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Title: Let WALL-E be your tour guide to the universe Post by: Alex on November 19, 2008, 07:16:13 PM Let WALL-E be your tour guide to the universe
Microsoft Research and the Disney-owned Pixar are offering you a virtual tour of the universe. Your tour guide? WALL-E, the animated robot from Pixar's latest film. You'll need the WorldWide Telescope (WWT), a Virtual Earth for the sky and beyond, if you want to download and use the WALL-E tour. Since WALL-E doesn't have its own voice, Academy-Award-winning director Andrew Stanton narrates the tour. Curtis Wong, manager of Microsoft's Next Media Research Group, explained why Microsoft went with WALL-E: "WorldWide Telescope is about making science fun for everyone. By working with Disney/Pixar, we're enabling kids and families to discover the magic of the universe for themselves in an even more engaging way. Read full story... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/neowin-main/~3/qw-DiYxuNqI/let-walle-be-your-tour-guide-to-the-universe |