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Call of Duty: World War M

Thad Steffen Shaun Wright. Call of Duty: World War M. The Problem. Rovers are limited The more promising areas of Mars are the most difficult to study up close Monitoring multiple roaming objects from Earth requires a lot of personnel.

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Call of Duty: World War M

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  1. Thad Steffen Shaun Wright Call of Duty: World War M

  2. The Problem • Rovers are limited • The more promising areas of Mars are the most difficult to study up close • Monitoring multiple roaming objects from Earth requires a lot of personnel Curiosity Rover, Source: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/images/pia16239_c-hpfeat.jpg

  3. Why Mars? • To maintain, and in some ways regain, our technological superiority in the world • To inspire young Americans to become the next great scientists • To secure a future for the human race (Lamb) Mars, Source: http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Mars.jpg

  4. The Solution • An army of robot blimps exploring en masse! • Autonomous robots feeding information and being controlled by a single satellite that talks back to Earth • Wolfgang Fink is currently working out the science behind this (Madrigal) Blimps on Mars, Source: http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2009/10/armada_640x3501.jpg Robers, Source: http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2009/10/robers.jpg

  5. Funding • $16 Billion from taxpayers • $100 million to make a AAA game title like Modern Warfare 3 • MW3 made $1 Billion dollars in 16 days (Waugh) MW3, Source: http://cache.g4tv.com/ImageDb3/269543_S/modern-warfare-3-cover-art-revealed.jpg

  6. Call of Duty: World War M • Fund the developer Treyarch – under Activision – to build a next generation FPS game set on Mars, using actual locations and current scientific knowledge • Discoveries found will be available in DLC packs • Players will not only have fun playing a top-quality multiplayer shooter, they will also be participating in the progression of Martian studies

  7. References • Lamb, R. (2010, May 4). Why Explore Mars? Discovery News. Retrieved November 23, 2012, from http://news.discovery.com/space/why-explore mars.html • Madrigal, A. (2009, October 29). Humans, Shmumans: What Mars Needs Is an Armada of Robots and Blimps. Wired.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012, from http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/10/robotarmada/ • Waugh, R. (2011, December 13). Modern Warfare 3 hits $1 billion in 16 days - beating Avatar's record by one day. Mail Online. Retrieved November 23, 2012, from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2073201/Modern-Warfare-3-hits-1-billion-16-days--beating-Avatars-record-day.html

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