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    • #6929
      Anonymous
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      Hi folks,

      One of our 3D projects has just gone live – it’s an interactive visit to the Armagh Planetarium, where you can visit all of the rooms in the actual building, as well as some more interactive elements ( drive the Mars Rover, drag and drop design your own alien etc ).

      Here’s the link…
      http://www.armaghplanet.com ( click on the Virtually Visit the Planetarium Building (requires Shockwave) ) link.

      ( if you have a powerful 3D graphics card, here’s the full-screen version )
      http://www.armaghplanet.com/3d/indexFullScreen.htm

      Also within there is a virtual 3D Solar System – this link will take you directly there…
      http://www.armaghplanet.com/3d/3dSolarSystem

      A few notes – with the Shockwave 3D file format not supporting light maps, we have coded our own system to enable this functionality. There is a HUGE difference seeing it without shadows.

      A lot of the data has been set to stream in externally, so that the team at Armagh Planetarium can change various assets ( 2D, sound ) immediately on their server.

      Enjoy! If you’ve visited the actual physical building, it’ll be interesting to hear your comments on the Virtual Visit.
      Mal

    • #42314
      Anonymous
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      Very impressive. Looks fantastic.

    • #42322
      Anonymous
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      Very cool :)

    • #42323
      Anonymous
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      Cheers folks!

      If you know someone who might have an interest in Astronomy, it would be great if you could send them the links.

      I know that the Armagh team are looking to show off their new building, exhibits etc, and hopefully will get some virtually visitors translating into real visitors.

      Mal

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