{"id":377,"date":"2026-03-13T00:05:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T00:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aktis\/?p=377"},"modified":"2026-03-17T01:09:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T01:09:07","slug":"week8-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/aktis\/week8-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 8 – Mar. 13"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We flew to San Francisco to attend GDC \u2708\ufe0f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fortunately, we had the opportunity to present our project at the ETC booth<\/strong>. This also meant we needed to prepare a playable demo before Thursday so we could make the most of this great opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To prepare for the showcase, we designed a mini demo that walks players through our game\u2019s core experience. The demo introduces the story background, showcases the main gameplay flow, and features three different interaction types with varying levels of difficulty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once the demo plan was established, the team worked together to bring it to life. We implemented new gameplay features and created new art assets to support the experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday, many visitors stopped by our booth to learn about our project. During our 1 hour and 30 minute presentation session, six people playtested our game and provided very helpful feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Progress Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Implemented GDC playtest demo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    I. Art Progress<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Based on the art assets we have, we decided to let the playtester collected spirit drawings instead of the actual 3D model of those spirits. We also made our first version of the witch’s letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    II. Tech Progress<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    We finshed implementing most of the gameplay functionalities. Below is the chess puzzle, where the player put the cheese on the plate, the mouse spirit will then appear. (The actual playtest contains physical props)<\/p>\n\n\n\n