Monthly Archives: January 2012

Space-Themed Games – Space Race Blast Off – NASA Multi-player Game on Facebook

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Ai Austin

NASA have created a web-based “game” to test knowledge of science, maths and technology. It is called “Space Race Blast Off“. NASA Press Release (30-Jan-2012) Facebook App URL: http://apps.facebook.com/spacerace Stand-alone Flash App: http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/spacerace/

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Space-Themed Games – Orbiter

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Ai Austin

Orbiter – Space Flight Simulator is a realistic simulation, using real world physics to provide a fun and educationally informative environment for flying spacecraft near the Earth, Moon, Mars and beyond. It was created by Martin Schweiger at UCL, and … Continue reading →

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Space-Themed Games – NASA Moonbase Alpha

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Ai Austin

Another space-themed game with an educational purpose is “Moonbase Alpha” created for NASA’s Immersive Education programme and provides a game scenario with 20 minutes of play set on a hypothetical lunar outpost in 3D immersive setting. This is a proof … Continue reading →

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Space-Themed Games – Entropia Universe

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Ai Austin

Mindark’s Entropia Universe is a space-themed MMORPG in which a player is transported to Planet Calypso by a shuttle, given a basis settlers suit and not much else. A lot has to be learned in terms of skills, trade and … Continue reading →

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Europa Game Study – Mindark Entropia Universe and European Space Agency

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Ai Austin

In 2009-2010, Mindark’s Entropia Universe MMORPG team worked with the European Space Agency on a project entitled “Online Game Technology for Space Education and System Analysis”. This is a learning environment situated in a simulation of a base on Europa, … Continue reading →

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World of Warcraft – Intrinsic Motovation – Dun Morogh to Northshire Abbey

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Ai Austin

I like self set goals…. and one was to get my Dwarf Hunter and Grizzly Bear from the zone where it is initially based in World of Warcraft across to Elwynn Forest so I could travel to Northshire Abbey and … Continue reading →

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World of Warcraft – Social Interaction

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Ai Austin

An aim of the class is to join up in the same “zone” in World of Warcraft, “Northshire Abbey” in the “Elwynn Forest” zone. This can be done either by entering the world as a specific species (human) which has … Continue reading →

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World of Warcraft – Welcome to the Danger (Proximal Development) Zone

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Ai Austin

At level 5… and I was sailing along quite happily with my Dwarf and the nice grizzly bear… just grabbing all loot and getting experience points, I was all in one area and had begun to get a feel for … Continue reading →

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MoonWorld Mission – Team Pythagoras

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Ai Austin

Mission to Timocharis region on the Moon. Ai Austin – Team Captain KaronMcB – Explorer indrimagri – Explorer Kimberley Pascal – Explorer MoonWorld Virtual Field Work: http://moonworld.cet.edu/ and http://www.avatrian.com/moonworld/ Mission Data Team Pythagoras Journal and Logs Teleport to Moon Orbit … Continue reading →

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World of Warcraft – Bruin and Bear

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Ai Austin

Creating a Dwarf Hunter character gets you a grizzly bear right up front at the character creation screen. Thanks to Hamish for the tip. Now I have to get to level 10 to get the spell that lets you feed … Continue reading →

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