{"id":338,"date":"2026-10-02T18:59:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T18:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/?p=338"},"modified":"2026-10-08T20:51:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T20:51:03","slug":"week-6-playtest-round-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/week-6-playtest-round-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 6 Playtest Round 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TL; DR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>37 people played A(i)dol in a K-pop class on Sep 29.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The thing that surprised us: the fake social feed was the favorite part<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>So we&#8217;re rebuilding the game around it. V2 and V3 have been rewritten<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 \u00b7 \u00b7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>37 people,<\/strong> 9 provided tablets and phones, A\/B test<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1706\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-edited.jpg 1706w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-edited-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1706px) 100vw, 1706px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Playtest 1 happened on <strong>Sep 29<\/strong>, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmu.edu\/dietrich\/lcal\/about-us\/filter\/faculty\/mathieu-berbiguier.html\">Dr. Berbiguier<\/a>&#8216;s K-pop class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Playtest-prep-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Playtest-prep-edited.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Playtest-prep-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Playtest-prep-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Playtest-prep-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Playtest-prep-edited-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"849\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/123-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/123-edited.png 849w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/123-edited-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/123-edited-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-superbfont-xsmall-font-size\">Four things we learned<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each of these showed up in more than one independent place: survey, observation sheet, and what people said out loud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ownership happens at the reveal<\/strong>. <br>So, we add an interaction of wiping the mirror when players reveal their look.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1108\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/look-reveal-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/look-reveal-edited.png 1108w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/look-reveal-edited-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/look-reveal-edited-1024x529.png 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/look-reveal-edited-768x396.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1108px) 100vw, 1108px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>People want to take it away with them.<\/strong><br>So, we designed an email system that automatically give the original image and video to the player.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"779\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/email-1024x779.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-393\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3145138514467638;width:492px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/email-1024x779.png 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/email-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/email-767x584.png 767w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/email.png 1026w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>People want consequences: positive <em>and<\/em> negative.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Weixin-Image_20261008163527_175_56.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Weixin-Image_20261008163527_175_56.png 512w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Weixin-Image_20261008163527_175_56-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Weixin-Image_20261008163527_175_56-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Weixin-Image_20261008163527_176_56.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Weixin-Image_20261008163527_176_56.png 512w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Weixin-Image_20261008163527_176_56-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Weixin-Image_20261008163527_176_56-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Weixin-Image_20261008163527_177_56.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Weixin-Image_20261008163527_177_56.png 512w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Weixin-Image_20261008163527_177_56-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Weixin-Image_20261008163527_177_56-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Weixin-Image_20261008163527_178_56.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Weixin-Image_20261008163527_178_56.png 512w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Weixin-Image_20261008163527_178_56-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Weixin-Image_20261008163527_178_56-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-pale-pink-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\"><strong>World is the wow moment. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 \u00b7 \u00b7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So, the feed became part of the game<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We enriched the experience in this in-game feed so players can go watch videos in <strong>World<\/strong> while they are waiting for AI generation time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-light-color has-pale-pink-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">We also made <strong>World<\/strong> the destination with players&#8217; creation land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, the game loop is now: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Idol training life \u2192 Create stage performance \u2192 publish to World \u2192 Track fans grow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout the process, <strong>World<\/strong> will always be accessible to the players. Here are what we plan to ship in World.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/feed-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/feed-edited.png 1920w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/feed-edited-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/feed-edited-1024x523.png 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/feed-edited-768x392.png 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/feed-edited-1536x784.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/commerce-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/commerce-edited.png 1920w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/commerce-edited-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/commerce-edited-1024x523.png 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/commerce-edited-768x392.png 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/commerce-edited-1536x784.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 \u00b7 \u00b7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cost Breakdown<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Tool<\/th><th>Used for<\/th><th>Type<\/th><th>Cost<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>OpenAI Images<\/td><td>Look assets, skin tones + hair, custom-item pipeline tests<\/td><td>API<\/td><td>$9.37<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pollo.ai: $399<\/td><td>Stage video tests<\/td><td>Subscription<\/td><td>$399<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>OpenRouter<\/td><td>Image and video generation<\/td><td>API<\/td><td>$74.24<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Suno: $30\/month *1, $10\/month *1<\/td><td>Music prompt template tests<\/td><td>Subscription<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ElevenLabs: $6\/month *2<\/td><td>Backend probes: lip sync, gacha, joint test; SFX<\/td><td>Subscription<\/td><td>$11.66<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Claude: $125\/month * 6<\/td><td>Docs, architecture, coding<\/td><td>Subscription<\/td><td>$750<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><strong>$1244.27<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 \u00b7 \u00b7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Weekly Progress Report<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/aidol-week-6-public-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of aidol-week-6-public.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-567f8e80-0278-47ab-80b0-047a3ff79bc6\" href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/aidol-week-6-public-1.pdf\">aidol-week-6-public<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aidol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/aidol-week-6-public-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-567f8e80-0278-47ab-80b0-047a3ff79bc6\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TL; DR \u00b7 \u00b7 \u00b7 37 people, 9 provided tablets and phones, A\/B test Playtest 1 happened on Sep 29, in Dr. Berbiguier&#8216;s K-pop class. 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