Neil deGrasse Tyson Presents: Space Odyssey - The Video Game

A project in Los Angeles, CA by Neil deGrasse Tyson's Space Odyssey
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A unique opportunity for gamers and fans to build a game with Dr. Tyson: suggest ideas, ask questions, and participate in development.
Backers: 7207
Average Pledge Per Backer: $50

Funded: $357,866 of $314,159
Dates: Jun 13th -> Jul 29th (46 days)
Project By: Neil deGrasse Tyson's Space Odyssey
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Latest News

Fully Funded!, FB Live with Rob Prior & $400K Stretch Goal

July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
UPDATE #8    We Made It! Thank You to the entire Galactic Coalition for helping to successfully fund the Space Odyssey Kickstarter! We couldn't have done it without your help and we extend our endless gratitude to each of our 6,163 backers. When... (Read More)

Kickstarter Live, Final Countdown & Neil Talks with the Daily Beast

July 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Update #7    Kickstarter Live with Big Red ButtonJoin our team today, July 26th, for our second Kickstarter Live event at 3PM PST with our game developer, Big Red Button. On this live stream, we will be discussing game development and answering... (Read More)

Game Informer & Physics Engine Testing

July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Update #6    Neil on Game Informer  You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00   Game Informer sat down (virtually) with Neil deGrasse Tyson to discuss Space Odyssey, his... (Read More)

Neil in the News & FAQ Spotlight

July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Update #5    Neil in the News Neil deGrasse Tyson on Cheddar TV   Neil recently discussed Space Odyssey, solar eclipses, and the National Space Council with Cheddar TV. If you missed it, check out the video by clicking here.  The Daily Beast... (Read More)

FB Live & Funding Breakdown

July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
  Facebook LiveJoin us today for FB Live at 3PM PST! Bob, Jeff, and Sean from the Big Red Button development team will be joining Mark and Giacomo of the Space Odyssey team to help answer game and technical questions from the community. Plus, we... (Read More)

Almost to the Half Way Point & New Rewards!

July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Kickstarter Update #3 Thank you to everybody who tuned into our Kickstarter Live! We apologize for the technical difficulties, but were so excited to see such an engaged and enthusiastic community chime in with questions. For those who missed it, we... (Read More)

Space Odyssey is on Kickstarter

June 26th - via: mmoexaminer.com
Space Odyssey is a game on Kickstarter that shows you all the sides of space and it's made by scientists in collaboration with veteran game devs. (Read More)

Join Us For Kickstarter Live on Thursday

June 19th - via: kickstarter.com
KICKSTARTER UPDATE #2   Hello Everyone -  This is Greg O'Connor, one of the Founders of Space Odyssey. I'm excited to share the news that we've scheduled our Kickstarter Live interactive live-stream for Thursday, June 22nd at 2:00 pm EST.... (Read More)

Neil deGrasse Tyson wants to take you on a 'Space Odyssey'

June 16th - via: engadget.com
Unlike many science fiction video games, this one will use "scientifically accurate" topics in biology, chemistry, geoscience and engineering to get you to build and explore planetary systems (Read More)

E3 Expo, Funding Goal, Kickstarter Live & More

June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
       KICKSTARTER UPDATE #1       On behalf of the entire Space Odyssey team, we'd like to first and foremost, say thank you to each of you who have supported our Kickstarter campaign. One of the core tenants of Space Odyssey is collaboration... (Read More)

Neil deGrasse Tyson is Kickstarting a Space Travel Video Game

June 13th - via: geek.com
Neil deGrasse Tyson Presents Space Odyssey is a downloadable game for PC and Mac (Read More)

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