I know it's hard to find and there are often zombies and spiders near by, but he should just have mined some redstone and used it instead.

It's important to point out that this game was NOT funded by NASA nor was it designed or built by them. It was done by the same team that did America's Army. All NASA has done is give them permission to put NASA's "stamp of approval" on the game. It's up to the developer to figure out how they are going to make it into a profitable game and pay for it.

Which of course is actually WORSE than the idea of NASA funding it. The developers are showing little understanding of how to create a game that has broader appeal let alone a feasible business model or revenue model that will fund it's continued development and growth.

And it also is commentary on NASA that they've managed to allow a dog of a game concept to have their name on it.

NASA would be far more successful to get the message out that "space is cool" and "science and math is important" if they'd encouraged development of "Farmville on Mars" or "Evony on Mars minus the combat"

This game was NOT funded by NASA nor was it designed or built by them. It was done by the same team that did America's Army.

All NASA has done is give them permission to put NASA's "stamp of approval" on the game. It's up to the developer to figure out how they are going to make it into a profitable game and pay for it.

Which of course is actually WORSE than the idea of NASA funding it. The developers are showing little understanding of how to create a game that has appeal let alone a feasible business model or revenue model that will fund it's continued development and growth.

Good point. The Orion itself is a nice little pod for sending up a group of people. The catch is getting that little pod up there! And as another poster points out, there's the Dragon module.

The idea of a SDV (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttle-Derived_Launch_Vehicle) seems a lot better idea to me than this massive new launcher. Builds on known technology, a lot less up-front cost, fewer unknowns, etc.

To me, these "other uses" are simply PR that's trying to salvage a program concept that's in deep trouble.

All you gotta do is tie a cardboard mask around your face with string, and you're good to go!

ROGUE dammit!

Rouge = Red

R - O - G - U - E

Screw directly to forehead.

I'll second the motion. It's a hugely intriguing game with a lot of depth and potential, if not reliance on people working together. There's definitely competition, though of a subtle nature.