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Spinoff story

World Reaction to Virtual Space

A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.

About this technology

Overview

DRaW Computing developed virtual reality software for the International Space Station. Open Worlds, as the software has been named, can be made to support Java scripting and virtual reality hardware devices. Open Worlds permits the use of VRML script nodes to add virtual reality capabilities to the user's applications.