This game studio wants kids to help NASA build the first lunar colony(August Interactive press image)A Seattle game studio is collaborating with NASA to create a new educational video game that challenges players to plan, collaborate, and invent their way to building a virtual lunar colony. Kneller describes Moonbase Y as a way to “not only let people imagine the future, but give them the tools to help create it.” As a video game, Moonbase Y can be summarized as a crafting-focused collaborative RPG that’s using up-to-date real scientific data. Instead, it’s an educational game that’s made to let players work on specific necessary skills in a collaborative environment. In addition to Moonbase Y, August Interactive released its first professional project on July 21.