[meteorite-list] NASA Invites Journalists, Video Game Experts To Review Online Game

[Ron Baalke]

June 28, 2010

Sonja Alexander 
Headquarters, Washington                               
202-358-1761 
sonja.r.alexander at nasa.gov 

Mitch Gross 
Virtual Heroes, Research Triangle Park, N.C. 
347-688-9703 
mgross at virtualheroes.com 
MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-097

NASA INVITES JOURNALISTS, VIDEO GAME EXPERTS TO REVIEW ONLINE GAME

WASHINGTON -- News media and video game reviewers have an opportunity 
to preview a new NASA video game, Moonbase Alpha, in advance of its 
worldwide release. 

Moonbase Alpha is a game with single and multiplayer options where 
players step into the role of an exploration team member in a 
futuristic 3-D lunar settlement. Their mission is to restore critical 
systems and oxygen flow after a nearby meteor strike cripples a solar 
array and life support equipment. 

NASA will release the game on Valve's Steam network on Tuesday, July 
6. The Army Game Studio produced the game with development by Virtual 
Heroes, a division of Applied Research Associates in Research 
Triangle Park, N.C. 

Reviewers can get early access to the game by contacting Mitch Gross 
of Virtual Heroes at 347-688-9703 or mgross at virtualheroes.com by July 
1. 

The game is a proof of concept to show how NASA content could be 
combined with a cutting-edge game engine to produce an experience 
that inspires interest in science, technology, engineering and math 
-- skills critical to achieving NASA's exploration goals. 

For more information about Moonbase Alpha, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/moonbasealpha 

For information about NASA's education programs, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/education 
	
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