3DVR
A 3 dimensional system used mainly for entertainment and gaming purposes. Also has applications in commercial and research environments.
Any space can be adapted for its use. The main units which comprise 3DVR are
- Processor
- VR Headset
- Tactile Body Wear
These elements interact to provide a realistic experience. Further advanced setups can be created which include:
- Interactive powered handholds – to be attached on walls, ceilings and floors.
- Swimfinite pool integration – to be used with a pressure enabled wetsuit and interactive visor. This configuration can be used in the standard Swimfinite pool setup and make use of the generated current and morphing surfaces on the floor and pool wall to simulate seabeds and terrain.
The two applications above are more advanced, but provide realistic all immersive experiences such as rock climbing and swimming in the deep ocean.
Andy and Eric’s 3DVR room in the Big Bear observatory generates realistic holographic depictions of the solar system. Bodies can be programmed to behave in different ways. During their less busy times they make use of the Asteroid Billiards game where bodies are fired into each other and the resulting collision can snd bodies to their ultimate demise.
Other enhancements include sound, smell, heat sensations and precipitation. 3DVR is a very common home entertainment system.
JÖRD
JÖRD, pronounced “Yurd” is the Icelandic word for Earth and is the global space agency which represents all the nations of Earth and their interests in space exploration and colonisation. Colonisation of another planet is now a main focus of the group. The acronym means Joint Outer space Redeployment Delegation. JÖRD was formed towards the end of the 21st and century started a new level of tolerance, understanding and empathy throughout the world. An international consortium, it pulls expertise from all the nations which it comprises including valuable skills such as lunar flight, interplanetary travel and long spaceflight endurance techniques. It also included many environmental organisations whose aims were to reverse deadly environmental chain reactions started in previous centuries.
The Icelandic word, JÖRD was deliberately chosen to remind the world of its destructive nature. Centuries of indulgence and abuse of the world submerged and destroyed many inhabited islands. Iceland had suffered similarly, losing much of its lower terrain. It was thought naming this agency after a nation founded by Vikings one of the world’s greatest race of warriors was a fitting tribute.
At JÖRD’s creation in the late 21st century, Earth was on the brink of self destruction for decades. Nations and religions turned on each other, using warfare, both primitive and technologically advanced. Many nations joined together to fight this threat to world peace and stability. Innocent lives were being lost. Large corporations all over the world were being shut down due to the sophisticated and successful industrial espionage infiltration, by white collar warriors. The Earth’s population was subject to very intrusive investigations, background checks and surveillance. The general public felt cheated and deceived. It seemed all the high tech and convenient ways which were at everyone’s disposal were gradually imprisoning everyone. There was not much anyone could do without their actions being recorded in an indelible record. Unwittingly, the general public’s support for the various rebel factions around the world was increasing. No longer were law abiding individuals going to accept being watched around the clock.
People’s foolish actions as youngsters were recorded and laid dormant until such time when decisions on mortgages, jobs and medical treatment were needed. When any of these or other services were needed, people’s histories were resurrected before them, and an instant decision made, very often not in their favour. Gangs and unscrupulous individuals were making a fortune out of individuals willing to take the risk of having their histories reprogrammed. Ironically, the criminals who were perpetrating these crimes by night were the very same officials enforcing the law by day. But as long as they were paid the correct price, their silence was guaranteed. Without such perpetrators many individuals would not be in employment or stand a chance of owning their own home.
Governments were aware of the corruption. Suspicion among officials was rife, but there was considerable danger and repercussions in exposing a colleague. If the accuser was wrong, they and their family were marked for life. If an accusation proved successful, the criminal would also be finished, but inevitably they would have associates who would be willing to “deal” with the accuser and anyone associated with them. Something needed to be done to wipe out these corrupt dealings.
Each generation learned from the last, but this was insufficient, as “the good out, bad in” was increasing. The Good Out, Bad In concept was one of the most simple, yet powerful concepts invented by environmentalists of the 21st century. Simply, it predicted the damage being done by all the activities which drained the Earth’s resources. The Good Out aspect represented the resources taken from the Earth and put into these activities. Bad In described the by products and emissions from the human self centred actions, which were having to be assimilated and neutralised by an increasingly weary planet.
Kuiper Belt
The Kuiper Belt lies beyond the eight major planets and extends from the orbit of Neptune 30 AU to approximately 50 AU from the Sun (1 AU = 1 Astronomical Unit, 93,000,000 miles). Its shape resembles a ring doughnut and it is this shape which occupies the space outside Neptune’s orbit. The Kuiper Belt contains remnants from the Solar System’s formation. Kuiper belt objects are composed largely of frozen volatiles (termed “ices”), such as methane, ammonia and water, but also include some rock structures.
What is Project (M)Earth? 