Science FTW

I honestly love this thing over and above either of my 'proper' university degrees:

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Azure Days

An Arts & Media Informatics basic 3D modelling project. Originally the geometry was much more complex, but the files loaded too slowly on the university's computers. Now the main body of the ship is a single cuboid, with separate objects for the cockpit, communications dish, heat-absorbing 'wings' with fusion-powered propulsion drives etc. The illusion of being in outer space is created by using flat textures on the inside walls of the invisible cube which the ship is placed in. The Earth and our sun are also present, though not to scale. The side of our home planet facing Sol is in daylight, and of course the dark side is facing away, lit only by the artificial lights of urban areas.

More Pictures of the Azure Days on Flickr