7 Minutes to Heaven

A collaboration for the 2013 "Dark Side of the Jam," a NASA-themed game jam.

Objective

• Deal with the challenges of driving a Mars rover over 100 million kilometers away, from lack of situational awareness to signal delay

How to Play

• Click buttons to queue commands (one command every 2 seconds)
  
• Wait for the signal  to return to see the results of your commands
• Use your drill and spectral analyzer to gather data from the Martian surface

Controls

• Arrows move rover forward/backward or turn left/right
• Camera exposes more of the rover's surroundings to aid navigation
• Drill attempts to secure a sample (if successful, the spectra analysis will appear)

Tips

• You can continue to queue commands while you wait to see the results of your actions, but keep in mind  that running into an unforeseen obstacle could ruin your plans!