Conquista de Titã
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Conquista de Titã is a virtual reality
multiplayer game that is part of a television show in Brazil (2005-2006).
Designed specifically for a TV show, TV Xuxa
, Conquista de Titã is a multiplayer game unique in several aspects, and the only one to be broadcasted to a large audience to date (20+ million viewers).
The game is part of Globo
's show 'TV Xuxa
', aired daily during the mornings. From Monday to Thursday, two teams (usually girls vs boys) compete in a series of physical and intellectual challenges, keeping the score until the final task on Friday: Conquista de Titã (Titan's Conquest).
Each team elects one pilot which takes seat in an individual spaceship cockpit. Using virtual reality
helmets and an advanced set of controls, they must race each other from Saturn
to Titan
, avoiding asteroids, fighting space pirates and ultimately landing on the moon in a 3D simulation game. All the action is shown in huge screens for the audience present at the show as well as aired to the television.
After six levels of intense action (lasting about six minutes in total), the game is over and one of the pilots is awarded the victory. The amount of points granted is enough to change the score accumulated during the week in the previous tasks, turning the game into the most relevant activity of the whole show.
The game features very advanced graphics aimed to impress the viewers. The graphics are generated in real time by specific hardware. There is no commercial version available for the general public.
Virtual reality
Virtual reality , also known as virtuality, is a term that applies to computer-simulated environments that can simulate physical presence in places in the real world, as well as in imaginary worlds...
multiplayer game that is part of a television show in Brazil (2005-2006).
The game
TV Xuxa
TV Xuxa is Xuxa's most recent children's program, in the same format as TV Colosso, on Globo TV."TV Xuxa" presents "Notícia da Hora", the news program hosted by Edna Tureza, Artur Ismo and Felipe Mingau; "Triângulo em Ação", featuring Txutxucão, Felícia Fênix, Dinha, Max Well, Otar, Dongo, and Dona...
, Conquista de Titã is a multiplayer game unique in several aspects, and the only one to be broadcasted to a large audience to date (20+ million viewers).
The game is part of Globo
Globo
Globo may refer to*Organizações Globo, media conglomerate*Rede Globo, a television network in Brazil*Radio Globo, a radio station in Honduras...
's show 'TV Xuxa
TV Xuxa
TV Xuxa is Xuxa's most recent children's program, in the same format as TV Colosso, on Globo TV."TV Xuxa" presents "Notícia da Hora", the news program hosted by Edna Tureza, Artur Ismo and Felipe Mingau; "Triângulo em Ação", featuring Txutxucão, Felícia Fênix, Dinha, Max Well, Otar, Dongo, and Dona...
', aired daily during the mornings. From Monday to Thursday, two teams (usually girls vs boys) compete in a series of physical and intellectual challenges, keeping the score until the final task on Friday: Conquista de Titã (Titan's Conquest).
Each team elects one pilot which takes seat in an individual spaceship cockpit. Using virtual reality
Virtual reality
Virtual reality , also known as virtuality, is a term that applies to computer-simulated environments that can simulate physical presence in places in the real world, as well as in imaginary worlds...
helmets and an advanced set of controls, they must race each other from Saturn
Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in the Solar System, after Jupiter. Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturn, equated to the Greek Cronus , the Babylonian Ninurta and the Hindu Shani. Saturn's astronomical symbol represents the Roman god's sickle.Saturn,...
to Titan
Titan (moon)
Titan , or Saturn VI, is the largest moon of Saturn, the only natural satellite known to have a dense atmosphere, and the only object other than Earth for which clear evidence of stable bodies of surface liquid has been found....
, avoiding asteroids, fighting space pirates and ultimately landing on the moon in a 3D simulation game. All the action is shown in huge screens for the audience present at the show as well as aired to the television.
After six levels of intense action (lasting about six minutes in total), the game is over and one of the pilots is awarded the victory. The amount of points granted is enough to change the score accumulated during the week in the previous tasks, turning the game into the most relevant activity of the whole show.
The game features very advanced graphics aimed to impress the viewers. The graphics are generated in real time by specific hardware. There is no commercial version available for the general public.
See also
- GloboGloboGlobo may refer to*Organizações Globo, media conglomerate*Rede Globo, a television network in Brazil*Radio Globo, a radio station in Honduras...
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- lead game designer of 'Conquista de Titã'.