Web-Based Game – Return from Psyche

INSTITUTION

Arizona State University

CLASS

Copper Class (2021 – 2022)

STUDENT TEAM

Andrew Lidback, Computer Science
Gerik Swenson, Computer Science
Jason Roselli, Informatics
Lucas Merbeth, Computer Science
Nick Meyer, Computer Science
Jason Hyatt, Engineering Management

ACADEMIC GUIDANCE

Dr. Helen Chavez, Lecturer, Computer Science, School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, ASU
Dr. Joe Juarez, Lecturer, Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, ASU

Scientific and technical GUIDANCE

Dr. Cassie Bowman, Associate Research Professor, School of Earth and Space Exploration, ASU

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

As a part of the outreach and education phase for the Psyche mission this sponsored project was created as a path to increase education and interest in the mission to (16) Psyche. The main focus of the game is to inspire others to become involved in this and other missions and encourage interest in both the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields as well as space exploration through interesting and engaging gameplay.

Play Return from Psyche

Title Screen

Return From Psyche video game start screen showing asteroid terrain and menu buttons “Start” and “Credits,” designed to inspire interest in the Psyche mission and STEM.

About Game

Game instruction screen for “Return From Psyche” showing mission story text and controls (WASD or arrow keys) with Play and Exit buttons over asteroid landscape.

Game Play

2D platformer gameplay scene from “Return From Psyche” showing an astronaut character jumping across rocky platforms on an asteroid under a starry sky.

2D platformer gameplay showing an astronaut exploring a rocky asteroid cave and collecting samples in the educational game “Return From Psyche.”

Victory!

Pixel-art scene from the educational game “Return From Psyche” showing an astronaut standing beside a spacecraft on an asteroid surface.

This work was created in partial fulfillment of Arizona State University Capstone Courses “CSE486/IEE486”. The work is a result of the Psyche Student Collaborations component of NASA’s Psyche Mission (https://psyche.ssl.berkeley.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.