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NASA draws inspiration from World of Warcraft to inspire next generation

The theme of space is one that is closely tied to video and computer games. Games such as Wing Commander and Mass Effect have the ability inspire gamers to pursue space exploration – something that NASA appears to already know.

Last week, the NASA Learning Technologies Project Office issued a request for information (RFI) on the development of a NASA-based massively multiplayer online (MMO) learning game. The goal of such a NASA MMO would be a training tool similar to what the U.S. Army intended to accomplish with the America’s Army game.