Journey to the Lost Metal World

Madelaine T. Vu

February 28th, 2025

Major: Neuroscience and Psychology

Genre/Medium: D&D One-Shot Adventure, Digital art

About the work:

“Journey to the Lost Metal World” began as a collection of vague and fun ideas blending Roman armor with elements of the Psyche spacecraft. It started with drafts of a painting that depicted Psyche, the goddess, blessing a knight wearing armor inspired by both concepts.

While exploring ideas for the armor, I was inspired by Mary Pyrdol’s Psyche Inspired piece, “Psyche Metal Pins”, which featured intricate metal brooches that resonated with my vision. This inspiration led to the creation of a corrupted version of the Psyche-inspired armor.

Collaborating with Cameron Sacra, this initial concept evolved into an elaborate world filled with collectible artifacts and a final boss–a corrupted version of the Psyche goddess herself, slowly consuming the world.

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Psyche Inspired is a program that brings undergraduate students from any discipline or major together to share the excitement, innovation, and scientific and engineering content of NASA’s Psyche mission with the public in new ways through artistic and creative works. This year’s Psyche Inspired cohort is known as the Iridium Class. These works are posted in the gallery and highlighted on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. View the full resolution images in the image gallery. There are many ways to get involved with NASA’s Psyche mission. Learn how you can be a part of the Psyche mission through our “Get Involved” pages at https://psyche.asu.edu/get-involved/ and https://science.nasa.gov/mission/psyche/ways-to-participate/. To learn more about the overall Psyche mission, visit nasa.gov/psyche or jpl.nasa.gov/missions/psyche.

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