Web-Based Game for Psyche – Rhythms of Psyche

INSTITUTION

Cleveland State University (CSU)

CLASS

Iridium Class (2024 – 2025)

STUDENT TEAM

ACADEMIC GUIDANCE

Dr. Sathist Kumar (Senior Design Advisor)

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

A browser-based rhythm game that engages teens (ages 13–19) with real scientific concepts. Players guide a satellite to the asteroid Psyche by timing their actions to rhythmic solar flares. Developed in Unity using WebGL, the game integrates educational content with dynamic gameplay, aligning with NASA’s outreach mission.

Play the Game!

This work was created in partial fulfillment of the Cleveland University Capstone Course “EEC 493”. 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.