NASA Makes MMOG for Science

[Pimppeter2]

What, no space marines?

 

[RobCoxxy]

The Escapist players should all play, using our science skills to OVERTHROW JUPITER and claim it FOR OUR OWN

 

[CloggedDonkey]

my avatar says it all. but no, I like science and this is a nice way of expressing that to a younger group, and I give them a hand for that.

 

[traceur_]

I call dibs on Callisto!

Doing advanced math for fun...? Just... No... That's not even possible for me.

This just about sums up the reality of it.

 

[thiosk]

In an effort to get more young people interested in space and science,

I would be more interested in NASA doing research on how playing social video games while in the near-total isolation of space affects the near-inevitable mental disorders that result from being deprived of social contact.

I have met people who have cut off outside contact just to play videogames, so maybe hardcore grind is good for astronauts.

 

[brunothepig]

Ha. Hopefully it will be released around the time I get a university course in programming. Specialising in game design. Perfect lol.

 

[thebobmaster_v1legacy]

"What do you do at work, honey?"

"Oh, uh, I play games...FOR SCIENCE!"

 

[Tiamat666]

wow i thought i was the only one who remembered and loved that shuttle game. dear god i have never played a game as complicated as that. 6ft x 3ft poster detailing all the controls in the cockpit is something ive never forgotten

Yeah, that game was pretty hardcore. I must admit that I played most of the time in "tutorial mode", where the game would automatically jump to the specific screens and highlight the buttons you needed to switch. But I still had alot of fun with it. Deploying a satellite with the shuttle arm was great, and my first spacewalk was an awesome experience. I actually got goosebumps during the spacewalk, watching in first person mode at the shuttle in the emptiness of space with planet earth in the distance.