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Science “Immersive Multimedia Experience” recalls 50 years of NASA
Science “Immersive Multimedia Experience” recalls 50 years of NASA | “Immersive Multimedia Experience” recalls 50 years of NASA |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Sunday, 03 August 2008 | |
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Science DiscussionsAt NASA’s website “Take an interactive journey through NASA’s fifty years of exploration,” the U.S. space agency announces that it is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the release of an interactive multimedia experience that is sure to blow your space socks off. NASA says about this experience, “Combining current and historic video with state-of-the-art computer animation, the virtual exhibit takes a World's Fair approach to NASA history, featuring pavilions that host each decade of the agency's challenges and achievements. Visitors will get unique insight into NASA's activities over the years, including a wide range of exploration and research initiatives, and a glimpse into the future.” Brian Dunbar, NASA’s Internet services manager at its Washington D.C. headquarters, states, "We're very excited to have people come and take a look at NASA's history. We've been able to take a wide range of material and weave it into a virtual tour that allows people to explore at their own pace." NASA states that the host for your NASA history space experience will be an animated robot called “Automa.” Your journey hosted by Automa will entail “... historic and cultural figures of the past 50 years of aerospace history, including astronauts, presidents, astronomers, and other popular icons associated with NASA's history." Automa will be joined by avatars representing famous people of the past who were involved with the space program. "For example, in the 1970s pavilion, visitors will see a presentation of NASA's Voyager and Viking missions hosted by an avatar of the late astronomer Carl Sagan, complete with excerpts from his popular television series "Cosmos." Please turn to page two for the website hosting this "immersive multimedia experience." |
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