NASA to build Massively Multipurpose Online (MMO) game
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NASA’s goddard space flight center plans on creating a massively multipurpose Online game as part of the NASA Learning Technologies initiative. NASA has opened up a request for proposal from prospective partners on creating the MMO game. The goal of the project is to create a game that would make Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) learning fun.
Through the project NASA aims to achieve 3 educational objectives
- Stengthen NASA and nation’s future workforce by developing the nations STEM workfroce.
- Attract and retain students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematical disciplines
- Engage American’s in NASA’s mission through hands on educational interractive activities with students, educators, families and the general public.
The project is open for proposals from the public in the form of a partnership with NASA and interested parties are allowed to team with employees of NASA field centers and the Jet Propulsion laboratory.
Visit the MMO Game home for more details on the project and application deadlines for submitting a proposal.
The genre of game is extremely popular among game aficionados with several popular MMO games like World of Warcraft, Dungeon and Everquest being played online. World of Warcraft for example boasts over 9 million monthly subscribers!
