Rocket Rides
Rocket Rides is a cinematic 3D space logistics game built with Google's Antigravity, where players pilot rockets between Earth cities, ISS delivery missions, and Moon operations (Yes, you can go to the moon.
Core trick
Tracks hand landmarks from the webcam to steer the rocket, and accepts spoken mission commands via speech-to-text.
Description
Rocket Rides is a cinematic 3D space logistics game built with Google's Antigravity, where players pilot rockets between Earth cities, ISS delivery missions, and Moon operations (Yes, you can go to the moon. That takes more than 1 minute!)
The experience includes WebAR-powered hand gesture rocket control and navigation for immersive flight input beyond standard keyboard controls.
Our AI stack uses Gemini API for speech generation, speech-to-text mission interaction, and satellite analysis, while Nanobanana is used to generate custom Astronaut achievement badges.
Live satellite tracking is integrated through NASA API data so players can monitor and interact with active orbital traffic directly on the globe.
README excerpt
# Rocket Rides - Hackathon Submission ## Important Scope Declaration (For Judges) This repo contains 2 folders: - `rocket-game/` - Built during this hackathon. This is the only folder that should be judged. - `mappie-main/` - Built by our team before this hackathon. It was NOT coded during the hackathon window. To stay compliant with the hackathon rule on original contributions, our demo and judging scope are strictly limited to `rocket-game/`. Hackathon compliance note: - We understand unclear attribution can result in disqualification. - All event-time contributions are in `rocket-game/` only. ## Project Pitch Rocket Rides is a 3D space logistics game where players run an orbital transport company: accept missions, launch from real-world cities, complete high-stakes ISS deliveries, and push all the way to Moon operations. ## 4-Sentence Project Description Rocket Rides is a cinematic 3D space logistics game built during Antigravity, where players pilot rockets between Earth cities, ISS delivery missions, and Moon operations. The experience includes WebAR-powered hand gesture rocket control and navigation for immersive flight input beyond standard keyboard controls. Our AI stack uses Gemini API for speech generation, speech-to-text mission interaction, and satellite analysis, while Nanobanana is used to generate custom Astronaut achievement badges. Live satellite tracking is integrated through NASA API data so players can monitor and interact with active orbit