"In millenniums hence, when wanderers stroll amidst the stars, unto her be all praise." — Lone Trail

GS-stars-motion

A Good and Simple stars and celestial body visual presentation simulation system. The system simulates the size, colour, motion and location of the stars over time with great efficiency.Please note: this system is not intended for scientific or astronomical purposes.

Work in Progress

Applications

• Star simulation in night sky for games
• Space simulation for webpages
• Dynamic background generation for wallpapers, art, or videos

Features

• High performance
  • Efficient cache utilization
  • Register-focused design
  • Parallel processing for large-scale simulations
  • Custom or automatic hardware scan for optimal performance
• 2D or 3D simulation
  • 2D: View star motion on a 2D plane with customizable distance to screen
  • 3D: Integrate star motion into a 3D system
• Customizable stars
  • Number
  • Location
  • Size
  • Radiation wavelength (determines colour)
  • Speed
  • Randomization support for all above parameters, with probabilities based on real star systems
• Customizable viewpoint
  • Location (3D)
  • Facing direction (3D)
  • Facing rotation angle and speed (simulate star rotation from viewpoint)
  • Visible stars angle (calculate stats within view angle)
  • Randomization support
• Demo
  • Render visual effects as static images
  • Render visual effects as video

Version History

• Kristen: Initial class setup and design
  • Stars: number, location, size, radiation, speed
  • Viewpoint: location
• Saria: Full 2D motion support
• Muelsyse: 2D imaging support
• Ferdinand: Full 3D motion support
• Ahrens: 3D imaging support
• Nasti: Parallel calculation and performance optimization
• Justin: Improved randomization support based on real star systems
• Jara: Video support
• Dorothy: Demo project (to be determined)