taken to ensure a comfortable and thrilling experience.
Content:
Self-paced guided tour, with an optional comfort mode.
Accurate visuals and facts for over 40 celestial bodies - Everything has been fact-checked!
Tour Guide aka the "Flying Professor Alien" - Allow this friendly tour guide to fly around and talk your ear off about everything in 110 minutes of content! Currently English-only, with subtitles, but you can record your own presentations if you need to.
Side-by-Side Comparisons - Answer questions like "How big does Mars look next to Earth" or "Which is bigger, our Moon or Pluto?"
Gravity Probe - Get a feel for differences in gravitational pull as you launch a small spaceprobe in any direction you like.
Real Distance View - Answer questions like "How big does the Sun look from Mercury?" or "How big does Jupiter look from its moon Io?"
Alternate Planet Maps - Included are a mix of radar maps, elevation maps, enhanced color maps, etc.
Zero-Gravity EVA - Float out of your cockpit and thrust around the area! Give your favorite small moon a hug, view surface labels, points of interest, etc.
Engaging Soundtrack - Every mode has music (can be turned off if you prefer quiet), with specially composed music by Karim Elmahmoudi for the new EVA mode!
Features:
Native support for HTC Vive, Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality, and Oculus Rift. - For Rift, it's your choice whether to use Oculus SDK or SteamVR.
Standing vs Sitting support - Sitting mode guarantees your viewpoint, Standing mode lets you approach the dashboard like a desk and works with any arbitrary player height.
See your own hands - Goes a long way in helping you feel present within the experience, and those using Valve Index Controllers will get individual finger tracking. (NOTE: Windows Mixed Reality and Vive Cosmos users won't see their hands at this time due to technical issues)
Enhanced 3D effect - Reduced scale and close distances between planets and moons makes it easy to compare sizes.
What users have been saying
'brilliant, stunning, awe-inspiring.'
-- jayoh
'It's a must buy if you have even the slightest interest in space. And if you don't, this may well be what tips you over. Highly recommend!'
-- Dusty_Springs
'I want to show this experience to everyone I know, so that they can enjoy the solar system as much as I do!
-- Kornepheros
Available for Arcades through SpringboardVR, VR Junkies / Private Label, and Synthesis VR.
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System Requirements
Minimum
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7 64-bit or newer
Processor: Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 2100 MB available space
VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC
Additional Notes: Best experienced in Virtual Reality.
