Space Quidditch
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.
Quidditch -"a game from the harry potter series" is one such amusement where gravity is defied. As there is less or no gravity in mars/space, little compressed air cans can be attached to hands and legs of the players or to any frame instead of a broom for their mobility across the play area.The space explorers can now exploit less/no gravity which will become great fun and recreation.
Requirement for the game:
- Compressed air jars with nozzles
- Plastic Balls and goal posts (rings)
