Anybody interested in starting something?

[Shadow Addict]

Now that I'm proficient with all the basics in Orbiter, I'd like to see if there's any interest in starting a VSA. I don't have any specifics planned out, though I could start working on some details if a few people expressed interest.

 

[Urwumpe]

Why don't you first join another VSA first instead of becoming the next failed one-man VSA?

If you don't have any specifics planned out, it sounds like a really good idea to first gather some experience with VSAs.

 

[Shadow Addict]

Because I have an semi-obsession with running my own virtual organizations. It does seem wise to get some experience first, though.

EDIT: I did a bit more intense searching than I had before and I still haven't found any active VSA's. ;;

 

[Zachstar]

Because I have an semi-obsession with running my own virtual organizations. It does seem wise to get some experience first, though.

EDIT: I did a bit more intense searching than I had before and I still haven't found any active VSA's. ;;

If you want to try something how about attempting to run a VSA out of Facebook or Myspace? What is the harm in trying? Nothing is happening otherwise. Mission control software these days is outdated and limited in usefulness. Often requiring voice to be on separate vent or teamspeak servers.

 

[garyw]

I've never seen the value of a VSA. It took this group about a year and two ownership changes to get the OFSS off the ground. My own ISA could be turned into a VSA but I don't have that much time to dedicate to it and if I did I'd being putting rookies through such a mill that they would quit before seeing space ;-)

 

[Dig Gil]

Interested in joining DigTech Co.? It's not a Virtual Space Agency, but with help of people we can make stuff happen outside the blueprints.

 

[Urwumpe]

If I would have slightly the time organizing such stuff, I would make a pure Wo2001 VSA.

 

[garyw]

If I would have slightly the time organizing such stuff, I would make a pure Wo2001 VSA.

That would be good, lots of different vessels... The idea behind the independant space agency is one of co-operation between agencies and the handing over of national goals to a single agency with the resources to operate all vehicles and to co-ordinate goals.

It provides the ability to fly all sorts of vessels including the XR-2, XR-5 and other high tech ones.

Now, If I was running a VSA I'd require that the members be pilots first and be able to fly a few routes safely in a flight sim FIRST. That will often weed out those who don't actually have the commitment to space flight.

 

[Zachstar]

And that would be one failed VSA Gary...

Requiring members to do stuff like that just to be in the organization is a huge turnoff to potentials. Which there are few of today.

 

[garyw]

And that would be one failed VSA Gary...

Requiring members to do stuff like that just to be in the organization is a huge turnoff to potentials. Which there are few of today.

But it would also stop those who didn't have a genuine interest in taking part.

Of course, those with the genuine interest and probably a lot older than those who just want to fly the next mission and so won't have the time to dedicate which is why I've never pushed it into VSA land.

 

[Urwumpe]

You want to offer your members something, which they can't experience alone. That is all. Even if you have a good mission planning department, that is enough for adding value.

 

[BHawthorne]

Don't knock people for trying to do things. Let him do his thing. If it succeeds, great. If it doesn't, well that's fine too.

 

[george7378]

I would recommend joining Astra Space:

http://astraspace.net76.net/

I have been with them a while, and there are some really nice website features (don't be foold by the freewebs URL). We are always looking to get some new members.

I have also recently done some beta testing for the VSA, and we have made further improvements based on that.

 

[tekinozbek]

I think VSAs are nice but I also think that since this is a space flight simulator, we should do flight controller simulations too. The thing is, I seem to be the only one interested in this If we have enough people to support this idea, we can perhaps start to write programs for telemetry, etc.