NASA Goddard MMO demo coming soon

[Utini]

Not sure how closely it'll map to Mars...

http://ipp.gsfc.nasa.gov/mmo/index.php
http://www.massively.com/2009/12/16/nasa-releases-new-information-on-their-upcoming-mmo/
http://www.edge-online.com/features/where-no-game-has-gone-before

[Hyper]

Yeah I knew they were doing this for some time. I know Jerry Henegan at Virtual Heros and my opinion of the project is that they are making a classroom of it. The content is totally school lesson driven from what I have seen. Jump on some of them sites and point people here lol should be a hoot competing with NASA...

[thedubman]

It looks good, and seems like fun. But like the Mission to Mars software I expect it will be 'watered' down so it would  suit a range of pepole.. I doubt it could capture the tension and atmosphere like MCO does.
MCO strength is its sim like 'realisim'. Its nice to see anyways that space travel is having a look in with the PC game market, Maybe this software will intrest others into joing the MCO colony.

[Hyper]

From what I saw it will be like "Your oxygen tank holds 10 lbs of oxygen, at a rate of 2cfm, how many minutes will your tank last? " Great answer Bobby you have been promoted to recruit level 2 !!
I will play it to see what it's like but the conversations I had with them people is about getting kiddies interested in the space and science. You take a couple of groups that have no idea about a game and come from a pure acedemia background you get poo. Been there, done that with people of that type.
Still will be interesting to see what they have to offer.