space simulator
Virtual cosmos experience
A space simulator is a video game or software that recreates the experience of spaceflight, spacecraft operation, or space exploration.
These range from realistic physics-based simulations modeling orbital mechanics and actual spacecraft systems to more accessible games emphasizing combat or trading in fictional universes: I've been playing that space simulator where you can land on any planet.
The term also applies to physical training equipment used by astronauts.
Gravitationally bound stellar mass
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
- cosmosOrderly totality of existence
- universeComplete system or domain
- starLuminous astronomical object
planet · comet · asteroid · black hole · supernova · quasar · redshift · big bang
Pilot's control compartment
- headsetWearable audio device
- VRSimulated immersive environment
- realismAccepting things as they are
- sensoryRelated to perception
audiovisual · lifelike · presence · surround · visceral · fidelity · haptic · zero-g
Educational program's content plan
- physicsScience of matter and energy
- astrophysicsPhysics of celestial bodies
- cosmologyStudy of universal structure
- rocketryScience of propelled spacecraft
orbital mechanics · Kepler · newton · relativity · experimentation · planetarium · mission planning · trajectory
Machine producing motion
- graphicsVisual design elements
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- physics engineSoftware modeling real-world motion
- APISoftware communication standard
patch · update · compatibility · download · installation · framerate · optimization · procedural generation
galaxy
Gravitationally bound stellar mass
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
- cosmosOrderly totality of existence
- universeComplete system or domain
star · planet · comet · asteroid · black hole · supernova · quasar · redshift · big bang · dark matter
cockpit
Pilot's control compartment
sensory · audiovisual · lifelike · presence · surround · visceral · fidelity · haptic · zero-g · docking
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
- physicsScience of matter and energy
- astrophysicsPhysics of celestial bodies
- cosmologyStudy of universal structure
rocketry · orbital mechanics · Kepler · newton · relativity · experimentation · planetarium · mission planning · trajectory · propulsion
engine
Machine producing motion
- graphicsVisual design elements
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- physics engineSoftware modeling real-world motion
API · patch · update · compatibility · download · installation · framerate · optimization · procedural generation · loading
multiplayer
Involving multiple participants
loot · guild · bossfight · NPC · crafting · campaign · exploration · faction · trading · piracy
- motion simulatorsroller coaster sim
- vacuum technologyvacuum pump, vacuum chamber, vacuum gauge, vacuum system, vacuum tube
space simulatordriving simulator
Software mimicking vehicle operation
flight simulator · train simulator · city builder · truck simulator · racing game
space simulatorarcade game
Token-operated entertainment machine
platformer · puzzle game · sports game · fighting game · casual game
space, spaces, spaced, spacing, spacious, spaciousness, spatial, spatially, simulate