SatHands uses NASA 3D models that anyone can download from the NASA web site. I’ve downloaded several satellites and use them in my work. The immersive VR space is literally outer space. I theorized that once sculpture, architecture and other objects are free of gravity there is no need for such things as post and lintel construction or any reference to buildings with gravity in mind. This is theory, but by using VR there is a physical sensation of floating in outer space. The “player” has a set of virtual hands and various methods of moving. This is a primal condition of learning how to move around in zero gravity. I don’t have any user instructions as is standard practice in video games. Interestingly enough some people understand this intrinsically while others have difficulty with the immersive space. Each Player has an Avatar something like a hockey mask. I had a notion of multi-users customizing their Avatar masks but haven’t gotten that far with the programming. I did some earlier experiments using hand tracking to correspond with the virtual hands in the Virtual Space. I think however that the simplest intuitive interface are the controllers that come with the Quest 2 headsets. I will add that I am using basic headsets and not the most recent developments. I think this experience is so new that the simplest interface is the best. As a multi-user piece people log into a shared virtual space and see the Avatar/Masks of other people. They can also speak to other people in the Virtual Space. This harkens back to the Keith Sonnier piece that used open telephone lines in this case called “VoIP” Voice Over Internet Protocol. The satellites are not whole but have been exploded and are rotating/floating in the no gravity environment. The satellites are engineering models that have been “exploded” using a physics engine that is part of the Unity programming software. This is an example of “detournement” in the creation of digital art. The title of the piece “SatHands” is compressed from Satellite Hands and of course has a bit of a pun/double entendre. pdf proposal for installation