Artist Creates New Exhibit in Virtual World for Mars Isolation Test Crew
To help future Mars astronauts overcome the potential psychological threats of an unprecedented duration of social isolation and separation from Earth, scientists at SIFT and ATW are exploring the use of a Virtual World ecosystem called ANSIBLE to extend their physical environment virtually and allow them to communicate with Earth in innovative ways. The project was named ANSIBLE after the science fiction term for a machine that allows people to receive answers to messages in a reasonable amount of time,...
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