MoonWorld: A Lunar Mission Simulation
Posted 10-14-2009 at 10:44 AM by rodsky
I want to share this effort made possible with assistance from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The project is spearheaded by the Center for Educational Technologies ( http://www.cet.edu/? ) based at Wheeling Jesuit University ( WSJ, http://www.wju.edu/ ), with our company, Avatrian LLC ( http://www.avatrian.com ) providing the content work and programming. This is what's been keeping me busy for the past 3-4 months.
This "music video" we made are based on film clips we took of the simulator itself. This whole experience runs inside the virtual world of Second Life ( http://www.secondlife.com ).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXpTKp35clg
It looks fun, but this is a serious learning and training tool. Mission Specialists will have the chance to visit the Timocharis Crater area of the moon, sample rocks, drill a core sample, drive a lunar rover while visiting no less than 16 sample sites. You only have 2 hours of air in your Life Support system. Once you finish the sampling, proceed to the Research Facility to analyze your samples and check the knowledge you have gained while on the mission. See if you have what it takes to be a Lunar Explorer.
MoonWorld will be open to the general public sometime this week.
-RODION
This "music video" we made are based on film clips we took of the simulator itself. This whole experience runs inside the virtual world of Second Life ( http://www.secondlife.com ).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXpTKp35clg
It looks fun, but this is a serious learning and training tool. Mission Specialists will have the chance to visit the Timocharis Crater area of the moon, sample rocks, drill a core sample, drive a lunar rover while visiting no less than 16 sample sites. You only have 2 hours of air in your Life Support system. Once you finish the sampling, proceed to the Research Facility to analyze your samples and check the knowledge you have gained while on the mission. See if you have what it takes to be a Lunar Explorer.
MoonWorld will be open to the general public sometime this week.
-RODION
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