Mon, Jul 19, 2010
Challenger Center Prepares To Participate In Agency's Online
Game Project
NASA recently released "Moonbase Alpha", the first game in
NASA's Learning Technologies project. It's a glimpse of what will
eventually become a NASA-based Massive Multiplayer Online Game
(MMOG) project.
Moonbase Alpha Screen Shot
Earlier this year, the Challenger Center for Space Science
Education was awarded a cooperative agreement with NASA for work
related to NASA's MMOG activities. This award was made by NASA's
Learning Technologies Project Office under the Cooperative
Agreement Notices for NASA's STEM program. The Challenger Center
team includes co-investigators WisdomTools, a member of the
Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond (AMMB) consortium of game
developers, and Benedict College and South Carolina State
University (both historically black institutions), Florida State
University's Learning Systems Institute, and four Challenger
Learning Centers.
Moonbase Alpha has single and multiplayer options that allow
players to assume the role of an exploration team member in a lunar
settlement. According to NASA Moonbase Alpha is proof of a
concept that shows how NASA content can be combined with a
cutting-edge game engine to inspire, engage and educate students
about agency technologies, job opportunities and the future of
space exploration. As such, Moonbase Alpha is rated "E" for
everyone.
As NASA's MMOG project develops, the Challenger Center for Space
Science Education will participate by providing educational advice
and conducting evaluations of the program's utility and
functionality.
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