everything* | ourUniverse

An interactive voyage through all orders of magnitude - from the smallest meaningful scales to the largest structures of the observable universe.

Inspired by the spirit of the 1977 short-film Powers of Ten by Charles and Ray Eames.

What you experience

Travel seamlessly through all orders of magnitude, from subatomic particles to the edge of the observable universe. Explore atoms, molecules, cells, planets, stars, galaxies and more in a continuous interactive journey through scale.

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Version 0.8.4 · Windows 1.3 GB · macOS 1.3 GB

System requirements

Recommended: Windows 10/11 or macOS 13+, 16 GB RAM, dedicated graphics card with 8 GB VRAM

About everything*

What is and what matters

The everything* project is an exploration of "what is and what matters".
It investigates questions about science, philosophy and our place in nature.

ourUniverse is the first part of the project, examining the question "what is" through a journey across all orders of magnitude.

From subatomic particles to the edge of the observable universe, it reveals complexity on every scale and provides perspective on our place in nature.

Inspired by Powers of Ten

ourUniverse was inspired by the 1977 short-film Powers of Ten by Charles and Ray Eames, which in turn was based on the 1957 book "Cosmic View" by Kees Boeke.

The Author

ourUniverse is a project by Thomas Mahlke. Created over several years as a spare-time project, it is driven by a fascination with science, scale and our place in the universe.

I have been a member of the demoscene for many years, a community dedicated to digital art and technical creativity.

In many ways, this project combines the interests that have influenced and fascinated me over the years: art and technology, education and entertainment and science and philosophy.

When I first saw Powers of Ten, it had a huge impact on me and continues to inspire me today. I hope ourUniverse can spark a similar sense of wonder in others.