{"id":15935,"date":"2018-05-01T15:00:37","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T19:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15935"},"modified":"2018-05-01T10:53:20","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T14:53:20","slug":"video-mars-societys-marsvr-virtual-reality-platform-to-assist-human-exploration-of-martian-landing-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15935","title":{"rendered":"Video: Mars Society&#8217;s MarsVR virtual reality platform to assist human exploration of Martian landing sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mars Society is hol<\/span>ding the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/marssociety\/marsvr-virtual-reality-platform-to-support-explori\">MarsVR\u00a0 Kickstarter<\/a>\u00a0campaign to fund development of &#8220;a virtual reality platform for serious research to support the human exploration of Mars&#8221; &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/marssociety\/marsvr-virtual-reality-platform-to-support-explori\/widget\/video.html\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_end\">\ufeff<\/span> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>The MarsVR program will be a unique multi-phase effort designed to pioneer the emerging field of\u00a0<b>CrowdExploration<\/b>, which we define as the partnership between the first astronauts on Mars and VR experts and enthusiasts back on Earth. The Mars Society aims to develop a special VR platform to assist with the initial human exploration of Martian landing sites.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Phase 1 of the MarsVR program will focus on designing training simulations for the Mars Society\u2019s Mars Desert Research Station in Utah, providing direct assistance in preparing MDRS crew members for their analog research and testing. Since every moment at MDRS is valuable, just like actual astronauts working in space, the Mars Society wants its crew members to make the most of their time \u201con Mars.\u201d We will also open-source the key elements of the platform so that the general public can freely make use of it to experience human Mars exploration.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>As part of the new MarsVR initiative, the Mars Society plans to build a high-resolution simulation of the entire MDRS habitat, both inside and out. To complete the experience, Mars Society staff will scan a one-square mile capture of the Mars-like terrain around MDRS using the latest photogrammetry techniques. Funds raised beyond the $25,000 project goal will be used to expand the VR platform beyond the initial one-square mile capture to allow for a broader Mars experience for both crew and members of the public.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Find more details about the project at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/marsvr.io\/\" target=\"_d\">MarsVR<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&amp;p=12&amp;l=ur1&amp;category=wireless&amp;banner=02HND5YJK5NEFPBWFS02&amp;f=ifr&amp;linkID=7c7721c131c0bf76b1b2eecfd790e5b6&amp;t=hobbyspace&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mars Society is holding the\u00a0MarsVR\u00a0 Kickstarter\u00a0campaign to fund development of &#8220;a virtual reality platform for serious research to support the human exploration of Mars&#8221; &#8211; \ufeff The MarsVR program will be a unique multi-phase effort designed to pioneer the emerging field of\u00a0CrowdExploration, which we define as the partnership between the first astronauts on Mars &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15935\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Video: Mars Society&#8217;s MarsVR virtual reality platform to assist human exploration of Martian landing sites<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,40,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activism","category-simulators","category-space-participation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-491","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23635,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=23635","url_meta":{"origin":15935,"position":0},"title":"The Space Show this week &#8211; Mar.8.2021","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 8, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week: 1. 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