Psyche Against the Universe
Nidhi Shah
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Genre/Medium: Created digitally using Canva; printed using Launch Tabletop
About the work:
“Psyche Against the Universe” is a 3-5 player card game inspired by Apples to Apples. The game takes place over the six-year journey of the Psyche spacecraft as it travels through space to its asteroid target. In this fictional version of the mission, Psyche encounters bizarre situations, from alien encounters to absurd instrument malfunctions. Players use answer cards—ranging from unconventional uses of Psyche’s instruments to wild sci-fi concepts—to solve these ridiculous problems. Each round, a judge picks a prompt card, and players respond with their best (or funniest) solution. With players pitching their absurd fixes, every round spirals into a chaotic and hilarious problem-solving session. This game is especially designed for the engineers and scientists who made the Psyche mission possible, offering them a chance to have fun while redefining their work in ridiculous ways. The artwork for the cards, as well as the box and rules was completed using Canva and compiled within Launch Tabletop for printing. The goal of this project is to imagine exciting adventures Psyche might be having as we anticipate the spacecraft reaching the asteroid.
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