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  • Big picture, big data: Swiss unveil VR software of universe

    10/27/2021 8:50:47 PM PDT · by blueplum · 10 replies
    AP via msn ^ | 12 October 2021 | JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press
    LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The final frontier has rarely seemed closer than this — at least virtually. Researchers at one of Switzerland’s top universities are releasing open-source beta software on Tuesday that allows for virtual visits through the cosmos including up to the International Space Station, past the Moon, Saturn or exoplanets, over galaxies and well beyond.... ...VIRUP is accessible to everyone for free — though it does require at least a computer and is best visualized with VR equipment or 3D capabilities.... ...To be sure, VR games and representations already exist...But the EPFL team says VIRUP goes much farther...