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Interact with molecules in VR
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NanoVer lets you **enter virtual reality and steer molecular dynamics simulations in real time**.
Launch your molecular simulation through the NanoVer server and use your VR controllers to explore rare events such as conformational changes and ligand binding.
To get up and running, head to :ref:`Installation & Getting Started <Installation>`.


.. image:: /_static/nanotube_mixed_reality.gif
    :alt: A gif showing a user threading a methane molecule through a carbon nanotube.
    :align: center
    :scale: 30%



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Integrate NanoVer into your existing workflow
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NanoVer uses a customisable python server and provides an API for easily **integrating different physics engines**.
Check out the :ref:`tutorials here <Tutorials>`.

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Create insightful visuals
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Use python to control molecular representations,
check out the `tutorial. <https://github.com/IRL2/nanover-server-py/blob/main/examples/fundamentals/visualisations.ipynb>`_

.. image:: /_static/Renderers.gif
    :alt: A gif showing a protein within the NanoVer VR environment cycling through several visual states.
    :align: center
    :scale: 60%

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Develop with NanoVer
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**Contribute to the code** or **develop your own custom applications**.

* `Get the source code for the server <https://github.com/IRL2/nanover-server-py>`_
* `Get the source code of the VR client <https://github.com/IRL2/nanover-imd-vr>`_

NanoVer is distributed under the `MIT <https://github.com/IRL2/nanover-server-py/blob/main/LICENSE>`_ license.

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