A simulation of the Apollo 17 lunar rover exploration in virtual reality. Realistically recreated to give you a real sense of what it was like to be on the moon and explore these huge distances with the rover.

## About This Game
Apollo 17 – Moonbuggy VR – Lunar Rover Experience
Last Man on the Moon
## Explore the Moon on the Apollo 17 Mission in Virtual Reality
* Walk on the Moon
* Drive the Lunar Rover
* Find the Original Apollo 17 Sites
* Experience Photogrammetric Reconstructions of the Lunar Surface
* Enter the Lunar Module
* Visit Mission Control
* Discover little known Facts about the Apollo 17 Adventure

Experience the dream of driving a Lunar Rover on the moon! Re-live the lunar
rover exploration on the last moon mission – Apollo 17. This is the apogee of
the most extreme travel, camping, and hiking expedition in mankind’s history.
Imagine not only landing on the moon, but then having an incredible moon buggy
to explore far beyond where you can see or easily get back to the landing
module. The application employs realistically modeled moon terrain and
mountains from satellite images, real moon photographs, and photogrammetry to
bring the moon closer than ever before. Travel the actual rover route and
visit the sites from the original expeditions. Get out and walk around to
explore in more detail. Go places the astronauts never could, but maybe
dreamed of.

“This is what it feels like, this is what it looks like”
You are Commander Gene Cernan, the last man to walk and drive on the moon.
This is what he said he felt as he was preparing to leave the moon – “I
couldn’t get out of my mind this almost science fiction world I was living in.
I wanted to press the freeze button and stop time. I wanted to reach out,
stick it in my space suit, and bring it back home with me. I wanted to show it
to everybody – This is what is feels like, this is what it looks like .” –
This is the mission of this VR application, to really bring the experience of
the moon to you like never before.

Apollo 17 was the last and most advanced moon mission to date. This mission
was refined using knowledge from all the other Apollo missions. They stayed on
the moon longer and traveled further than ever before and ever since. The
Apollo 17 astronauts traveled over 22 miles in the rover. Much of the time in
the rover, they were not even in sight of the lander.

The application also chronicles the astronauts discoveries on this mission and
little known facts. This includes the massive Camelot Crater over half a mile
across, orange dirt discovered at Shorty crater, an emergency repair or the
rover, and other adventures. You will see the moon just as the astronauts did.
Some site details are brought to clarity with photogrammetric regions
generated from collections of astronaut photos. The mountains and horizon are
generated from low lunar orbit elevation data. Intermediate terrain is formed
with the aid of high resolution orbital images.

The rover itself is modeled on the original using real physics simulation with
4 wheel suspension, 4 wheel stearing, damping, gravity and power just like the
original. You can also use VR teleport portal to cover huge distances in
seconds rather than hours. The original photos the astronauts took are
displayed in certain areas allowing you to compare and validate this computer
reconstruction of the moon.

Come experience the Real-Moon like never before!

Instructions
* Use the Left Controller for Walking and Menus
* Use the Right Controller for Driving
* Use the Trigger for Rover Brake

Keyboard Commands
These commands are not required but give users enhanced capabilities.
* L = Lunar Rover Enable Entry/Driving – So you can get into the rover at any time
* Y = Cycle thru Skyboxes – Black is what the astronauts reported seeing on the bright moon, actual Milky Way, and Surreal close earth
* F = Flip Rover – If the rover gets stuck or flips over, can hit repeatedly if needed

Apollo 17 – Moonbuggy VR