[Max Lobovsky]

I don't mean to be too pessimistic, but this seems to be quite a big project especially without any experience with 3d graphics. Even if you do some people with that kind of experience on board, writing a 3d game is hard to say the least. I suggest you review the possibility of making a mod for an existing 3d game first. Specifically, UT2k4 engine is now available for free for use in developing mods. The scripting abilities of UT2k4 are amazing, basically everything outside of rendering, physics (another awesome feature), and sound generation is done in a scripting language that is similar to java.

After rereading the license, I think it is very possible that we could release this for free provided it is not a "game". Speaking of which, I think it is unlikely that this will ever be made fun. Making a game is hard enough, making it fun is even harder. So, we can make a FIRST "simulation".