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Video game
In one of the modules of the stationary spaceship used for the Mars 500 experiment, Diego Urbina is at the commands of a control simulator similar to that which can be seen in a sequence of this EnjoySpaceTV report (at 6min 45s). The scores achieved during these “video game” sessions (extremely serious) are used for assessing how the intellectual and physical performance of a crew is affected during a long-duration flight to the red planet.
Credit: ESA

Enjoy Space article on the Mars 500 experiment

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