Tag: NASA JPL
-
Explore Mars like an astronaut: Mars 2030 VR experience lifts off
The Mars 2030 virtual reality experience launched today and is available for download. (Photo courtesy of Fusion Media Group) Mars 2030, a virtual reality experience that simulates living and working on the Red Planet, launched today for the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Steam PC. The 3-D game has yet to be released for PlayStation…
-
NASA unveils a skill for Amazon’s Alexa that lets you ask questions about Mars
Tom Soderstrom, IT CTO of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab announces NASA Mars at AWS re:invent Amazon’s Alexa has gained many skills over the past year, such as being able to read tweets or deliver election results and fantasy football scores. Starting on Wednesday, you’ll be able to ask Alexa about Mars. The new skill for…
-
NASA uses Microsoft’s HoloLens and ProtoSpace to build its next Mars rover in augmented reality
Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory check the design of a rover assembly using Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented-reality system. (Credit: NASA) We’ve already seen how Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed-reality headset is helping folks fight off aliens on the International Space Station and take a virtual walk on Mars. Now check out how it’s being used to tweak…