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Immersive
Live-Action Game Experience – Cosmic Quest – Launches
at
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex February 2016
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Canaveral, FL – November 2015 / Newsmaker Alert / Future generations
of space explorers will be engaged and inspired like never before as Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex introduces a new, interactive, live-action
game experience – Cosmic Quest – in February 2016. Cosmic Quest promises
to immerse young guests, known as “trainees,” in a variety of STEM-based
(science, technology, engineering and math) space adventures while educating
them about NASA’s current and future space science and exploration endeavors.
“At
Cosmic Quest, kids can explore a world of STEM and space-related careers
through fun and educational interactive adventures that are based on real
NASA endeavors,” said Therrin Protze, chief operating officer, Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex. “We are proud to offer this new live-action
game experience to engage young people’s imaginations and get them excited
about their role in future of space exploration.”
Cosmic
Quest will offer a host of immersive NASA-inspired adventures incorporated
into existing visitor complex attractions:
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In NASA’s
Next Rocket Launch Adventure, located at the Apollo/Saturn V Center,
“trainees” assemble their launch team from a pool of NASA’s best, including
environmental engineers, biologists, computers scientists and other experts,
each of whom will be instrumental in overcoming challenges leading up to
the launch. As the rocket lifts off the pad, the trainee – safe in mission
control – is immersed in the sensations of launch, including powerful vibrations
and steam.
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At Mars
Colony Adventures, located at Journey To Mars: Explorers Wanted, trainees
may participate in two exciting missions: building a research exploration
base or building a permanent colony, both of which must be able to protect
astronauts and colonists from poisonous dust and radiation on the Red Planet
and keep them physically and mentally fit. During the adventures, trainees
learn about the complications of living on the surface of Mars and the
components needed to sustain human life. Trainees see their colony or base
displayed as a 3D holograph while using a high-definition touch screen
to assemble all the necessary parts.
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Asteroid
Capture Adventure, located within the IMAX® Theater, calls for
trainees to command a robotic spacecraft and overcome challenges in deep
space to capture and redirect an asteroid. This deep-space adventure takes
place in front of a massive half-dome screen, which completely immerses
trainees in “outer space” as they redirect the asteroid into the orbit
of Earth’s moon.
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Finally,
the International Space Station Adventure, located within Space
Shuttle Atlantis (SM), challenges Cosmic Quest trainees to gather items
and information to complete various experiments on the International Space
Station (ISS): Humans in Space, Plant Systems in Space, Materials in Space
and Closed Loop Systems. Trainees perform life-science experiments and
discover what astronauts are doing on the ISS right now. Using large, interactive
touch screens, they solve challenges such as countering the negative effects
of microgravity on the human body and creating an efficient greenhouse
to grow vegetables using aeroponics. While performing the experiments,
trainees find out how space research not only will prepare humans for life
on Mars, but also how it improves medicine, farming and technology here
on Earth.
Robonaut,
a replica of NASA’s real R2 robot currently working aboard the ISS, serves
as a virtual narrator and guide as Cosmic Quest trainees use their “astronaut
badges” as activation devices to interact with digital progression points
and touch screens located throughout each of the exhibit areas.
Launching
at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in February 2016, Cosmic Quest
will be offered for $24.95, in addition to the price of daily admission.
All adventures are included in the price; the completion of one adventure
is not dependent on other adventures.
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About
Creative Kingdoms
Creative
Kingdoms, a wholly owned subsidiary of Great Wolf Resorts, Inc., creates
immersive live-action games for companies who want to connect with their
customers, creating brand fanatics. Using proprietary gaming patents, Creative
Kingdoms brings brands to life through technology, storytelling and gaming.
More information can be found online at www.CreativeKingdoms.com.
About
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex brings to life the epic story of the U.S.
space program, offering a full day or more of fun and educational activities,
including the Kennedy Space Center Tour featuring the Apollo/Saturn V Center
with an actual Saturn V moon rocket, the new Space Shuttle Atlantis (SM),
Shuttle Launch Experience®, IMAX® Hubble 3D and Journey To Space
films, Astronaut Encounter, Journey to Mars: Explorers Wanted, Rocket Garden
and many other interactive exhibits. Admission also includes the U.S. Astronaut
Hall of Fame®, featuring historic spacecraft and the world’s largest
collection of personal astronaut memorabilia, which opens daily at noon
and closing times vary by season. Only 45 minutes from Orlando, Fla., Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex opens daily at 9 a.m. with closing times varying
by season. Admission is $50 + tax for adults and $40 + tax for children
ages 3-11. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex offers multiday admission
starting at $75 + tax for adults and $60 + tax for children ages 3-11.
For more information, call 877-313-2610 or visit www.KennedySpaceCenter.com.
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for 100 years, Delaware North has global operations at high-profile places
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associates are dedicated to creating special experiences one guest at a
time in serving more than a half-billion guests annually. Delaware North
operates in the sports, travel hospitality, restaurant and catering, parks,
resorts, gaming, and specialty retail industries and has annual revenue
of about $3 billion. "Delaware North" is a reference to Delaware North
Companies Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries, including location-specific
operating entities. Learn more about Delaware North, a global leader in
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Contacts:
Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex
Andrea
Farmer
Public
Relations Manager
321-449-4318
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