NASA Is Building a Virtual Mars For VR Viewing (unrealengine.com)

Posted by timothy on Sunday February 7, 2016 @07:29PM from the nothing-but-potatoes dept.

An anonymous reader writes: NASA will release a free virtual reality program this year that will simulate exploring the surface of Mars. "Players will be able to walk on the Red Planet as well as drive the Mars Rover..." reads the official announcement at UnrealEngine.com. The Mars 2030 Experience will be available on Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard, and Samsung Gear VR, and will also "expand" to Sony PlayStation VR and HTC Vive, with additional versions for Android and iOS devices, and it will even be streamed on Twitch. NASA plans to reveal more details at this year's South by Southwest conference in March.

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virtual mars better than a virtual fantasy world? by sittingnut · 2016-02-08 00:13 · Score: 1, Insightful

a realistic virtual mars may be interesting to explore for most people, and even useful to a few. but interest and usefulness will be limited. most people will find it boring after few minutes.
compare that to a virtual fantasy world with stuff to do. that is also interesting and can be useful. and if creators were truly innovative, less boring.
so what it the news?