Neil deGrasse Tyson is Kickstarting a Space Travel Video Game – Geek

When hes not hanging out in the Ziff Davis office guesting on our premier talk show The Convo or talking about Star Trek captains, everyones favorite charming astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson shares his knowledge of the universe with the masses. Whether its on his radio show StarTalk or his Cosmos TV reboot, if you want to know about space, hes your guy.

But what if you dont watch TV or listen to the radio? What if you want to learn about star stuff but all you do is play video games? At E3, we got a solution. Neil deGrasse Tyson is Kickstarting a video game about space exploration.

Neil deGrasse Tyson Presents Space Odyssey is a downloadable game for PC and Mac, and the campaign makes it sound a more modest take on No Mans Sky combined with Tysons knowledge of the actual, real universe. Players begin on Proxima b, a real planet discovered in 2016 thats 4.2 light years away and the closest known exoplanet to the Solar System. From there Tysons voice answers questions and guides players of all ages to the surfaces of other planets and moons, creating an online community of astronomy enthusiasts. Theres also a world-building mod component. Hopefully the in-game currency isnt too egregious.

The other force behind Space Odyssey is a kind of proprietary physics engine. Apparently, Tyson is giving input to make the physics as realistic, educational, and accurate as possible. The 3D language and scripting can create real-time physics puzzles, too.

If you want to hop onboard Neil deGrasse Tysons Space Odyssey check out more details on the Kickstarter page. The target is $314,159 and theres a month and a half left to go. Weve got a crowdfunding campaign over here.

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