Virtual telescope

Anton Shatalov / Jul 16, 2018 / Indie, Simulation, Education, Early Access

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Get the star sky that is above you and visit other planets in the virtual reality!

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What's new

Oculus Rift update now is available

2019-06-08

Major changes: • Supporting of Oculus Ritf (tested with CV1) • Added classic gui panel Minor changes: • Resolution can be changed in settings (in case of bad performance)

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What players say

Mixed

58% positive, 12 reviews

Not recommended0 hrs played

Arghh, Apps like this dont really do astronomy any favours. I wish with apps like this they would atleast place you on a part of the planet that is actually mapped rather than just a whimsical backdrop. Atleast attempt accuracy with what we know. Even Pluto has been photographed with enough detail to be able to achieve this. Generating a few mountain ranges and changing the colours is just not accurate and is...

9 found this helpful, 2019-08-29

Not recommended0 hrs played

Cant recommend this experience as of Nov 2018 until some showstoppers are fixed: -the virtual telescope model needs to actually "work" - that is, looking in the eye peice should do *something* -the UI is woefully bad guys.. please get some help with this. At minimum these need fixing: -Dont use the vive trackpad as a mouse. In VR it's more intuitive to press the buttons in 3d space with the tip of the...

9 found this helpful, 2018-11-08

Recommended1 hrs played

Today, thanks to Virtual Telescope, I could travel to the Moon. I have been all my life dreaming with walking on the Moon myself, but I never thought of becoming an astronaut, so it seemed like something I could never do. I cried, a lot. I can only say thank you. Feelings aside, I think you could improve the control system, and maybe choosing visiting other planets when discovering them on the sky, instead of having...

14 found this helpful, 2018-07-20