Space Mission
Intech is working with 
INAF-Astrophysical Observatory of Catania and the University of Portsmouth to produce an interactive exhibit to allow visitors to access astrophysical data in an engaging and inspiring way.
We are trialing a high level visualisation tool for content delivery over smart phones and tablets which enables visitors to control a journey through a 3D model of a portion of the universe.
We need visitors to trial the App and give us their feedback.
The App
SpaceMission is a game for iPhone and iPad which allows players to interactively fly into large-scale computer models of our cosmos.
The player of SpaceMission undertakes a virtual journey in a computer model of our cosmos spanning several millions of earth years to discover galaxies.
At any point during this journey the player can click a snapshot using a virtual camera. Once all galaxies are found, cinematic movies can be generated from the snapshots taken, using high performance computers. The technology to support SpaceMission is based on VisIVO, a high-performance environment for astrophysical visualisation.
The minimum hardware requirements for experiencing SpaceMission satisfactorily are iPhone 3GS / iPad or later models with at least 8MB of on-board RAM, and a Wi-Fi connection.
The Competition
To enter the competition you need to register your email address and add a code which can, at the moment, only be obtained by visiting Intech or applying from the SpaceMission website (click here). This ensures that you are a bona fide entrant.
When a movie for the SpaceMission@INTECH competition is generated, the system automatically saves it and the player is notified by email.
An international committee of experts will consider all submitted movies for awarding prizes. Prizes will consist of technological equipment only, e.g. mobile devices such as iPods, iPods touch, iPads and iPhones.
Yhr closing date for entries is June 30th 2012
For more details and to submit feedback go to http://spacemission.oact.inaf.it
Click here to watch the video http://spacemission.oact.inaf.it/SpaceMission/video/
The SpaceMission@INTECH competition is supported by the INAF-Astrophysical Observatory of Catania (Italy) http://www.ct.astro.it/ and the University of Portsmouth (United Kingdom) http://www.port.ac.uk/
Apple is not a sponsor of this competition or involved in the activity of SpaceMission@INTECH competition in any manner.
Space Mission - Version 1.30 - February 2012
