To win each level, players need to take advantage of the microgravity space environment to trigger chain-reaction collisions by plotting trajectories for the birds using the pull of gravity from planets and other celestial bodies. While the set-up may be the stuff of fantasy, the physics that controls the birds' movements through zero-gravity is based on real-world calculations. The Angry Birds then chase the claw into a wormhole, gaining new superpowers in the process, and they eventually find themselves floating in a strange galaxy and surrounded by space pigs. In Angry Birds Space, a giant claw descends from the sky and kidnaps the birds' eggs. It holds us to the ground, and it keeps the moon in orbit around Earth and Earth around the sun," NASA explains on its Microgravity website. "Not only does gravity play a vital role in the game but, in general, gravity is a force that governs motion throughout the universe. "This ongoing collaboration with Rovio and Angry Birds is an exciting way to get people engaged with missions of exploration and discovery, and get students energized about future careers in science and technology."Ĭlicking on the animated space station in the game brings up a message, "Do you want to learn more about space and NASA?" If players agree, they are then redirected to NASA's website where the agency offers more information about a core concept of space exploration and the game: gravity. "Games are fun and entertaining, but they also can be inspirational and informative," said David Weaver, NASA's associate administrator for communications. NASA collaborated with Rovio to share the excitement of space with the Angry Birds community, educate users about NASA's programs, and collaboratively create interactive educational experiences for the public. In a video released online earlier this month and viewed more than six million times since, NASA astronaut Don Pettit demonstrated playing a real-life version of the Angry Birds Space game while orbiting the Earth on the space station. Rovio partnered with NASA to help promote the launch of the game. Floating between the "Pig Bang" and "Cold Cuts," the first two planet levels in the Angry Birds Space game, players will find the International Space Station - complete with a billboard displaying the NASA logo.
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