As of today less than 1,000 people has been to space and you can just get the chance to be one of them. Microsoft and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has recently tied up to give us the chance to reach the ultimate vista of all.
The game is called Vanishing Point and it’s basically a puzzle game. Here’s an excerpt from the Vanishing Point website:
Each week, I will post twelve puzzles, along with footage of spectacular real world events around the globe. Every puzzle has a piece hidden in the live event…
The Grand prize is a trip to space on the Rocketplane® XP Vehicle. The Rocketplane® XP Vehicle is a four-seat fighter-sized vehicle fitted with a delta wing and a V-tail which provide good flight characteristics both subsonically and supersonically. The vehicle is powered by both turbojet engines and a rocket engine, enabling it to accelerate to speeds just over 3,500 feet per second (2,386 miles per hour) and reach altitudes in excess of 330,000 feet (100 kilometers) providing the sensation of weightlessness for three to four minutes!
This prize package also includes a Windows Vista based AMD powered Dell desktop pc, 24″ widescreen monitor, Zune™ digital media player, an Xbox® 360 gaming console, three Games for Windows game titiles, a Microsoft® LifeCam VX-6000, Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007, and $50,000 cash to help defray the cost of taxes.
Now, hmmm.. Ultimate vista as in Windows Vista and Rocketplane® XP as in Windows XP? Hehehehe. They do know how to imprint stuff in people’s minds ei?
More about the contest can be found in the Vanishing Point website.
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