| Moonbase Alpha | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | |
| Publisher(s) | NASA Learning Technologies |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 3[1] |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Moonbase Alpha is a video game that provides a realistic simulation of life on a natural satellite based on potential Moon base programs. It was made by the Army Game Studio, developers of America's Army, and Virtual Heroes, Inc. in conjunction with NASA Learning Technologies. The game was released on July 6, 2010, as a free download on Steam.[2] At the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference in 2010, the game won the top honors in the government category of the Serious Game Showcase & Challenge.[3]
Plot[edit]
- Moonbase Alpha A 3-D Immersive NASA Exploration Game Step into the role of an explorer in a futuristic lunar settlement. Your mission is to restore critical systems after a.
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- Moonbase Alpha was released for free download via the Steam digital distribution service July 6th, 2010. On July 7th, 2010, a YouTube user named ABadFeeling uploaded a video of several players using the game’s TTS engine to say humorous phrases (shown at 1:50 below). Within two years, the video received over 103,000 views and 230 comments.
Alpha Child The first baby is born on the Moonbase, but it suddenly leaps forward to being a normal five-year old. An alien spaceship appears shortly thereafter, followed by three more. The child becomes a fully-grown man, an alien that wants over a hundred of the humans to give up their bodies for the human hosts. Forward thrusters are to stabilize ship when landing in high winds. If goal is max payload to moon per ship, no heatshield or flaps or big gas thruster packs are needed. No need to bring early.
Moonbase Alpha is set in the year 2032 and focuses on exploring the day in the life of a lunar-based astronaut. As a meteor strike damages an outpost near the Moon's South Pole, the player must take control of a member of the outpost's research team and repair the outpost in order to save the 12 years of research accomplished there. These tasks will include repairing vital components of the life support system, solar array and oxygen units, and can be accomplished with a wide variety of tools ranging from robotic repair units to the lunar rover.
Development[edit]
Moonbase Alpha was designed as a tech demo to test ideas to be used in Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond, NASA's massively multiplayer online game. It was also designed to encourage an interest in space exploration in school children. Because the game is meant to be a collaborative effort, the repair mission can be conducted by six players with an additional six observers. An online leaderboard is included, encouraging players to use teamwork to help repair the station faster and earn a spot on the leaderboard.
The game was designed using the Unreal Engine 3.[1]
Reception[edit]
Moonbase Alpha was released to mixed reception. Gameplanet gave the game a 6.0/10. feeling that it was too short and needed more diverse missions, but noted that it was still quite well-made for a free game.[4]
Moonbase Alpha also spawned a meme surrounding the Fonix DECtalktext-to-speech functionality within its internal chat system, where users would spam certain nonsensical phrases and words into its chat rooms, parsed by the TTS system in a humorous manner.[5] The most famous of these is the video 'Moonbase Alpha provides a realistic simulation of life on a natural satellite',[6] in which has gained 9 million views as of October 2020. Certain 'codes' can be entered in the chat to change the pitch, tone, and (or) length of the TTS to make it sing. This was propagated by a still active community, known for constantly saying phrases such as 'aeiou', 'John Madden' or even using the in built TTS function to make full length song parodies.
References[edit]
- ^ ab'Moonbase Alpha'. NASA. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
- ^'Moonbase Alpha on Steam'. Steam. July 6, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^'Virtual Heroes' Moonbase Alpha Wins Top Serious Gaming Honor at I/ITSEC'. Archived from the original on April 3, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^'Moonbase Alpha review'. Gameplanet. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
- ^'NASA's latest game makes you a network admin… in space!'. Geek.com. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
- ^motdef (July 17, 2010). 'Moonbase Alpha provides a realistic simulation of life on a natural satellite'. YouTube. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
External links[edit]
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Moon Base Alpha Port Forwarding
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