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STARSHIP SCRAMBLE


Video Script (by Kelsey "Kaenan" Ericksen)

"Starship Scramble" invites you on an unforgettable space adventure, combining virtual reality, physical play, puzzle solving, augmented reality, audience participation, and teamwork. Immerse yourself in a thrilling race against time as you and three other players must rescue your space cruiser from impending doom.

Picture yourself aboard a luxurious tourist space cruiser, embarking on a routine journey from one spaceport to another. However, an unexpected alien attack leaves the ship without a pilot, leaving it at the mercy of the invading extraterrestrial forces. As chaos ensues, it's up to you and your bewildered fellow passengers to come together, navigate the perilous situation, and guide the ship to safety while fending off relentless alien hordes.

"Starship Scramble" features four distinct roles, each offering a unique gameplay experience that relies on teamwork and cooperation. Assume the role of the makeshift pilot, forced to take control of the ship when the original pilot falls. Equipped with cutting-edge augmented reality glasses, you'll find yourself at the helm, maneuvering the spaceship through a hazardous asteroid field teeming with enemy space patrol vehicles and astrological hazards. As you navigate, collect valuable space crystals to provide raw materials for your teammates, enabling them to obstruct the advancing aliens. With a limited field of view and the constant threat of alien takeover, you must listen to the navigator's guidance and rely on the engineer and miner to ensure the ship's safe return.

Become the ship's navigator, the second player, entrusted with guiding the pilot through the treacherous asteroid field while vigilantly monitoring the encroaching alien presence. Seated at a high-tech desktop display, you possess the vital ability to cycle between various interior and exterior ship views, offering crucial guidance to the pilot to avoid imminent danger. With exclusive access to the ship's map, your contributions are invaluable. You're also responsible for activating the boost function, granting the ship a burst of speed to evade hazards and gather energy crystals swiftly. Keep a watchful eye on the surveillance cameras monitoring the ship's rear; the aliens may breach the bridge at any moment, sealing the fate of everyone aboard.

As the third player, assume the role of the miner, entrusted with extracting energy from the collected crystals and converting them into usable energy charges. Equipped with a cutting-edge Meta Quest VR headset, you'll find yourself transported into the imperiled spaceship. Utilizing motion controls, your task is to collect incoming energy crystals, break them down, and carefully sort the energy charges into the appropriate colored containment cubes. Only powerful energy fields can halt the advance of the Space Jelly aliens, and it's your responsibility to ensure a plentiful supply of energy cubes to barricade their path until the ship reaches safety. Remember, different energy colors possess distinct properties, making the correct sorting essential for the engineer's use. Safeguard the bridge and protect your crew for as long as possible!

Step into the shoes of the ship's engineer as the fourth player, serving as the primary line of defense against the alien onslaught. Take your place at the engineering desk and race against time to impede the approaching Space Jellies by constructing intricate mazes of energy cubes. As the miner charges the cubes with various colored energies, your strategic task is to arrange physical blocks into clever configurations that will confuse and halt the relentless invaders. Exercise caution in your color choices, as each hue reacts differently when the aliens come into contact with it. Blue duplicates upon touch, while red explodes, inflicting damage upon trespassers. Think strategically, survive wave after wave of oncoming invaders, and keep your crew's health at its peak.

The tourist space cruiser accommodates numerous other passengers who can observe and ride along with you, witnessing the hazards outside the spaceship's windows and delighting in the thrilling spectacle unfolding among the primary players.

Be aware that if the aliens breach the bridge and deplete the crew's health, it's game over! Additionally, closely monitor the ship's health to prevent a catastrophic explosion that would spell doom for everyone aboard. Only by working together, utilizing each player's unique skills, can you save the ship and ensure everyone returns home safely. Brace yourself for a heart-pounding Starship Scramble, and may luck be on your side!

"STARSHIP SCRAMBLE" 
CREATED BY DREXEL'S DIGM540 CLASS, SPRING 2023

DEVELOPED BY ANURAJ BHATNAGAR, ANTHONY ALCANCIA, XUFENG XU, SASANK THIRUMALASETTI, VARUN MAHADEV, KELSEY "KAENAN" ERICKSEN, YASHVARDHAN SHARMA
SUPERVISED BY PAUL DIEFENBACH
VIDEO FILMED BY VARUN MAHADEV & KELSEY ERICKSEN AND EDITED BY KELSEY ERICKSEN

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