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Details on NASA's MMO Emerge
The developers behind America's Army are attempting to model the future.
Astronaut: Moon, Mars, and Beyond, an interesting collaboration between "serious" games developer Virtual Heroes (known for America's Army) and NASA. Think America's Army, but, from what I gather, intended to entice you into space as opposed to the local recruiter's office. It sounds fascinating. Characters will develop over time, MMO-style, and they'll engage in a number of activities that sound positively prosaic.
"...the gameplay is actually about being in a habitat on a planetary surface and doing things like mining Helium-3 for fuel, operating a hydroponics facility to grow plants and create oxygen and operating robots and vehicles," Jerry Heneghan, Virtual Heroes founder and CEO said to Big Downloads. The game will take place around 2035. I guess we'll have to wait at least a couple more decades after colonizing our solar system before we get all operatic in space.
The game is being developed using Unreal Engine 3, and not merely for the sake of expediency. According to Big Download's story, Astronaut will be all about user-created content -- players will use robots to perform missions, plus build vehicles and habitats adaptable to extraterrestrial conditions. It seems that the MMO framework will run parallel to all this. As players advance through their careers, they'll gain accreditation to use higher-tech toys, like exoskeleton suits.
A demo of Astronaut will launch sometime this fall, with its first "episode" following next year.
The developers behind America's Army are attempting to model the future.
Astronaut: Moon, Mars, and Beyond, an interesting collaboration between "serious" games developer Virtual Heroes (known for America's Army) and NASA. Think America's Army, but, from what I gather, intended to entice you into space as opposed to the local recruiter's office. It sounds fascinating. Characters will develop over time, MMO-style, and they'll engage in a number of activities that sound positively prosaic.
"...the gameplay is actually about being in a habitat on a planetary surface and doing things like mining Helium-3 for fuel, operating a hydroponics facility to grow plants and create oxygen and operating robots and vehicles," Jerry Heneghan, Virtual Heroes founder and CEO said to Big Downloads. The game will take place around 2035. I guess we'll have to wait at least a couple more decades after colonizing our solar system before we get all operatic in space.
The game is being developed using Unreal Engine 3, and not merely for the sake of expediency. According to Big Download's story, Astronaut will be all about user-created content -- players will use robots to perform missions, plus build vehicles and habitats adaptable to extraterrestrial conditions. It seems that the MMO framework will run parallel to all this. As players advance through their careers, they'll gain accreditation to use higher-tech toys, like exoskeleton suits.
A demo of Astronaut will launch sometime this fall, with its first "episode" following next year.
