Introduction

Pocket Planets is a mobile game that allows players to create and customize their own solar system from the planets in it to the star they orbit. Inspired by the popular mobile games Tiny Tower and Pocket Planes, Pocket Planets is a game that builds upon game styles that are proven to work while still being enjoyable and educational. It utilizes NASA’s Exoplanet Archive as an option for players to add planets from, using the actual size and orbits to teach players about planets that exist beyond our solar system.

Purpose

The underlying purpose of this project is to create a fun and educational game for the teenage audience to influence the next generation of space enthusiasts, creative thinkers and explorers.

Current Prototype

Currently, we have a functional prototype created in Processing for Android, a simplified graphical version of Java. Link to Github: https://github.com/st0ro/pocket-planets

Future Implementations

Moving forward, there are many improvements we would like to make to Pocket Planets. The first would be to implement the ability to add moons to planets, create asteroids and address game balancing. We also hope to make this game compatible with Apple devices.