AppBrain appshttp://www.appbrain.com/browse/dev/Escapist+Games+LimitedSearch the Android market and discover the best Android apps from AppBrain, the leading Android app directory.en-usAndroidGoogle PlayMobile appsAppBrainAppBrain Web 4.0 Content Management SystemStar Charthttp://www.appbrain.com/app/star-chart/com.escapistgames.starcharthttp://www.appbrain.com/app/star-chart/com.escapistgames.starcharthttp://www.appbrain.com/app/star-chart/com.escapistgames.starchart#commentsMon, 20 Dec 2010 17:34:33 +0000Used by over 20 million people world-wide, Star Chart provides a magical star gazing experience like no other.<br><br>*****<br><br>You can now have a virtual planetarium in your pocket!  Look through the eyes of your Android device to see a virtual window into the whole visible universe.<br><br>All you have to do is point your Android device&ordm; at the sky and Star Chart will tell you exactly what you are looking at.<br><br>Using state of the art GPS technology, an accurate 3D universe, and all of the latest high tech functionality, Star Chart calculates &ndash; in real time - the current location of every star and planet visible from Earth and shows you precisely where they are; even in broad daylight!<br><br>Want to know what that bright star is called?  Point your device at it &ndash; you might just find out it&rsquo;s a planet!<br><br>Want to know what the night sky looks like to people on the other side of the earth?  Well just point your device down!<br><br>Want to know where your star sign is in the sky?  Star Chart will tell you all this and more.<br><br>Star Chart's features include:<br>- Just point and view.  No need to scroll around the screen to find out what you are looking at*.<br>- Alternatively, look around the sky using finger gestures &ndash; perfect for armchair astronomers!<br>- Voice Control: Explore the solar system with commands like: &quot;Fly me to the Moon&quot; / &quot;Go to Saturn&quot; / &quot;Tour Mars&quot; / &quot;Look at Andromeda&quot; / &quot;Where is the Cigar Galaxy?&quot;[English only]<br>- Supports dynamic device orientation viewing.  Allows you to view the night sky whilst holding your Android device at any angle.<br>- Accurately depicts all the visible stars of the northern and southern hemispheres - a total of over 120,000 stars!<br>- Fly to and explore all the planets of the solar system, their moons and the sun all rendered in beautiful 3D with state of the art visual effects.<br>- Displays all 88 constellations, with constellation imagery based on the beautiful artwork by 17th century astronomer Johannes Hevelius.<br>- Includes entire Messier catalogue of exotic deep sky objects.<br>- Using the powerful Time Shift feature allows you to shift up to 10,000 years forward or backward in time.<br>- Tap on anything in the sky and get the facts on what you are looking at, including distance and brightness.<br>- Very powerful zoom function, lets you view the sky in extra detail, using intuitive finger gestures.<br>- Fully configurable.  Star Chart displays only the sky objects that you are interested in.<br>- Allows you to view the sky underneath the horizon.  So now you can see where the sun is, even at night!<br>- Manually set your location to find out what the sky looks like from anywhere in the world.<br>- Full search feature<br><br>So point your Android device at the sky and see what's out there!<br><br>------------ <br>Star Chart is published by Escape Velocity Ltd and developed by Escapist Games Ltd. We update Star Chart regularly, so please send us your feedback and feature requests to starchart@escapistgames.com.  <br><br>And thanks for all your feedback so far!  <br><br>Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/starchart <br>Follow Star Chart on Twitter: StarChartApp<br><br>&ordm; Augmented Reality (AR) mode only available if your device supports it, as this feature requires a built-in compass.  Manual scrolling is supported on all other devices.<br><br>* Star Chart does not require internet access for normal usage.  Internet access is only required initially to verify the license and subsequently when accessing the support page and external links.<br><br>Recent changes:<br>New in v.3.0.10:<br>- Improved star visuals on hi-res screens<br>- Fixed difficulties in selecting planets, meteor showers &amp; satellites on hi-res screens<br>- Object classification in data box<br>- Improved deep-link responses<br>- Integrated Google App-Indexing, so Star Chart results can show up in Google Search<br><br>v.3.0.08:<br>* Fixed the strange camera distortion issues when in AR Mode, which affected some devices, like the HTC One.<br>* Fixes crash on some older OS versions when notifications were triggered. Star Chart VRhttp://www.appbrain.com/app/star-chart-vr/com.escapistgames.starchartvr.daydreamhttp://www.appbrain.com/app/star-chart-vr/com.escapistgames.starchartvr.daydreamhttp://www.appbrain.com/app/star-chart-vr/com.escapistgames.starchartvr.daydream#commentsFri, 18 Nov 2016 11:09:33 +0000The ultimate virtual reality* experience: Star Chart VR lets you explore the solar system in a beautiful and accurate real-time space simulation.