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There are all kinds of virtual worlds these days: Those for kids, for adults, centered around fantasy battles, and even those centered on space.

But no one has a better hold on space than NASA, and that agency is now considering creating its own virtual world, according to the BBC.

“The virtual world would be aimed at students and would ’simulate real NASA engineering and science missions,’” the BBC wrote, adding that the space agency has put out requests for vendors interested in producing the virtual world.

The idea behind the so-called massively multiplayer online game would be to help train future scientists and foster a broader interest in space among students.

Already, NASA has a presence on an island in Second Life.

“We at NASA are working hard to create opportunities for what I might call participatory exploration,” the BBC quoted the director of the project, Simon Worden, as saying. “We are looking at how this island can be a portal for all to fly along on space missions.”

Posted by Daniel Terdiman

Source: CNET News

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