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The Lunarez team has been formed to design and launch innovative space ventures, and is investigating the possibility to participate in the Google Lunar X PRIZE. From the website: “To win the Google Lunar X PRIZE, a team must successfully land a privately funded craft on the lunar surface and survive long enough to complete the mission goals of roaming about the lunar surface for at least 500 meters and sending a defined data package, called a “Mooncast”, back to Earth”. We will meet and exceed the requirements, and also create unique virtual experiences for users of Second Life and other virtual worlds. Lunarez = Luna + “rez” ("metaverse slang” often used in Second Life).

The image and video coverage from the lander will be used to create a fully realistic virtual rendering of the landing area, a next generation virtual theme park on and about the Moon. After the landing project members will have the opportunity to drive the rover on the moon, controlling it from the virtual environment (subject of course to the engineering lifetime of the first and future rovers), and participate in all sort of experiments and creative entertainment initiatives. Before and after the mission, project members will have the opportunity to enter the Lunarez VR worlds and participate in space and science - technology themed initiatives (courses, conferences, seminars, shows, games, music).