07-22-2015, 05:50 PM
Stephen Covey pointed out a blog post he did on this subject in 2009: Lighting our Space Habitats.
He argues eloquently that artificial light makes far more sense than natural light for a space habitat, and backs it up with numbers. Of course his numbers are from 2009; lighting has gotten even better in the six years since then, and will almost certainly get better still in the coming decades.
So I have to agree with his conclusion, though of course in the game, we'll let you try it both ways.
Speaking of which, here's a sneak peak of what we were working on today...
He argues eloquently that artificial light makes far more sense than natural light for a space habitat, and backs it up with numbers. Of course his numbers are from 2009; lighting has gotten even better in the six years since then, and will almost certainly get better still in the coming decades.
So I have to agree with his conclusion, though of course in the game, we'll let you try it both ways.
Speaking of which, here's a sneak peak of what we were working on today...
But seriously, go check out Stephen's blog, which makes a refreshing amount of sense!
Joe Strout
Lead Developer, High Frontier