Space Olympics

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.

Space Olympics is a platform that would establish a connection between the astronauts that are launched on a mission and their families, friends and supporters from Earth. The platform enables users on Earth to develop games and challenges for the astronauts to do in space. It is designed to help the astronauts maintain their mental stability, cope with the loneliness and connect them with their loved ones.

Adobe Illustrator for the animations and design

Unity3D for developing the application

MonoBehaviour - text editor