Tag: Games
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Xplore’s Xcraft space probe lands in Xtronaut 2.0 board game — and STEM students are the winners
Xplore’s Xcraft space probe is featured on the Xtronaut 2.0 card at far right. (Xplore / Xtronaut Illustration) Seattle-based Xplore isn’t due to launch its first Xcraft space probe until late 2021, but it’s already landed in an educational board game. Xtronaut 2.0, a multiplayer game devised by planetary scientist Dante Lauretta and Xtronaut Enterprises…
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Private Division opens Seattle game development studio to create Kerbal Space Program 2
Thanks to ventures like Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, the Seattle area has been raising its profile in the space industry. Now it’ll be the home of an entire space program: Kerbal Space Program 2, the next generation of a much-loved spaceflight simulation game. Private Division, which acquired Kerbal Space Program in 2017, announced…
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GeekWire Calendar Picks: Picturing black holes; Cloud City Tech Meetup; and classic arcade games
–One of the biggest scientific feats was accomplished this year when a team of astronomers captured an image of a black hole. The achievement reignited our wonder and enthusiasm toward learning about what lies outside our solar system. The techniques used to take that picture will be the subject of Astronomy on Tap’s free monthly…
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Explore Mars like an astronaut: Mars 2030 VR experience lifts off
The Mars 2030 virtual reality experience launched today and is available for download. (Photo courtesy of Fusion Media Group) Mars 2030, a virtual reality experience that simulates living and working on the Red Planet, launched today for the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Steam PC. The 3-D game has yet to be released for PlayStation…
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Top 5 things to do at Museum of Flight’s ‘Above and Beyond’ aerospace exhibit
London visitor Letu Yang helps his 4-year-old son, Rafael Yang, fly a custom-built jet through a “Full Throttle” simulation at the “Above and Beyond” exhibit at the Museum of Flight. (GeekWire photo by Alan Boyle) Most of the floor space at Seattle’s Museum of Flight is set aside to celebrate past glories of aerospace – but “Above…
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GeekWire Summit is one week away! Check out the agenda for our biggest event ever
We’re one week away from the GeekWire Summit, our biggest event ever and a must-attend conference for anyone interested in technology and business. Tickets are still available, but they’re going fast, so be sure to grab yours today. This is the fourth year of the GeekWire Summit, which convenes business leaders, engineers, investors and innovators for…