Microsoft Garage project uses VR to teach kids about microgravity Posted byby Jason Wilson September 30, 2019 1 min A new Microsoft Garage project, Microgravity Lab, presents teachers with a new and interactive way to teach middle school students about complex physics concepts in... Continue Reading 1 min
Apollo 11: The unofficial gaming universe canon Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 19, 2019 3 min Somehow, 50 years ago a pair of human beings walked on the Moon for the first time in history as part of Apollo 11.... Continue Reading 3 min
Blackbird Interactive releases demo for Project Eagle base on Mars Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 27, 2018 2 min Blackbird Interactive created Project Eagle, an interactive art demo of a human colony on Mars, in 2017. And, just in time for the touchdown... Continue Reading 2 min
Blackbird Interactive builds vision of what a Mars base would look like Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 22, 2017 3 min It isn’t easy to marshal the will to create a human colony on Mars. It’s an expensive project, and to pull it off, you... Continue Reading 3 min
NASA teams up with smartglasses maker on augmented reality goggles for space missions Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 11, 2015 2 min NASA's endorsement will help kickstart a fledgling industry. Continue Reading 2 min
How the nonprofit GlassLab teamed up with NASA to make a game that teaches argumentation (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 2, 2014 10 min Three out of four kids who try Mars Generation One: Argubot Academy are improving their argumentation skills. Continue Reading 10 min
How Nvidia used global illumination to prove we really did land men on the moon Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 21, 2014 2 min The graphics-chip maker used a "globally illuminated" 3D model of the moon landing to debunk conspiracy theories. Continue Reading 2 min
Pretend to leave the world (and April Fool's Day) behind with Kerbal Space Program's NASA mission Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 1, 2014 2 min NASA helped designed a mission in Kerbal Space Program, and it is available right now. Continue Reading 2 min
NASA puts its asteroid-moving mission into a video game Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 5, 2014 2 min NASA and the Kerbal Space Program team will reveal more about their collaboration during the upcoming South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. Continue Reading 2 min
Rovio teams with NASA to open Angry Birds Space attraction in Orlando Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 8, 2013 1 min Angry Birds Space Encounter uses the popular mobile game to teach science and more. Continue Reading 1 min