Curiosity

Course

Building Virtual Worlds, ETC, CMU

Development Duration

3 Weeks

Development Role

Programmer

Credits

Programmer - Prajwal Manjunath
Artist - Eric Kron
Artist - Lisa Elkin
Sound Designer - Etaba Assigana

Tools & Platforms

C#, Unity 4, PS Move, CAVE

Description

On August 6, 2012, with the help from MSL, Mars Science Laboratory which is launched by NASA, NASA's latest car-sized robotic rover, Curiosity, successfully landed on Mars and started its mission: Seek signs of life on Mars.
On October 1st, 2013, due to the United States federal government shutdown, NASA cancelled its all activities and events. As Curiosity lost its original communication with NASA, it gave Curiosity an opportunity to discover the unknown and embrace what the "Curiosity" is.

Personal Contribution

Co-designed the story and gameplay mechanism.

Implemented the control system and robotic rover motion simulation (by using the motion floor system in CAVE).