Virtual Reality Planetarium
Step into the VR Planetarium to explore the cosmos and learn more about the stars! Using virtual reality technology, the VR Planetarium renders a scientific representation of the night sky with stars that users can pick out to view for a closer look.
Displayed is a rendering of the Big Dipper, the seven brightest stars in the Ursa Major constellation from the perspective of a forest on the northern hemisphere. This virtual image is created in Unreal Engine, where the user can interact with the constellation to learn more about it and its stars - mapped according to the NASA Star Database.
A telescope 3D Unreal Engine object decorating the observatory map in the virtual world.
Displayed is the Unreal Engine asset of a Red Giant star with supplementary text that users will see when interacting with the star from the ground.
Virtual reality campfire scene with a view of the night sky as seen from the southern hemisphere.
Topics
Exhibitor
Michelle Bobilev
Taylor Anderson
Zoe Caggiano
Advisor(s)
Jessica Lieberman, Joe Geigel, Jason Nordhaus, Ihab Mardini
Organization
DHSS Capstone Project
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