Genre/Medium: 3D interactive web experience; Spline
About the work:
The Psyche Customization Station is an interactive web experience that renders a 3D Psyche spacecraft-inspired avatar live in your browser. The Psyche mission, from its conception, development, launch, and its creative programs like Psyche Inspired, has always been about discovery and creativity. I aimed to capture that personal touch with the Psyche Customization Station, and give users the chance to see themselves in Psyche.
With 6 expressions, 8 body and wing colors, 9 wing designs, and 7 hat options, there are literally thousands of possible combinations of unique avatars that can be made. Additionally, the UI can be toggled on and off to allow users to save clean images of their creations. The customization station was built in Spline, a program with the capability of rendering 3D live in a web browser.
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.ssl.berkeley.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.
Date Added: 04-30-2025 Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Jessica Hall - Psyche Inspired