Why NASA's Really Into Making Video Games

Stefan Mileschin · 15th February 2012, 07:55

NASA probably makes its own video games because if it let one of the big companies do it, you'd have moon missions that need day one patches and be required to buy an online pass to visit the space station. Most people think of NASA as an organization full of rocket scientists. But while the U.S. space agency has spent decades launching spaceships and working on other important projects, it also puts some of its resources into much smaller efforts, such as making video games.

http://www.hardocp.com/news/2012/02/...g_video_games/

15th February 2012, 07:55	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,618	Why NASA's Really Into Making Video Games NASA probably makes its own video games because if it let one of the big companies do it, you'd have moon missions that need day one patches and be required to buy an online pass to visit the space station. Most people think of NASA as an organization full of rocket scientists. But while the U.S. space agency has spent decades launching spaceships and working on other important projects, it also puts some of its resources into much smaller efforts, such as making video games. http://www.hardocp.com/news/2012/02/...g_video_games/

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