Computer Game on Mars; Design for Communication Device

As the pictures from the Mars Rover and thesurface vehicles astronaut suits, space habitats
Mars Satellites come back in greater detail we willand devices, such as hand held communication
begin to see computer video games, which willdevices that the video game characters will use.
have the Martian Surface as their backdrop.Now then this will take a little extra thought, as it
These computer video games are becomingis important for video programmers to stay
more and more defined and realistic. NASAahead of the game. First off these astronauts will
themselves have put together virtual reality andnot be holding in their hands anything looking as
augmented reality settings to train astronauts andsilly as a cellular phone. Chances are they will
the CAVE Institute has also been gather datacommunicate via devices on their neck which will
sets and digital pictures and video to make VRsense the vibrational movements of their vocal
Mars experiences a reality here on Earth.cords and send them via voice activated sound or
Currently there are over 1.6 million digital highdirectly to a device in their fellow astronauts ear
quality pictures of the Martian Surface which haveor a tiny microchip inside the ear near the ear
been beamed back to Earth and this is enough tobones, which will run off the electromagnetic
make a super Xbox 360 experience for you ininduction of a miniaturized unit catching pulse and
your own living room your new Plasma Highbrain waves to power it up. So to be realistic as a
Definition TV.gamming programmer you need to be thinking
One of the challenges now to go with thathere.
backdrop is to design realistic components, space