{"id":244,"date":"2025-10-06T15:07:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T15:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/?p=244"},"modified":"2025-11-12T19:46:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:46:38","slug":"week-6-prepare-for-halves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/week-6-prepare-for-halves\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 6: Prepare for Halves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Art Progress<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Camping_Car_Toon_1_copy-1024x562.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-248\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Camping_Car_Toon_1_copy-1024x562.gif 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Camping_Car_Toon_1_copy-300x165.gif 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Camping_Car_Toon_1_copy-768x421.gif 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Camping_Car_Toon_1_copy-1536x843.gif 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We modeled new assets, began texturing them, and placed these models into the environment to enrich the overall scene. The art team also worked on polishing visual details by fixing Unreal Engine issues such as display noise and incorrect shadow rendering. In addition, some visual effects were created to enhance atmosphere and make the scenes feel more dynamic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tech<\/strong> <strong>Progress<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0027ad697b3773f08f0e38b60dfdffeb-1024x580.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-251\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0027ad697b3773f08f0e38b60dfdffeb-1024x580.png 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0027ad697b3773f08f0e38b60dfdffeb-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0027ad697b3773f08f0e38b60dfdffeb-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0027ad697b3773f08f0e38b60dfdffeb-1536x869.png 1536w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0027ad697b3773f08f0e38b60dfdffeb-2048x1159.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This week, our tech efforts were focused on integrating Brilliant Sole with Unreal Engine. Our programmer added the BLEUtilities paid plugin (with the edits required for the Brilliant Sole SDK) into our Perforce repository, and shared installation instructions for the rest of the team. While working on their UE project, we ran into several tricky issues that were not straightforward to fix, we almost consider to switch Engine to Unity, but after some effort we were able to resolve it and we can continue work in UE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Production<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>This week, our team also focused on refining our presentation slides to clearly communicate the project\u2019s vision, direction, and progress for next week\u2019s presentation. We also spent time rehearsing the presentation to make sure our delivery feels smooth, confident, and well-coordinated as a team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ppt-screen-shot-1024x594.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-245\" style=\"width:1041px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ppt-screen-shot-1024x594.png 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ppt-screen-shot-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ppt-screen-shot-768x445.png 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ppt-screen-shot-1536x891.png 1536w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ppt-screen-shot-2048x1188.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, this week was about polishing both the project and our communication, making sure we are ready to present a strong update to the faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Art Progress We modeled new assets, began texturing them, and placed these models into the environment to enrich the overall scene. 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