Stellarium-A Space Odyssey

Stellarium is a virtual reality project developed in Unity for the CAVE 2 system, primarily aimed at the CS528 VR class at UIC. It features over 107,000 stars and various constellations accurately placed as seen from Earth. Users can navigate space, explore constellations, and observe stellar movements over time, adjusted by user input. The project includes informative presentations on select constellations, detailing their history and significance. Designed for educational purposes, Stellarium leverages CAVE 2's immersive environment to offer a hands-on learning experience about the universe.

GAMEPLAY

https://youtu.be/wU8HvgE5W-U

WEBSITE

https://pranavgamedev17.wixsite.com/stellariumaso

HOW TO INSTALL

Clone the repo in your system.

Add the project to your Unity Hub.

Open it with Unity 2019.2.11f1.

No data file is missing, as all readable resource files are under 100 mb. So this should work seamlessly.

Build files

The PC build of this application is available here https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1ZHQTVIyrYIxtChqs85wib8Jrg0IWLtHG

Download and extract the zip file.

Run the executable to play.

Running the Game [UNITY EDITOR]

After opening the project in Unity, select the main scene called 'TryOut' (in the Assets folder itself). This scene is designed for the CAVE 2 simulator.

Press the 'Play' button in the Unity Editor to start the game.

Wait for it to load, and then explore the scene using the defined controls to move around and interact with the star field and constellations.

Controls: How to move (FOR CAVE 2)

More instructions can be found in the folder here: https://github.com/PranavMishra17/VRAssignment1CS528UIC/tree/main/INSTRUCTIONS

Controls: How to move (FOR UNITY EDITOR & PC)

WASD: Move the player/camera forward, left, backward, and right.

Q-E: Rotate the camera/view direction.

Hold Space: Hold space and move the mouse to swirl and look around in any direction.

Left Arrow/Right Arrow: Toggle through constellations sequentially.

Middle Mouse button: Hold this button to point at buttons in the scene. Release the middle mouse button if you want to press the buttons in the scene

More instructions can be found in the folder here: https://github.com/PranavMishra17/VRAssignment1CS528UIC/tree/main/INSTRUCTIONS