Team 3: Y.A.M.
The Challenge: A Space Oddity
Some lucky users have been selected for a one-way trip to Mars! To prepare for life on Mars, our Portable Offworld Training And enTertainment Object (POTATO) will simulate cooking a delicious potato over a fire on Mars while fending off aliens! To begin this training exercise, users will insert a Tactical Operation Token (TOT). If they can sustain a fire for a certain amount of time, they win!
Game Operation
Mars colonists (TATERs) will learn how to survive by multitasking to start and continue the fire. TATERs will have to input a TOT (large scale motion) which will move the YAM from 'Welcome Mode' into 'Game Mode.' 'Welcome Mode' is denoted by all lights flashing simultaneously. Once in Game Mode, TATERs will start a fire by spinning a rod. Once the fire has begun, TATERs will need to multitask and
- blow on the fire to keep it going (non-contact sensing)
- adjust fuel amount by setting the dial to a required position (analog output)
- get rid of any aliens that pop up along the way.