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Exploring the Milky Way in VR
Today I’m announcing two experiences in Horizon Worlds that let you explore our home galaxy, the Milky Way. on the web, mobile phones or in virtual reality.
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Horizon Worlds
Horizon Worlds is as close to a metaverse app that Meta has released so far. The 3D social network has gotten a reputation over the years for poor graphics and some badly behaved kids, but all of that is now changing.
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Virtual tourism
Imagine one weekend getting together with friends and family for a tour of Beijing. Instead of an expensive and time consuming jet trip, you gather at a local hall, walk through a portal together and are greeted by your tour guide, who walks you around the city to see several highlights including the Lama Temple and the Forbidden City.
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Building an audience in VR
I’ve just created a new version of my virtual starship: the Comfy Chair edition. This is a single person seated version of the starship that can be operated entirely using hand tracking.
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The Virtual Starship
Traditionally astronomers have represented their data as two-dimensional images, often as Hammer-Aitoff projections of Earth’s sky. This tradition has continued even into the age of Gaia, which has provided us with vast 3D data sets.
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