Gaming NetworKing - NASA's New Interactive Space Communications Game

[orb]

NASA links:

• NASA Releases New Interactive Space Communications Game (Press release)
  
  
• NetworKing game overview page (Download links for Windows and MacOS)
  
  
• Web browser version of the game (Unity Web Player)
  
  
• Game manual (Description, controls, menus)
  
  
• Frequently Asked Questions (Requirements, known issues)
  
  
• Text description of the game

A couple of screenshots:

Minimum system requirements:

• Windows XP, Vista, or 7; or Mac OS X 10.4 or newer
• 2 GHz processor
• 1 GB RAM
• Dedicated 3D graphics card with 256 MB RAM
• DirectX 9 (Windows only)
• Sound card

Web player requires:

• Internet Explorer 7 or higher, or Firefox or Safari
• Unity Web Player plug-in

Stand-alone version requires:

• 60 MB of hard drive space for installation

 

[fort]

Thank you,

It seems interesting. Not sure that my system will be able to handle it ( CPU, RAM ), but i'll try.

 

[mojoey]

is it just me or does NASA seem to be more concerned with P.R. than actual space flight....

All in all great game

 

[jedidia]

i don't think that's all bad. With it's current budget and governance, nasa can't do a lot of spaceflight anyways.
But they still have a name that carries weight and commands respect with the laymen, so if they can use that to rekindle some public interest in spaceflight, i'm all in for it.

 

[mojoey]

*takes hammer smashes computer* less than ten seconds.... :lol:

i think the concept is quite interesting

 

[Turbinator]

Completed in 35 rounds, that is exactly 2 minutes and 8 seconds.

 

[MaverickSawyer]

38, with overloaded networks... should be able to match that 35, Turbinator...

 

[Turbinator]

It's on !!

 

[MaverickSawyer]

I'm at school, and it's blocked. It'll have to wait until tonight...

 

[Turbinator]

What kind of a school blocks a NASA website;


ಠ_ಠ

 

[Wishbone]

32 rounds here, and I suspect the school is preparing future astronauts and doesn't want them to cheat

 

[MaverickSawyer]

A community college with a really powerful firewall and protective suite. I can't watch Youtube or visit Facebook!

 

[Turbinator]

Got it down to 31 rounds.

 

[Wishbone]

28 rounds here, the most random component of luck is the length of "contract" - the shorter the better.