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Originally Posted by Usha Starchild  I've talked about education in gaming before and I still believe it could work. I don't think this would be marketed as a game, probbaly more along the lines of a MMO application. It would be government funded and probably not be looking to make a profit. |
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The newest RFP (Request for proposal) for the game is up at
http://ipp.gsfc.nasa.gov/MMO/MMO_RFP.pdf and it clarifies a bit things:
1) Nobody is going to fund your game (see point 8 in the document). Say goodbye, Usha
2) In exchange for absolute overseeing power, we guarantee you... access to our in-house experts and "maybe" some product placement (your logo appearing once a year on the nasa web site to celebrate the Nth anniversary of the program, maybe?)
3) Not only are you going to fund it on your own, and find something to pay, but your MMO must be used by educators and the like as a school tool - along with a form of scoring... ahem, "measuring the learning" of children (not included in the RFP are bits where the NASA will make you in touch with some educational organisation, who, presumably, is going to be your primary client to push this to unsuspecting children).
Overall, NASA doesn't want the next generation realistic EvE Online. NASA wants the successor to those morning schoolroom educational tapes - but with Web 2.0 to promote inter-class emulation. Or something.