{"id":266,"date":"2026-03-24T17:14:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T22:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/?page_id=266"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:39:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:39:31","slug":"week-7-february-22nd-february-28th","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/week-7-february-22nd-february-28th\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 7: February 22nd &#8211; February 28th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week marked our halves presentation, where we presented the current state of our project to the ETC Faculty and Staff. We were able to better articulate our project this time around with a clear direction going forward in the coming weeks. We also emphasized the engagement aspect of the project and clarified that while the game itself will be simple, the bulk of the engagement will come from the host acknowledging player efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brick Zone Halves\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7McrsmabkfQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We were also able to resolve the issue with the spotty footage in the HDMI Capture Card with a HDFury Vertex, which was able to clean up the signal coming out of the camera. We were able to now have three cameras to cut between, as well as some key-binds set up to facilitate this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1833-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1833-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1833-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1833-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1833-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1833-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ean also finished up the first draft of the script. This was meant to be very rough and more so focus on describing footage than a traditional script would.<\/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\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BrickzoneScriptV1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of BrickzoneScriptV1.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-121290e7-8078-4576-aa3f-122ef64c7f7b\" href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BrickzoneScriptV1.pdf\">BrickzoneScriptV1<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BrickzoneScriptV1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-121290e7-8078-4576-aa3f-122ef64c7f7b\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ean also began experimenting more with the Spike Prime Robotics kits, adding a distance sensor in to adjust the speed that the minifigure would bounce up and down at, as well as incorporating a system to allow more minifigures to bounce up and down off to the side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Distance Sensor\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U9-83a9nWms?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Isabella ported the minifigure designs into Photoshop to place them into decal sheets, prepping them to be made into decal sheets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1810\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/decal-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/decal-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/decal-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/decal-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/decal-1536x1086.png 1536w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/decal-2048x1448.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Esther also began drafting concepts for our UI layout in the livestream, sprucing up the aesthetics of the livestream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1700\" height=\"1388\" data-id=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/draft.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/draft.webp 1700w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/draft-300x245.webp 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/draft-768x627.webp 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/draft-1536x1254.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1612\" height=\"908\" data-id=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/draft2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/draft2.webp 1612w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/draft2-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/draft2-768x433.webp 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/draft2-1536x865.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1612px) 100vw, 1612px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Arthur was at work figuring out how to have an admin character with a different camera set up in game, so that way we could have an element of virtual production in our physical set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/week-6-february-15th-february-21st\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"262\">&lt;- Week 6<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/blog\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11\">Return to Blogs<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/week-8-march-8th-march-14th\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"269\">Week 8 -&gt;<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week marked our halves presentation, where we presented the current state of our project to the ETC Faculty and Staff. 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