I’ve posted an updated version of the Orrery Torquescript library. Thanks for all of the great feedback. This new version has a few features:

Fully Object Oriented, so you can add multiple orreries or systems
Renders correct positions of the moon
Has a datetime object to show the current universal epoch (date/time)
Allows for different animation speeds [...]

An interview with me was just posted on the GarageGames website. Garage Games is the company that makes the excellent Torque Game Engine and Torque 3D that I’ve posted a number of resources for. They were extremely kind and donated free copies of there software for s to use in making games for [...]

Happy 40th anniversary of the Moon landing!
In honor of this auspicious occasion, I’m releasing a new “Orrery” resource for the Torque programming language. This isn’t yet a full-fledged game, rather just a library of celestial mechanics.
I wrote the instructionsfor integrating within Torque 3D (which is currently in a closed Beta) — this is [...]

A video posted with a voice-over describing details of the game:

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Here’s the TorqueScript for the mining robots from MoonBaseOne.
It has some slick AI-like routines in it that are exhibiting some emergent behavior.  These robots find areas with good resources, and can communicate them to others if they have a “wifi” card.  Also, robots can receive upgrades that improve their performance.
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I’ve released the source code for making your own quizes using Torque. This is Creative Commons, meaning that anyone can use it without required payment. I’ve posted a zip file with instructions on how to add it to your game here.
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I’m trying out some multiplayer game algorithms for development in a small mobile game.  Unfortunately, my OCD started acting up and I instead concentrated on building the game rather than the multiplayer algorithms.  I also spent way too much time learning object-oriented Flash.
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For the past year, I’ve been running a team of developers that have been building a game to teach kids about space.  Come check out the discussion, see code samples, or help out by volunteering!
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Update: This has been helpful in forming the new Game Design Undergraduate degree at George Mason University.  Enroll now!
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