The 3D Life Player

Click the 3D Life Player button if you don't have the player or if you need to update the player. Click View SDO Interactive if you have installed the player.

Instructions

• Click and drag to rotate the satellite around
• Releasing the mouse while still dragging will make the satellite spin faster
• Click on an object to find out more information
• Click on the object again, or click in space to make the text disappear
• Right click the player and select "Fullscreen" to enter Fullscreen mode
• Once in Fullscreen mode, hit the ESC key to exit

Recommended System Requirements

Microsoft Windows

• Direct3D or OpenGL compatible 3D accelerator graphics card with at least 32 MB of RAM
• DirectX 7 or higher
• Internet Explorer 6.0 or Firefox 1.0
• Monitor color display set to 16 bit (65536) or 32 bits (True Color)
• DirectX compatible Sound Card

Apple Mac OS

• Intel Core Duo
• Firefox 1.0
• Monitor color display set to 16 bits (65536) or 32 bits (True Color)
• Sound Card

• 3D Life Player FAQ

The SDO interactive was adapted for use in Celestia by Rochester Institute of Technology intern Adam Simon (Culver Academies '09), with finishing touches by William Foxall (University of Bristol '11).