High-Level Project Summary
As kids, they didn't teach us about the stars. In high. school, science lessons weren't enough, and as we grow the magic of the space vanishes. But there's hope, we still have the opportunity to inspire people and continue building the future.Kepler is a collaborative board game created to bring space closer to people. The objective is to land on a planet similar to the Earth called Kepler-452 b, facing different challenges, investigating unexplored areas, accomplishing all the missions, and most importantly, trying to survive.Fiction doesn't just transmit ideas but inspires passions that can lead us to invent the future.
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Detailed Project Description
The game will be divided into missions the players need to accomplish in order to finish. The adventure starts in 2450, the rocket crew needs to reach Kepler and confirm the suspicions of the existence of a new home.
The first challenge they need to overcome is when entering Kepler's atmosphere. They will have to fight against a meteor shower, system failures, and critical issues in order to land. If something goes wrong, they will work together to fix the systems, repair the damage and protect each other. Otherwise, the investigation in their new home will start to determine whether or not it's habitable.
Our goal is to educate about risks in space, the importance of everyone in the crew, different roles used in a space flight, and astronomy data that we obtained through NASA's website
TOOLS USED
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Vuforia and Unix for augmented reality
Space Agency Data
During the Hackathon processed we started the. ideation phase by finding inspiration about planets outside of our solar system. We wanted to bring a different perspective to our game and be as innovative as possible.
Finally, we decided for Kepler to be the goal for our mission and we started investigating on multiple NASA's websites its conditions, and why it could be a viable option for humans.
We based our characters on real astronauts from past missions, as well the different challenges players will face in the game
Hackathon Journey
As a team we have always liked challenges, this was a great challenge.
We are not experts in space, so as we developed the history of the game we had to research that allowed us to base ourselves on scientific facts to give a more realistic perspective to the board game through which we educate people in a fun way.
We were our own QA. We spent hours creating the story of the game, designing each piece, and playing to enhance the user experience.
We learned more than we expected and enjoyed it like never before. It is definitely an experience that we will relive over and over again.
References
NASA Solar System Exploration. Asteroides Comets and Meteors. (2021). Retrieved 4 October 2021, from https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/overview/.
Bureau, N. (2021). Take a virtual trip with NASA. Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System. Retrieved 4 October 2021, from https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/alien-worlds/exoplanet-travel-bureau/.
Drake, N. (2021). Earth's Closest Cousin Discovered Among New Pile of Planets. National Geographic. Retrieved 4 October 2021, from https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/072315-kepler-exoplanet-earth-452b-space-science.
NASA Solar System Exploration. In-Depth | Kepler – NASA Solar System Exploration. (2021). Retrieved 4 October 2021, from https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/kepler/in-depth/.
NASA. Kepler-452 and the Solar System. (2021). Retrieved 4 October 2021, from https://www.nasa.gov/ames/kepler/kepler-452-and-the-solar-system.
Khan, A. (2021). Is Kepler-452b an Earth twin? More like a bigger, older cousin. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 October 2021, from https://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-kepler-452b-earth-twin-planet-cousin-nasa-20150723-story.html.
NASA. NASA’s Kepler Mission Discovers Bigger, Older Cousin to Earth. (2021). Retrieved 4 October 2021, from https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-kepler-mission-discovers-bigger-older-cousin-to-earth.
Wall, M. (2021). Kepler 452 b: What It Would Be Like to Live on Earth's "Cousin". Scientific American. Retrieved 4 October 2021, from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/kepler-452-b-what-it-would-be-like-to-live-on-earth-s-cousin/.
Tags
#BoardGame #Space #Kepler-452b #Planet
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