NASA: "Give us money so you can go to Mars... in an MMO!"

[@Li3n]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1763206385/astronaut-moon-mars-and-beyond-the-nasa-mmo-online-0

Play as an aspiring astronaut in Astronaut:Moon, Mars and Beyond™, the official NASA MMO game. Set in the year 2035, you will embark on an adventure into space, Mars, the asteroid belt, and the outer planets.You will uncover secrets about a threat to civilization as we know it, and build you and your team a high-tech inventory of space gear including a home base, somewhere out there.
Our small group of 20 developers have won a contest* held for the best idea for an official massively multi-player online game depicting the future, and signed a "Space Act Agreement" with NASA, who chose our pitch over all others, the start of a project conceived of at NASA Learning Technologies.

Is the threat budget cuts?!

 

[Shegokigo]

At least we'd finally get a Sci-Fi MMO that lasts more than a couple of months?

I miss you Tabula Rasa.......

 

[Chibibar]

This will be interesting to see.

 

[GasBandit]

I can see it now, the first intrepid explorer steps out onto the surface of Mars, gazes around at the harsh, reddish splendor of another world, activates his commlink and utters the historic words:

"John Madden! John Madden! John Madden! John Madden! John Madden! John Madden! John Madden! John Madden! John Madden!

AEIOU! AEIOU! AEIOU! AEIOU! AEIOU! AEIOU! AEIOU! AEIOU! AEIOU! AEIOU! AEIOU! AEIOU! AEIOU! AEIOU! AEIOU!

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Nine nine nine, nine nine nine nine, nine nine nine nine nine, nine nine nine, nine nine nine, nine nine nine nine.

John Madden! John Madden! John Madden! John Madden! John Madden! John Madden! John Madden! John Madden! John Madden!"

 

[Shegokigo]

Anyone know where I can find Buzz Mankirk Aldrin's Wife?

 

[Dave]

No, Gas. The first words will be uttered by a basement dweller with too much time on his hands and is probably socially isolated, with only the web for comfort. He'll be a channer troll.

The first words will be, "LOL! FURST, FAGS!"

 

[GasBandit]

No, Gas. The first words will be uttered by a basement dweller with too much time on his hands and is probably socially isolated, with only the web for comfort. He'll be a channer troll.

The first words will be, "LOL! FURST, FAGS!"

Who do you think said all that?

 

[Dave]

Guess I'd never seen that before.

 

[Gryfter]

At least we'd finally get a Sci-Fi MMO that lasts more than a couple of months?

I miss you Tabula Rasa.......

You know, as bad as Anarchy Online's launch, there was a period where it was great to just play in a science fiction based MMO.

 

[Shegokigo]

How sad that I actually forgot about AO. Is that sad for me or sad for them? That's the question.

 

[Overflight]

Who do you think said all that?

Personally I prefer this video:



"This is what astronauts do in real life"

I pledged a little bit of money to this project. If they show something more interesting, I might increase my pledge.

Also, please note that it isn't NASA itself asking for the money. NASA is merely giving them the license to use their name as well mas matching donations for the campaign. It's another company that's behind this.