SciVR Hack 5.0.3

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Description

SciVR allows you to explore our incredible Universe and see how astronomers discover extreme and even unique astronomical events happening right now!

We've added new features that download real data as it happens; such as the Astronomer telegrams and Gravitational Wave events and localisation skymaps. In addition we have added more hotspots in the All Sky Viewer and Solar System scenes as well as the option to read information as you view.

To find out more about this year's live events and the VR headsets head to www.scivr.com.au
Any issues / bugs / thoughts just reply to this on the store, or ask us on twitter or facebook at scienceinvr

Enjoy this new look Science in VR experience!

Science in VR contains a universe of Virtual Reality content designed to be enjoyed at home with accompanying audio explanations or in public events where astronomers can guide your exploration of the cosmos. Use with google cardboard for full VR mode, or just on your device in '3D' mode.

Version history

5.0.3

2021-08-03

The main additions are:
Solar System: new mars scene with Perseverance and Ingenuity with teleport around. Tap on Ingenuity to make it fly. Also bonus InSight lander.
Star Lab: Dwarf Star pedestal added with Flare Star
Home scene: cosmetic changes.
Start Screen: new icons to start in three different mode: VR, MagicWindow or touch swipe.
AllSky: New hotspot images for an Einstein Ring (the Cosmic Horseshoe) and gravitational lensing (Abell 370)

4.1.1

2020-08-15

Fix: reticle visibility when inactive
Fix: gyroscope stability in non-VR mode
Enhancement: StarLab - increased size of Mass/Time plot
Fix: Bigger Than Big - menu position on interior
Fix: Bigger Than Big - atom creation
Fix: AllSky - menu layouts and UI interaction

4.1

2020-07-29

Initial update for SciVR 2020.
Menu system updated.
New scenes: Acknowledgement of Country, Home.
Added features to All Sky View, new overlays: GW skymaps, Astronomer Telegrams, Transients.
Additional hotspots in Solar System and All Sky View.
Updated StarLab.
New accessibility features: read text aloud.

3.0

2019-08-02

Updates to existing scenes and new menu system.
Addition of constellations and special points of interest to All Sky viewer.
Live data feed for gravitational wave candidate events in GW Events.
New scene to watch stars evolve with the ability to launch rubble piles and watch as they are ripped apart by tidal forces.

2.0

2018-07-16

An update that is out of this world. We’ve redesigned the interface, updated Solar System graphics (with Jupiter’s Galilean moons to enjoy!) and added new features to tie into the Invisible Universe theme for this year’s National Science Week event. In particular we have added a simplified version of LIGO to detect gravitational waves (as well as GW Maps showing how much sky needs to be searched by telescopes after LIGO ‘hears’ an event), a behind-the-scenes look at the FLEET labs that are creating new low-powered electronics for next generation computing and a comparison between your favourite celestial objects.

To find out more about live events and the VR headsets head to www.scivr.com.au
Any issues / bugs / thoughts just reply to this on the store, or ask us on twitter or facebook at scienceinvr

Enjoy this new look Science in VR experience!

1.1

2017-07-25

Added UI panels containing information on each of the planets.
Descriptions and credit included in All Sky Viewer.
Information included in Object Viewer.
Hide gaze reticle when not looking at a UI item.
Improved gravitational lensing effect.
Improved rendering of texture in Solar System scene and added more solar flare activity.

1.0

2017-07-14