Train real Mars robots by playing a videogame

In a clever and creative approach to improve Mars robots, MIT has created the gameMars Escape, a free, two-player online game where one player takes on the role of a human Mars explorer while the other controls his helpful robot buddy.

It looks like you have to be 18 to play (mature content?), and it takes only about 10 minutes to complete it. Now, what we're wondering is, what happens if a bunch of griefers go in there with the intentions of screwing up the data? Think before you grief - future lives of astronauts could be in your hands.

Play it now here.

Apr 29, 2010

My new approach to play all games on Hard mode straight off the bat has proven satisfying. Sure there is some frustration, but I've decided it's the lesser of two evils when weighed against the boredom of easiness that Normal difficulty has become in the era of casual gaming.