Originally posted by: CrazyLazy
Originally posted by: Scrimmy
Originally posted by: Brainonska511
Originally posted by: CrazyLazy
Why the hell is NASA spending money making video games? The Army I get, they need a recruitment tool and the video game does that. As far as I can tell NASA is just doing it for shits and giiggles.
How about getting people interested in science instead of being ignorant lumps that bitch and don't realize how much money NASA dumps into non-space-specific research. More people in science or at least understanding what goes on could lead to more funding and greater advancements.
But you can go back to your hole and continue to shout catchphrases.
Yep, god forbid NASA do something that could encourage children to get interested in science at an early age. Next thing you know, those kooky kids just might start thinking that maybe the earth isn't 6000 years old!
Something like this won't be aimed at adult gamers, it's much more of a learning tool. The relative cost of something like this is miniscule compared to the benefits of a freely-available game that encourages kids to learn more.
So you get kids interested in science by getting them to play an MMO for hours on end? If that worked every teenager addicted to WoW would be a freaking genius, and trust me, they aren't.
Video games are fine entertainment, but kids playing a space based video game won't turn a nation of kids into PHDs. If you want kids to be interested in science, which I do, there are much better ways to promote it and actually teach kids something. Better schools, better teachers and outside scientific activities like the FIRST robotic league.