R'Cat's Cosmic Quest

R'Cat Interface

Inspiration

We were inspired by the amount of space waste that has been building up and want to prevent further harm to our galaxy. There have been instances of space debris falling back onto Earth and colliding harshly with the ground. We also acknowledged that Nasa and SpaceX are currently implementing and trying out ways to lessen the amount of waste in space.

What it does

R’Cat aims to spread awareness about space waste through our web game, R'Cat's Cosmic Quest. The game allows for the player to collect space debris in outer space while avoiding the asteroids. We want to bring attention to this situation in hopes of inspiring people to take action, to prevent potential damage and larger issues.

How we built it

We used Figma to design the wireframe, and for front-end development, we utilized VSCode with the following tech stack: HTML, JavaScript, Tailwind CSS, React.js, and Next.js.

Challenges we ran into

We ran into issues where our assets weren't connecting with the code to display the game the way we wanted it to. We ran into a lot of errors with making the character move to respond to the different assets properly. To specify, the player cat was not spawning correctly within the borders of the game.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud to be able to implement a design for the game and have the basis of the game's work. We are also proud that this game is not only fun but will raise awareness about the instances of space waste, which aligns with our goal for a better future.

What we learned

We learned a lot about the growing issue of space waste and its potential risks to out space and Earth. We also deepened out understanding of front-end code and went through a lot of debugging to implement responsive gameplay mechanics.

What's next for R'Cat's Cosmic Quest

In the future, we could add more levels and maybe implement different moving mechanics to the character that would be smoother. We could also display resources and more information regarding the situation through a separate page. We also want to implement a button that allows the game to reset for the player to play the game again and learn more!