<br><br>Delight in exploring the solar system, from the Sun to the smallest moons of Saturn and out to the coldest, darkest, farthest reaches of Pluto.  Gaze down and marvel at our solar system from above.  Look up in wonder at the rings of Saturn.  Feel the awe of floating in space around worlds no human has yet set foot on.  Understand how the constellations of our night sky are made up of stars distant to each other in both space and time.  Embrace the impossible distances of our solar system and the inordinate scale of our universe.<br><br>Star Chart VR is the virtual reality version of the hugely successful augmented reality astronomy &amp; star gazing app - Star Chart - downloaded by over 25 million people world-wide.<br><br>Features currently include:<br>- An accurate real-time simulation of the visible stars and planets as you see them from Earth<br>- A 3D solar system to explore, including the Sun, the planets and major moons<br>- All 88 constellations based on the beautiful artwork of 17th century astronomer Johannes Hevelius<br>- 5,000 of the most visible stars of the night sky<br>- Named geological surface features on most of the rocky planets and moons of the solar system.<br>- And much more.<br><br>Feel free to provide us with your thoughts, feedback and feature requests, and for help using Star Chart VR please see the Virtual Reality section of our Star Chart User Guide: www.escapistgames.com/starchart/instruction_manual.html<br><br>* Please note: This version of Star Chart requires a Daydream-ready phone, HMD (head mounted device) and a Daydream controller to work.<br><br>Recent changes:<br>- Improved handling of going between Daydream Home and the app<br>- Improved flow for location sevice permissions, with in-app messaging.<br>- Bug fixes including sky view sometimes losing the skyStar Chart Infinitehttp://www.appbrain.com/app/star-chart-infinite/com.escapistgames.starchartgoogleeducationhttp://www.appbrain.com/app/star-chart-infinite/com.escapistgames.starchartgoogleeducationhttp://www.appbrain.com/app/star-chart-infinite/com.escapistgames.starchartgoogleeducation#commentsWed, 11 Sep 2013 20:12:54 +0000Used by over 20 million people world-wide, Star Chart provides a magical star gazing experience like no other.<br><br>*****<br><br>This premium version of the best selling astronomy and star gazing app includes all the in-app upgrades from Star Chart in one neat package!<br><br>You can now have a virtual planetarium in your pocket!  Look through the eyes of your Android device to see a virtual window into the whole visible universe.<br><br>All you have to do is point your Android device&ordm; at the sky and Star Chart Infinite will tell you exactly what you are looking at.<br><br>Using state of the art GPS technology, an accurate 3D universe, and all of the latest high tech functionality, Star Chart Infinite calculates &ndash; in real time - the current location of every star and planet visible from Earth and shows you precisely where they are; even in broad daylight!<br><br>Want to know what that bright star is called?  Point your device at it &ndash; you might just find out it&rsquo;s a planet!<br><br>Want to know what the night sky looks like to people on the other side of the earth?  Well just point your device down!<br><br>Want to know where your star sign is in the sky?  Star Chart Infinite will tell you all this and more.<br><br>Star Chart Infinite includes:<br>- Just point and view.  No need to scroll around the screen to find out what you are looking at. * <br>- Displays all the planets of the solar system, plus the sun and the moon.  <br>- All 88 constellations, with constellation imagery based on the beautiful artwork by 17th century astronomer Johannes Hevelius.<br>- Accurately depicts all the visible stars of the northern and southern hemispheres - a total of over 125,000 stars!<br>- Includes Charles Messier's entire catalogue of 110 exotic deep sky objects.<br>- Includes the time and location of all the major meteor showers<br>- Includes the position of all the major satellites of Earth including Hubble &amp; the ISS<br>- Includes a set of extended solar system objects made up of moons, dwarf planets and large asteroids.<br>- Tap on anything in the sky and get the facts on what you are looking at, including distance and brightness.<br>- Very powerful zoom function, lets you view the sky in extra detail, using intuitive finger gestures.<br>- Fully configurable.  Star Chart Infinite displays only the sky objects that you are interested in.<br>- Manually set your location to find out what the sky looks like from anywhere in the world.<br><br>So point your Android device at the sky and see what's out there!<br>------------ <br>Star Chart Infinite is published by Escape Velocity Ltd and developed by Escapist Games Ltd. We update Star Chart regularly, so please send us your feedback and feature requests to starchart@escapistgames.com.  <br><br>And thanks for all your feedback so far!  <br><br>Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/starchart <br>Follow Star Chart on Twitter: StarChartApp<br>For help with Star Chart please visit our Star Chart User Guide: www.escapistgames.com/starchart/instruction_manual.html<br><br>&ordm; Augmented Reality (AR) mode requires a built-in compass.<br><br>* Star Chart requires internet access when accessing our support page.<br><br>Recent changes:<br>New in v.3.0.10:<br>- Improved star visuals on hi-res screens<br>- Fixed difficulties in selecting planets and meteor showers &amp; satellites on hi-res screens<br>- Added object category to databox<br>- Improved deep-link responses<br>- Integrated Google App-Indexing, so Star Chart results can show up in Google Search<br><br>v.3.0.08:<br>* Fixed the strange camera distortion issues when in AR Mode, which affected some devices, like the HTC One.<br>* Fixes crash on some older OS versions when notifications were triggered. Star Chart Cardboardhttp://www.appbrain.com/app/star-chart-cardboard/com.escapistgames.starchartvrhttp://www.appbrain.com/app/star-chart-cardboard/com.escapistgames.starchartvrhttp://www.appbrain.com/app/star-chart-cardboard/com.escapistgames.starchartvr#commentsSat, 20 Feb 2016 03:06:16 +0000The ultimate virtual reality experience: Star Chart VR lets you explore the solar system in a beautiful and accurate real-time space simulation.<br><br>Delight in exploring the solar system, from the Sun to the smallest moons of Saturn and out to the coldest, darkest, farthest reaches of Pluto.  Gaze down and marvel at our solar system from above.  Look up in wonder at the rings of Saturn.  Feel the awe of floating in space around worlds no human has yet set foot on.  Understand how the constellations of our night sky are made up of stars distant to each other in both space and time.  Embrace the impossible distances of our solar system and the inordinate scale of our universe.<br><br>Star Chart VR is the virtual reality version of the hugely successful augmented reality astronomy &amp; star gazing app - Star Chart - downloaded by over 20 million people world-wide.<br><br>Features currently include:<br>- An accurate real-time simulation of the visible stars and planets as you see them from Earth<br>- A 3D solar system to explore, including the Sun, the planets and major moons<br>- All 88 constellations based on the beautiful artwork of 17th century astronomer Johannes Hevelius<br>- 5,000 of the most visible stars of the night sky<br>- Named geological surface features on most of the rocky planets and moons of the solar system.<br>- And much more.<br><br>Cardboard Controls:<br>- Centre a solar body in your view (planet / moon / the sun / etc.)  to select it<br>- Tap on the pad / click to travel closer / go to a selected solar body<br>- At nearest view of a solar body, a tap or click will bring up a menu of options.  Depending on the body and available functionality, the following options may be present:<br> - Toggle Geological Surface names on / off.  Only available for those solar bodies that the IAU have confirmed names for.<br> - Toggle view mode.  Turning your head will either rotate the camera view or rotate the camera around the object.<br> - SkyView mode.  This will take you to the night sky view from Earth of your current GPS location.<br><br>Gamepad controller support includes:<br>- Tap button 1 to replicate the 'click' functionality<br>- Tap button 2 to return to 'go away' from your current view<br>- Left analog stick controls the 'rotate camera around object' view mode<br><br>Please NOTE:<br>1) Star Chart VR requires a VR viewer (eg Google Cardboard) with magnetic 'click' functionality to use.  Learn more and get your own Cardboard viewer at http://g.co/cardboard<br>2) Virtual Reality is best experienced running at 60 frames per second.  Most high end modern phones will provide you with smooth frame-rate (a result of processing speed) and seamless head tracking (a result of sensor update speed and accuracy).  If you are experiencing issues, shutting down background tasks may help with performance.  Star Chart for VR was developed on a Samsung Galaxy S6 running Android 5.1.1 and runs beautifully on this and higher end devices.<br>3) Written from the ground up for Virtual Reality, Star Chart VR is in many ways a superior product to the original Star Chart, but please do not expect feature parity.  We will continue to develop and enhance Star Chart VR over time, so at some point Star Chart VR may reach parity (where applicable), but there are no promises.<br><br>Feel free to provide us with your thoughts, feedback and feature requests, and for help using Star Chart VR please see the Virtual Reality section of our Star Chart User Guide: www.escapistgames.com/starchart/instruction_manual.html<br><br>Recent changes:<br>In this version:<br>- General Bug fixes and enhancements<br>- Added Messiers<br>- Added switch to earth sky view from any planet/moon<br>- New planet menus<br>- New basic tutorialFri, 18 Nov 2016 11:09:33 +0000Fri, 18 Nov 2016 11:09:33 +0000