{"id":240,"date":"2026-03-13T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/big-picture-studio\/?p=240"},"modified":"2026-03-21T02:32:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T06:32:48","slug":"devlog-week8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/big-picture-studio\/devlog-week8\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 8 &#8211; Big Picture Studio at GDC!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week, 5 team members were at GDC, and our narrative designer stayed in Pittsburgh to come up with our final game structure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GDC outreach!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We handed out business cards as we networked, to invite people to our booth on Wednesday and see the demos themselves. We also met with Stone Librande, a senior game designer from Riot Games, but also a professor for ETC, on how to further develop our game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a5722717444c&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a5722717444c\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"766\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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We were sure we wanted something more like the former, and this aligned our understanding of our medium even deeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As a game that seeks to unify mechanics and story, as well as bespoke puzzle moments utilizing the system, we have come to realize that gameplay and narrative should come hand in hand. Therefore, this week, we restructured our previous prototypes, and our narrative designer, working with our game design advisor, came up with a first pass of the final game structure!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a57227175a1e&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a57227175a1e\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1872\" height=\"2560\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/big-picture-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-6-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/big-picture-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-6-scaled.png 1872w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/big-picture-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-6-219x300.png 219w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/big-picture-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-6-749x1024.png 749w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/big-picture-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-6-768x1050.png 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/big-picture-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-6-1123x1536.png 1123w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/big-picture-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-6-1498x2048.png 1498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1872px) 100vw, 1872px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a57227175d5b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a57227175d5b\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1982\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/big-picture-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-7-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/big-picture-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-7-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/big-picture-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-7-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/big-picture-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-7-1024x793.png 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/big-picture-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-7-768x595.png 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/big-picture-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-7-1536x1189.png 1536w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/big-picture-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-7-2048x1586.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, 5 team members were at GDC, and our narrative designer stayed in Pittsburgh to come up with our final game structure. 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