test ideas to be used in Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond, NASA's massively multiplayer online game. It was also designed to encourage an interest in space exploration in school children. At the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference in 2010, the games won the top honors in the government category of the Serious Game Showcase & Challenge. Human Sim: Sedation and Airway The Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (United States Army) (TATRC) funded Virtual Heroes to develop Human Sim: Sedation and Airway, a 3D training tool for medics to manage tracheobronchial injury (airway trauma). The software uses the integrated Biogears real-time physiology engine. Race to Mars In 2007 the Discovery Channel Canada produced a television science fiction mini-series entitled Race to Mars about a fictitious Mars mission. The series’ corresponding website featured 3D educational game modules produced by Virtual Heroes and other developers. Combat Medic The Combat Medic serious game trains medics to treat internal bleeding, lung collapse, and tracheobronchial injury (airway trauma), the top three causes of battlefield deaths. It incorporates material from the US Army Medical Department's 68W Advanced Field Craft Combat Medic Skills textbook. Combat Medic was funded by the U.S. Army's Simulation and Training Technology Center and is available for use by all U.S. military branches. Combat Medic was named a finalist at the 2014 Serious Games Showcase and Challenge and a Gold Award at the International Serious Play Competition. Heuristica The Heuristica serious game is designed to improve users’ critical thinking and decision-making skills. The game is funded by the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA). RUGUD The Rapid Unified Generation of Urban Databases (RUGUD) software is used to generate terrain databases. RUGUD was developed for the Army's Simulation and Training Technology Center and is used by the Army for training purposes. Mission Biotech Mission Biotech was funded by the National Science Foundation and management of the game development provided by the University of Florida. The game promotes careers in biotechnology. Virtual Heroes released the game as a free download in 2015. Virtual Smashmouth Virtual Heroes developed Virtual Smashmouth for the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show. Keynote speaker Intel CEO Paul Otellini ended his speech by introducing a virtual performance by the band Smash Mouth. Motion capture technology enabled the four band members to play their song "All Star" from separate locations, with their avatars performing together on a giant screen. Virtual Heroes created the