Web-Based Game for Psyche – UArk – C

INSTITUTION

University of Arkansas (UArk)

CLASS

Iridium Class (2024 – 2025)

STUDENT TEAM

Austin Rodriquez
Benjamin Edens
Gianfranco Bruno Cheng
Jessica McBride
Kaedon Pense
Olivia Meier

ACADEMIC GUIDANCE

 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The NASA Psyche mission is an orbiter mission to the metal-rich asteroid, Psyche, in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The spacecraft, which launched in October 2023 and will arrive at the asteroid in mid-2029, will study the asteroid from orbit and will not land on the surface. NASA has a long history of developing games to get the public excited about space exploration. The team will help engage the public in the excitement of NASA’s Psyche mission by developing a fun and informative web-based game that would be interesting and enjoyable for all ages. Some examples of existing NASA web-based games include NASA’s Space Place (https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/menu/play/), Climate Kids (https://climatekids.nasa.gov/menu/play/), SCaN interactive games (https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/scan/communications/outreach/interactive_games), and NASA’s Kids’ Club (https://www.nasa.gov/specials/kidsclub/games/clubhouse/index.html). The challenge of this project is to develop a compelling, robust, and accurate game that helps people learn while having fun.

This work was created in partial fulfillment of the University of Arkansas Capstone Course “___”. The work is a result of the Psyche Student Collaborations component of NASA’s Psyche Mission (https://psyche.asu.edu). “Psyche: A Journey to a Metal World” [Contract number NNM16AA09C] is part of the NASA Discovery Program mission to solar system targets. Trade names and trademarks of ASU and NASA are used in this work for identification only. Their usage does not constitute an official endorsement, either expressed or implied, by Arizona State University or National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of ASU or NASA.