{"id":72,"date":"2023-01-29T20:51:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T20:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ace-breakers\/?p=72"},"modified":"2023-02-07T16:43:06","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T16:43:06","slug":"week-2-first-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ace-breakers\/week-2-first-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 2: First Pickleball Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

First Pickleball Game<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We drove to the pickleball courts at Schenley Oval this Monday and played our first 2 vs 2 pickleball game among the team. It was way harder than we expected to control the ball, especially when there was strong wind. We subconsciously swung the ball in a tennis\/ping-pong way all the time and it usually resulted in hitting the net. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The weather was freezing cold and we literally broke 3 balls due to the low temperature. As beginners, we barely made it to 3 hits per rally, but it was still a lot of fun to play!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pickleballs are fragile!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

We then scheduled a weekly pickleball session at the RPIS every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 4:30 – 5:30 pm. We can use these sessions to play games and\/or playtest with guest without having to go outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the next step on this, we’ve scheduled a private pickleball lesson with a local coach, Laurel (https:\/\/pickleballlessonsbylaurel.com\/<\/a>), who was a certificated professional of this sport. We hope to gain a better understanding of pickleball through this lesson, and also take it as an opportunity to interview and see what a pro player might interesting in this project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Play has been working on the team logo and the outcome was a masterpiece. We all loved it!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Team Logo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

He also finished the coarse model for the court and the paddle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Programming<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sion and Aiden used this week to set up the programming & VR environment for development. They also made a first playable demo with a serving machine and built-in physics applied to paddle collisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We will use this simple scene as an experimental playground for the future development of customized physics and ball movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Design<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chao and Valerie researched existing racquet sport games and made a feature list with priorities as a general guide for future development. <\/p>\n\n\n

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