Universe Sandbox: Solar System Simulator for PC Computer Platform

To be able to see the shape and structure of the solar system, you do not have to go into space. Because available a software called Universe Sandbox the universe and gravity simulator, so you can simply see the computer device. Unfortunately, Universe Sandbox Currently only available for PC-based PCs, but the developer revealed to expand the reach of the platform for Universe Sandbox.

Universe Sandbox With this software, you can see in detail the effects of gravity on objects in the universe and can also run simulations of the Solar System, various galaxies or other simulations. while at the same time, you can also interact and maintain control over time, gravity, and other objects in the universe, including the planets, moons, asteroids, black holes, comets, and other).

If you are keen to have a Universe Sandbox, you can download it at a cost of U.S. $ 9.99 on the link to the official website here.

Here is an explanation of the features contained in the software to version 2.2.0 Universe Sandbox

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      As a convenience to users, there is a simple tutorial introduction
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      Universe Sandbox has some step-by-step description of activities
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      All units in the Universe Sandbox is measured in real terms, are: meter, kilogram, second, and others.
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      In Universe Sandbox has features interactive gravity simulator for
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      Universe Sandbox has a 3-dimensional mode that can be used with 3D glasses red-blue
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      There are two modes of solar bounce, collide, and mixed
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      You can create a ring around the planet's orbit
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      Universe Sandbox is capable of controlling gravity, the speed of time and other factors as appropriate
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      There are some color modes to facilitate and help visualize and distinguish between velocity and acceleration
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      Another advantage Universe Sandbox is able to capture high-resolution screenshots
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      You can change the simulation file itself.

You need to know this software has a file size of 35 MB, and can only be used on operating systems Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. There is a free version of Universe Sandbox that only allows you to explore and discover any simulation as long as you want.

One of the best achievements of the Universe Sandbox is the simulation of "Cosmic Collisions" was first broadcast on the Discovery Channel on January 28, 2009. At the event for the second animated video special event created by using software Universe Sandbox.

Although regarded as an intelligent program, but Universe Sandbox still has many shortcomings, such as limited use of the platform, as already explained above. Besides the simulation "Collision" is less realistic by the experts, but in this section can be disabled. In the position relative to the ring enough planets and moons that approached, but did not. When the simulated objects collide with the large size would look there is so much energy and heat, then it melts objects simultaneously. Another disadvantage of the Universe Sandbox is when simulation is running, do not support the dynamic change of the masses, both in planets, stars and comets. Though these changes have the support of static masses. And the last is not considering Galaxy Simulation for dark matter galaxy rotation problem.

Universe Sandbox program is designed and developed by Dan Dixon. He is very experienced in this field because of previous work on educational projects for over 15 years. Universe Sandbox is the first version 1.0 was released in May 2008. Universe Sandbox While version 2.0 was released in May 2010, and then updated to version 2.1 in April 2011. The latest version available on the download link below is 2.2.0 which was released in late 2012. Download it here.

And Dixon did not work alone in designing Universe Sandbox is, he was assisted by some of his colleagues that Georg Steinröhder, Christian Herold, Eric Hilton and Thomas Grønneløv.