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Re: Angry Birds in space

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Post by Drbble »

jstepien wrote: post #9

Have you noticed that scientific organisations participating in the ISS project are promoting a game in which sounds in audible in vacuum ? Apparently the heritage of Star Wars et al. is still preventing the industry from marketing space-based games not making physicists laugh. Surely, it won't change soon.

> preventing the industry from marketing space-based games not making physicists laugh

I don't hear anyone laughing.

:-D

Re: Angry Birds in space

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Post by mseebach »

jstepien wrote: post #9

Have you noticed that scientific organisations participating in the ISS project are promoting a game in which sounds in audible in vacuum ? Apparently the heritage of Star Wars et al. is still preventing the industry from marketing space-based games not making physicists laugh. Surely, it won't change soon.

Yes, let's care about sound in space. Because the rest of Star Wars et al is completely true to the laws of physics.

Re: Angry Birds in space

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Post by lloeki »

xinliang wrote: post #28

I think creating a game for the sole reason of inculcating the simple concept of gravitation into the kids is kind of inappropriate. It costs them more time to be wasted on the game that that takes for them to simply learn it from the textbook. If additional features like the extent of effect of gravitation in relation to the mass of the planet and the travelling speed of the bird are added, again, that will make the…

> It costs them more time to be wasted on the game that that takes for them to simply learn it from the textbook.

Maybe, just maybe playing with physics could actually spark their interest into actually reading the text-book and learn about the real thing.

Re: Angry Birds in space

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Post by skilesare »

Here's the thing. My 3.5 year old is going to understand something about gravity. I think I was probably 8 before it was presented in 'science' class...and that was just 'newton had an apple fall on his head. things fall.'

I think this is pretty cool and the game looks fun too.

Re: Angry Birds in space

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Post by monopede »

artmageddon wrote: post #35
Drbble wrote: post #30

Angry Birds in Space, a win for popularizing understanding physics, but a loss for understanding biology.

Can you explain how that is?

I think he/she meant that birds can't survive in space. The pigs at least seem to have some sort of bowl around their head.

Re: Angry Birds in space

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Post by talmand »

xinliang wrote: post #28

I think creating a game for the sole reason of inculcating the simple concept of gravitation into the kids is kind of inappropriate. It costs them more time to be wasted on the game that that takes for them to simply learn it from the textbook. If additional features like the extent of effect of gravitation in relation to the mass of the planet and the travelling speed of the bird are added, again, that will make the…

Right, you expect children to be more interested in learning about gravity from a textbook over a game they might have fun playing? Most of the best learning tools I've seen are presented as games with a solve problem get reward mechanic.

Re: Angry Birds in space

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Post by bh42222 »

skilesare wrote: post #34

Here's the thing. My 3.5 year old is going to understand something about gravity. I think I was probably 8 before it was presented in 'science' class...and that was just 'newton had an apple fall on his head. things fall.' I think this is pretty cool and the game looks fun too.

If your 3.5 year old had been born 10 years ago, he would have still understood something about gravity at 3.5 with the help of Spaced Penguins. A simple Java or Flash game (can't recall which) about shooting a penguin into orbit around planets.

This is neat, and good for Rovio but it's not anything more than neat.

Re: Angry Birds in space

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Post by joering2 »

Drbble wrote: post #29
hellweaver666 wrote: post #27

I wonder how much it cost NASA to put that Angry Bird Plushie into space? Doesn't it cost like $10,000 per pound?

So about $5k then? That is an incredibly cheap ad buy.

I wonder if you or me would want to advertise this way, NASA would agree. I, for a second, though: hmmm.. what if he shoot it and somehow, some way it will gently put firmly enough hit some precious spacecraft component..
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