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An Early Look at the NASA MMO 208

Big Download is running an article with details and screenshots from the MMO under development by NASA. The game makes use of Unreal Engine 3, and it's titled Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond. A demo is planned for later this year, and in 2010 they expect "the first episodic installment of the game" to come out. Jerry Heneghan, founder and CEO of Virtual Heroes, described it thus: "This game is going to be a fresh look at the future circa about 2035. ... The core of the gameplay is going to be people building up their characters and as you move forward, you will have more options unlock with new places to go, new equipment to use and new things to do. We are not so much focused on interstellar flight and all that entails... 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."

Comment Re:Who will eat whatever is grown there? (Score 1) 403

No need to apologise. The former is a highly processed tomato paste that has been seasoned and watered down until it can be easily spread onto sandwiches and whatnot. "Boston baked beans" are a reference to a common canned food in the United States. Pop open a can and eat them cold, or hot, depending on how lazy one is. Point being, beyond these two examples, most people eat highly processed or preserved food that doesn't taste much like the original. Catsup, in particular, since the tomato is so processed, seasoned, and watered down, can be made from absolute crap produce. I don't know many Americans who eat fresh produce on a regular basis, either fruit or vegetables.

Those that do tend to not eat any of the above, and have much more expensive diets to compensate. It isn't a lifestyle that everyone can afford.

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