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MindArk Selected to Present Entropia Universe to NASA
Virtual World Developer to Present the Entropia Universe Platform as Foundation for a NASA Online Learning Game
| Source: Entropia Universe
GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN--(Marketwire - October 28, 2008) - After extensive review by internal and
external experts, NASA Learning Technologies and the Innovative Partnership
Program Office selected award-winning developer MindArk as one of three
finalists to present Entropia Universe at the Goddard Space Flight Center
on November 7th. The goal is to make an exciting Massively Multiplayer
Online (MMO) educational game to enhance real world education of teens in
high school and college, in the Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM) fields.
"We are thrilled and honored to present Entropia Universe to NASA and to
have been selected from over 100 interested parties which were present at
the NASA MMO Workshop in April. It is an acknowledgement of our concept and
progress, and shows the versatility of the platform we have spent a decade
developing," says MindArk CEO Jan Welter Timkrans.
MindArk Director of Special Projects, Christian Björkman, continues, "this
opportunity to build the NASA MMO is very much in line with our strategy to
enhance the learning aspects of the Entropia Universe Platform. It is a
perfect way for us to work in collaboration with top academics and scholars
to create a stimulating, challenging and educational experience."
NASA Learning Technologies requested information from outside sources in
order to evaluate which project was most appropriate for the development of
a STEM-based MMO game. NASA's objective is collaboration with an
organization to enhance NASA's ability to achieve its educational goals by
creating and managing an MMO game. The game will be designed to enhance
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning through a
fun and interactive platform.
For more information, visit http://ipp.gsfc.nasa.gov/mmo/.
About MindArk and Entropia Universe
The Entropia Universe Platform is the proprietary technological solution
behind an expanding entity of interoperable 3D virtual worlds called
Entropia Universe. Each virtual world takes the form of a planet(s) within
the virtual Entropia Universe.
The Entropia Universe Platform allows great diversity which increases
interest, fun, and ultimately retention and profitability. It contains full
support for secure micro-transactions in real-time, rich media viewing,
transactions with real and virtual items, MMOG entertainment and social
interaction between global participants.
The Entropia Universe Platform has been developed for over 10 years at a
cost of over $40M. Commercially launched in 2003, MindArk's planet Calypso
has been generating profit since 2004 and has served as a vehicle for fine
tuning the platform's business model and functionality. During 2007, the
Entropia Universe Platform provided a secure and stable means for $400M of
user-to-user transactions. It has today over 780,000 registered accounts
from over 200 countries.
The Entropia Universe Platform offers a complete solution for virtual
planet creation and maintenance. The Entropia Universe Planet Development
Kit provides all the development tools for premium content production. The
track record of the Entropia Universe Platform allows organizations to
invest in MindArk's proven experience in designing profitable virtual
worlds.
For more information, please visit www.mindark.com and
www.entropiauniverse.com.