'Or when they realize they can launch a hundred moons if they keep pulling the triggers. 'It was always a joy to see people discover they can launch moons with the VR controller (or whatever planet or star they have selected) and accidently annihilate Earth with a mistimed trigger pull,' Dixon told me via email. This realism, combined with VR interface, makes for some wonderfully entertaining scenarios for players, some of which Dixon got to observe firsthand last month when he previewed the VR version at the Game Development Conference. Universe Sandbox 2 is an amazing space simulator/game where you can do pretty much. Indeed, the development team at Dixon's company Giant Army includes Jenn Seiler, a computational astrophysicist, and Naomi Goldenson, a climate scientist, whose input shapes the scientific verisimilitude of the vast cosmic landscape of the simulator. Universe Sandbox 2 is back and better than ever Today well be using the laser tool to cause mass destruction.
Note that Earth freezes up before it wipes out into the nether regions of Uranus, which is a good example of the attention to detail within Universe Sandbox ².
Video: Brad Lynch/YouTube/Universe Sandbox/Giant Army_
