While there is now a large number of truly breathtaking full dome planetarium shows (covering a wide range of scientific topics) available to planetaria worldwide, there is clearly a need for low-cost (or even free) full-dome content, to allow planetaria to stretch their programming capabilities. With this goal in mind, Science on the Half Sphere […]
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While there is now a large number of truly breathtaking full dome planetarium shows (covering a wide range of scientific topics) available to planetaria worldwide, there is clearly a need for low-cost (or even free) full-dome content, to allow planetaria to stretch their programming capabilities. With this goal in mind, Science on the Half Sphere […]
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We are in the process of developing a series of Creative Commons planetarium shows that you can edit with attribution and use within your own facility. Cosmic Castaways: The show tells the story of how stars are torn from galaxies during galactic interactions. Art * Science * Wonder
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So you want to learn how to use Blender to create fulldome videos. May the Force be with you….
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About half of the scenes in Cosmic Castaways were rendered using Blender, which is a free and open-source 3D animation suite of programs. I don’t think it was intentional — it was more of a case of what software would be better suited for each scene.
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