NetworKing
Encyclopedia
NetworKing is an educational simulation computer game by NASA
for Mac OS X
, Microsoft Windows
and web browsers with the Unity plug-in released in 2011. In NetworKing the player assumes the role of a satellite
manager responsible for growing the communications network.
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
for Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
and web browsers with the Unity plug-in released in 2011. In NetworKing the player assumes the role of a satellite
Satellite
In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....
manager responsible for growing the communications network.