How to Play
When you click on the link, your game dowload starts. You will see a text that says "Waiting". When the concert begins, you will see a 4-second count-down to game launch, as well as a left and a right button. Press left if a gold-colored magnetic wave hits the left button, and press right if an orange plasma wave hits the right button.
Make some noise
If your timing is right, your phone will make a sound that matches the magnitude of the incoming wave. Be sure to turn your speaker up so the Carillonist can hear you all the way up in the tower.
Above: Game interface
Game On
Click this link before the concert starts to download the game:
When the concert is over, the bells are silent and the game ends. The last screen will show your wave capture score. Compare it with other players. We don't store any player data, so if you want a memento, take a screenshot. Thanks for playing.
Help
The game is best played with a vertical screen. If the scene shows up sideways, just rotate the phone sideways and back again. The game does not run on all browsers. We tested it on Chrome, Chromium and Arc, and it ran well. Safari and Duck Duck Go did not like to show the animation.
If you play on a non-touchscreen device such as a laptop, use the f and j keys to make sounds.
Purpose
The purpose of games is fun. This one offers an interactive view of the Parker Solar Probe's voyage, with an accurate model of Venus, Mars, the Sun and the Probe. The speed is greatly accelerated: 6 years in 10 minutes. The waves of plasma and IMF are visualizations and sonifications of plasma and IMF the Probe measured. The tower bells track the movement of the Probe.
If you play on a non-touchscreen device such as a laptop, use the f and j keys to make sounds.