SISV transformation

The Virtual Solar System SISV was originally a system of scaled 3D models in the format of the virtual reality modeling language, VRML, which allowed the visitor to navigate through virtual space to visit and learn about the objects that make up our cosmic neighborhood.

Since VRML technology went down in history and 3D models of SISV are currently only viewable in Windows with Internet Explorer, the SISV was modified into a new version with videos showing the original 3D animations and tours as they saw on screen in real time. But, in addition, the models of the artificial objects, ISS, MIR, Cassini-Huygens and Hubble ST, were replaced with 360 panoramas and their corresponding versions of Augmented Reality were added and the section of the celestial sphere was replaced by a tour of Virtual Reality. These three technologies mentioned are recent and compatible with any device.

In this way, on the one hand, the visitor will be able to witness in animations on a time and space scale the planets with their moons orbiting around, as well as the cycles of the moons of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and of course of the Earth, and on the other hand, artificial objects and the celestial map continue to be interactive 3D models to be able to explore these spaceships and identify and know the characteristics of the brightest stars in the night sky.

With this, the original objective of the SISV, to provide didactic and aesthetic entertainment in the exploration of the solar system, is now verified mainly through video animations and is complemented with Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality.

Finally, since the VRML technology was not adopted by Internet browsers in smart mobile devices since they were released and therefore the SISV was not compatible, with this update it is now possible to visit it on any mobile or desktop device .

If you have a desktop computer with Windows and Internet Explorer, when you close this window, at the bottom of the page you will find the link to access the site in its original 3D version.

Welcome to the SISV Virtual Solar System.

Moisés de la Peña S.

December, 2020