For this week, which is the halfway point, we mainly focused
on practicing our presentation. Our presentation is laid out in four parts:
- Defining
the problem: There is a missed opportunity for a social game on the Apple Watch. Our goal is to design social gaming experiences augmented by Apple Watch features. - Introducing
4 mini-games: We explained the gameplay, including implemented features, storyboarding the game flow, and enabling social interaction throughout.
- Showing
our theming: We demonstrated how we integrated multiple mini-games into one cohesive story plot background and designed corresponding UI.
- Future
plans: We outlined what will be done this semester.
Here is the feedback we received from the faculty:
- Good job picking appropriate game types and not letting technology overwhelm them.
- The presentation setup, in terms of the market, was good.
- Previously, the team seemed depressed, but now they’re excited.
- Communicated a lot of enthusiasm and showed that players were excited about it.
- Did a really good job being clear about our approach, explaining how we made design decisions and how the theming connects the experiences together.
- Are they going to publish this? They should pitch it as a continued project for next semester or as an independent study!
- Very good for showing at a festival.
- Can they run 6 watches simultaneously for Playtest Day?
- The first video was fast-forward and confusing, although it set a good tone.
Our team is really encouraged by the feedback, which leads
to our plan of pitching our project for a two-semester timeframe. This prompts us to reframe this semester’s timeline and define the scope of a two-semester project.
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