Ansible is a Role-Playing (non-combat, non-PK) Game set 10
years prior to the events depicted on the battle school
from Orson Scott Card's novel 'Ender's Game'.

 The players take on the roles of students on an
International Fleet space station and interact with each
other and the teachers.  Specially selected children
(chosen for their intelligence and determination) arrive
to the station as 'launchies', the low of the low newbies,
of approximately 6 years in age.

 Eventually, these students are promoted to 'armies' that
compete in battle games set up by the teachers.  Some of
these soldiers will become Toon Leaders.  A few,
Commanders.  By the time of graduation, at about age 14,
each child will have made many friends and a few enemies,
and learned the abilities they need to become skilled
soldiers, strategists, and pilots for the International
Fleet.

 That is, so long as the teachers don't break the young
recruits by pushing them too hard, desperate to discover
the child commander destined to lead Earth to victory
against a deadly alien race, the Formics.