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Can You Hear Me Now?
Odyssey - Can you hear me now
Summary
Distance. Difficult to apprehend such a notion when speaking about space exploration. And the consequences are often not known by the public. Actually, humans really never left Earth. The furthest was only the other side of our Moon.. and, relative even only to our Solar System, it is kind of a camping trip in a high tech RV (sorry to all our idols, especially to you Michael Collins and John Young..). How hard will it be for the travellers? What will they have to overcome due to the distance?
How We Addressed This Challenge
Our project tries, with humour, to explain to the public via a scripted game, that Communication will be the real deal. Take the place of a courageous astronaut, and explore our Solar System at your peril. Discover all the dangers, along the way, often too late…
How We Developed This Project
The genesis of the game came with the idea to explain certain concepts, as lag due to distance, black outs, data transmission rate decreasing with distance, use of relay satellite, and the consequences associated. For this, we started with a simulation on a Solar System. The scenario covers the main problematics that will be encountered, in the appropriate phase of the mission.
How We Used Space Agency Data in This Project
Planets, spaceship and satellites are rendered and animated in Unity. Many simplification were applied to the system, as circular orbits, planets that are not on scale, as this is a simple game. Data from https://mars.nasa.gov and https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/tdm/dsoc/index.html were explored for useful facts.
Project Demo
Pitch & Project Resume & Game : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FuddddfEDad-O86LUV_UYN5B1_bvcIXD?usp=sharing