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Asteroid Miner

$10,000

( $5,000 Small Facility )

*Volume pricing also applies

Asteroid Controls

Single User

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Experience lobed asteroid gravity while flying a lander to perform 3 different missions:
 

Surface Scanning: Scan the surface to discover future mission objectives.

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Sample Collection: Land at each sample collection spot marked on the asteroid.

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Ion Engine Redirection: Navigate each ion engine around the asteroids surface.

User Experience​

 

Asteroid Miner has 2 difficulty modes (Easy and Hard) as well as 3 different missions to complete.

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  • Easy: Intended for very young or novice guests; mechanics are kept extremely simple. The lander automatically orients upwards and side thrusters only impart lateral velocity.
     

  • Hard: This mode’s mechanics are more realistic. Rotational velocity will continue until countered by an opposite thrust.

User Interaction​

 

A joystick is used to control the lander and a button activates grapple hooks!

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Thrusters

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  • Left/Right: Controls your rotation of the lander.
     

  • Up/Down: Adds thrust, up or down, based on lander direction.
     

Grapple Hook

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  • Button: Pressing the button will activate grapple hooks to help secure you to the asteroid. Pressing them again will release the grapples.

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Educational Points
 

Learn about lobed asteroid physics, inertia and gravity.
 

  • Gravity: The gravity on the lobed asteroid has multiple points of attraction.
     

  • Inertia: When thrust is applied, the lander will continue to move in that direction until countered by opposite thrust.

Hold Time Data​

 

Visitors played on average up to 3 mins per day in a 4 week time span.
( The Average Maximum of each day was 31minutes )​

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Hardware provided

  • Keylok license dongle
     

  • Arduino-based control interface wired to arcade quality buttons sourced from Suzo-Happ.
     

  • Control interface wired to arcade quality buttons

Recommended hardware

  • Display: Made to work on 4k or 2k displays. (Ensure Windows display scaling is set to 100%)
     

  • Audio: Speakers should be plugged directly into the computer. Using TV speakers may not work if the computer is on before the TV has been turned on.

Required Computer specs

  • Quad Core CPU (or better).

  • Power Supply: 600 Watt (or better).

  • Graphics Card: Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti (or better).

  • RAM: 16 GB (or greater).

  • SSD: 120+ GB.

  • OS: Windows 10 or Windows 11.

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