Comment Earth Orbit Station (Score 1) 91
If whatever Nasa is working with developers to build is similar to the old Earth Orbit Stations (obviously updated as it's 20 years old)
there is a lot of potential for game play.
Certainly there's no reason to build a Diku type MUD/MMO where each player is a character. It probably doesn't have to be a persistent world either in the sense of going in and moving around, but persistent in keeping track of what projects you have attempted.
They could easily simulate multiple countries or companies racing for objectives. First team to capture a comet and deliver it to moon orbit for volatiles.
They could allow experimentation with different types of fuel. With SSO or stage designs. Try different ways of building a beanstalk.
And on the business side, clearly there's a minimum size but if it is popular enough then they can plan for expansions. It's the web so updating it should be part of the project plan.
there is a lot of potential for game play.
Certainly there's no reason to build a Diku type MUD/MMO where each player is a character. It probably doesn't have to be a persistent world either in the sense of going in and moving around, but persistent in keeping track of what projects you have attempted.
They could easily simulate multiple countries or companies racing for objectives. First team to capture a comet and deliver it to moon orbit for volatiles.
They could allow experimentation with different types of fuel. With SSO or stage designs. Try different ways of building a beanstalk.
And on the business side, clearly there's a minimum size but if it is popular enough then they can plan for expansions. It's the web so updating it should be part of the project plan.
