KerbalEdu Launches Their First Update With Fully Integrated Educational Features

KerbalEdu, an educationally-enhanced modification of the popular, award-winning space agency game, Kerbal Space Program, has launched its first update which fully integrates features that are exclusive to the classroom.

TeacherGaming, developer of KerbalEdu, as well as the notable MinecraftEdu, have worked alongside Squad, developer of Kerbal Space Program, to ensure that this update not only distinguishes itself as a fun tool for students, but also maintains the spirit of what has made the regular version of the game one of the most popular indie titles today.

“We always hear about how much our players have learned through playing the game,” Kerbal Space Program Producer, Miguel Peña states. “While we’re proud of inspiring so many players who’ve learned through KSP, we’ve always been a game first. TeacherGaming takes KSP to the next level and makes the educational aspects as important as the gameplay, if not more so, in the best ways possible. They’ve modified things to where students can grasp onto some of the game’s concepts in an easier, more practical way. Teachers and students are really going to have fun with this.”

Among the many notable features in this update are:

Mission Library & Mission Editor: Teachers can create and edit missions or lesson plans and upload them into the mission library for others to download

Force Arrows: A part that shows what forces act on a craft during flight using multicolored arrows

Flight Recorder: View data about flights in graphical form and save them in a variety of file formats

Function Tool: Evaluate real-time mathematical functions during flight

Scenarios: Students can learn more about subjects like motion and energy conservation through a number different gameplay scenarios



Educational professionals and students can go to www.kerbaledu.com for more information on the game, which is available on compatible Windows, Mac OS and Linux computers. Schools and other educational institutions interested in KerbalEdu can purchase the educational version of Kerbal Space Program for a discounted price and schools who do decide to use the software will also have the opportunity to offer their students a discounted price on the regular version of Kerbal Space Program.