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Here are a couple of the more popular ones that weвЂ™re aware of: Video creators in China familiar with Universe Sandbox immediately got to work simulating the events of the film. Of course, we werenвЂ™t the only ones to see this potential. To us, the plot summaryВ reads like a description of aВ simulation in a not-too-distant version of Universe Sandbox: InВ the future, Sun evolves into red giant and threatens Earth habitability в†’ Gigantic thrusters are attached to Earth (you better believe this fits well into our development plans) в†’ EarthВ is propelled farther from the Sun and freezes over в†’ Tidal forces from Jupiter wreak havoc as Earth approachesВ the gas giant and prepares for collision в†’ A GIF of thisВ terribly interesting disaster is captured and the simulation is shared to Steam WorkshopвЂ¦ oh wait that part wasnвЂ™t in the film.

Simulating a Disaster FilmД®arth being ripped apart by JupiterвЂ™s tidal forces in Universe Sandbox.Д¬ritics sayВ The Wandering Earth often falls victim toВ the trappings of disaster films (overblown CGI, heavy-handed sentimentality, etc.), but what excites us is the scenario that plays out in the film.

#Universe sandbox 2 logo movie#

The screenplay is based on a story by Liu Cixin, a renown Chinese sci-fi author who has popularized the genre with his award-winningВ stories, including the novelВ The Three-Body Problem (which also has a movie adaptation in the works and received praise from Barack Obama). Have you heard of theВ sci-fi blockbuster The Wandering Earth? While it has had modest success with a limited release in the United States, it is now ChinaвЂ™s second-highest-grossing film of all time with over $679 million inВ domestic box office sales.