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Universe Sandbox

aka: Universe Sandbox Legacy
Moby ID: 80592
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Description

Universe Sandbox is a simulation in which the player is able to create, manipulate and destroy various elements in the universe from planets to galaxies. Players have the option to explore pre-existing simulations (and manipulate variables or add objects if they so choose), or create their own simulations.

Running a simulation of our solar system, the player can add a rogue star and watch the aftermath as planets lose their orbits and collide with each other. Or they can change the orbit of planets, their masses and various other variables in order to change how the solar system functions. The player can also compare the size of everything in the solar system from moons to planets.

Some more fun/less serious elements of the game involve zero gravity pool, or creating a solar system made of out various sports balls. There is also an option to use 3D glasses to view the game, in order to add a 3D element to the game.

The game is now in Legacy, with no further updates from the development team, and has now been replaced with Universe Sandbox ².

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Design
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Programming
Truevision3D, 3D Engine
SQUID GUI System, User Interface System
Newton Game Dynamics, Bounce Mode Physics
wyDay Software, Update system / Project Key System
Khrona Software, Web Engine
IonStar Studios, Lighting Shaders & Code
Image Processing Framework
  • AForge.NET
Law of Universal Gravitation, Equiation That Makes It All Work
Gravity Simulator, Orbital Elements & Lagrange Formulas
Urania Source, Astronomy Calculations & Conversions
EuclideanSpace, Rotation Conversions
Horizons System, Planet & Moon positions and velocities
  • JPL / NASA
Star and Exoplanet Database, Additional Star Database
  • NStED
Astronexus, Original Star Database
Berkeley University, Gamma-Ray Burst Locations
Wikipedia, Concepts, Information, References
  • Wikipedia Team
What color are the stars?, Star Color Values
Milky Way Panorama, Background image of the Milky Way
Cassini Mission, Images of Saturn & Rings
  • Cassini-Huygens Team
Galileo Mission, Images of Jupiter
  • Galileo Team
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Game added by Jake AM.

Game added September 18, 2016. Last modified November 2, 2023.