Space Laser Tag

There is a great deal of interest from national space agencies to go to the Moon and Mars. ESA wants to go to the Moon and establish a village there. NASA wants to go to Mars. Astronauts and Cosmonauts from all over the world are already living aboard the ISS. What can they do in their free time? It can’t be all about reading books or game play on computers. Think of new sports or games that could take into account the low gravity (e.g. a space lacrosse game, extreme basketball). What about real or virtual experiences involving the Apollo 11 landing site on the Moon? Or following the paths of Sojourner, Spirit or Curiosity on Mars using a form of cross-country skiing? Think of new ways for to astronauts to use their free time. To present your results develop an app that makes use of virtual reality tools.

There would be two teams. Each team would be trying to get through to the other side of the space the game was played in. If you are hit, you are frozen, until your team members unfreeze you. The first team to get everyone through their opening wins. There are obstacles that you can use that would help or hinder your team’s progress. This would be a great game to be able to be played in a cargo area or other multiuse spaces. The obstacles can be added, anchored, and removed as needed.

The rules: Don’t get frozen, try to freeze other people, the team that gets unfrozen and through the other entrance wins.