- April 18, 2019
- Caltech/IPAC
NASA's Exoplanet Excursions
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About NASA's Exoplanet Excursions
NASA's Exoplanet Excursions is a single player action game. It was developed by Caltech/IPAC and was released on April 18, 2019. It received positive reviews from players.
Take VR journeys through the TRAPPIST-1 system of exoplanets and to NASA’s Spitzer Space telescope, which played a key role in their discovery. Travel along with one of NASA’s Great Observatories in the Spitzer module to see how its 16+ year mission enabled astronomers to study the universe as it appears in infrared light. Then interactively take control of Spitzer yourself to observe source…
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- Beautiful and well-made educational VR experience providing interesting insights into NASA's exoplanet discoveries and Spitzer telescope mission.
- Free and accessible with good voice acting and immersive visuals inspired by scientific data, suitable for intro VR users and space science enthusiasts.
- Short but engaging with interactive parts, combining documentary style and exploration that makes learning about exoplanets enjoyable.
- Overall experience is quite short, lasting around 15-30 minutes, which leaves users wanting more content and deeper interactivity.
- Some technical control issues reported, especially with certain VR hardware like Vive Cosmos where inputs are not recognized.
- Minor usability drawbacks include abrupt camera movements, lack of menu music in some areas, and a menu button that can unintentionally exit the experience.
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2 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe story centers on NASA’s Spitzer observatory and its 16+ year mission to study the universe in infrared light. Developed by Caltech/IPAC’s communications and education team, it offers an educational and updated experience highlighting Spitzer’s significant scientific contributions until its mission ended in 2020.
“Travel along with one of NASA’s great observatories in the Spitzer module to see how its 16+ year mission enabled astronomers to study the universe as it appears in infrared light.”
“This experience has been developed and updated by the Communications and Education group at Caltech/IPAC in support of the Spitzer mission, which concluded science operations on January 30th, 2020.”
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NASA's Exoplanet Excursions is a action game. Common tags for NASA's Exoplanet Excursions include free to play, educational and space.
NASA's Exoplanet Excursions is available on PC, Virtual Reality and Windows.
NASA's Exoplanet Excursions was released on April 18, 2019.
NASA's Exoplanet Excursions was developed by Caltech/IPAC.
NASA's Exoplanet Excursions has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked NASA's Exoplanet Excursions for its story.
NASA's Exoplanet Excursions is a single player game.
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