Astronaut: Moon, Mars, and Beyond has been in the news a lot lately, but just who are the folks behind the educational MMO from NASA and Project Whitecard? A new piece at Gamasutra sheds a bit of light on that as well as a few more details about the project as a whole.
"I'm originally a developer," says Project Whitecard CEO Khal Shariff. "I thought, 'oh, I could be a developer for the rest of my life, or I could start my own company.'" That company has some pretty lofty goals for its first MMO, including reaching out to millions of kids worldwide and getting them interested in STEM education (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).
"We are dedicated to using game technology to do things that, when somebody interacts with the game, it maybe leaves the world better or leaves somebody smarter," Shariff says.
Reader Comments (2)
Posted: Sep 1st 2011 12:13PM nimzy said
It better tie in to Moonbase Alpha somehow.
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Posted: Sep 1st 2011 4:06PM Daemodand said
The thought of this game has me wetting myself in excitement. My only concern is that I found Moonbase Alpha a bit tedious (especially spraying that repair stuff on the electronics. It had me grinding my teeth it was so tedious). VERY hopeful though! This could be the most unique MMO ever.







