{"id":284,"date":"2026-05-04T20:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T01:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/?page_id=284"},"modified":"2026-05-04T20:53:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T01:53:37","slug":"week-14-april-19th-april-25th","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/week-14-april-19th-april-25th\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 14: April 19th &#8211; April 25th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The bulk of the week was spent preparing for finals. We worked closely with Ralph and John to update our slides and made sure to clearly communicate our design process and iterations, as well as what we struggled with and learned from the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the crucial components that we needed was a demo or overview of our experience that we could talk through. To do this, we recruited some of our classmates and placed them in the fifth floor Cluster to simulate what the view would look like in the classroom. From there, we sent out the playtest link to them and had them run through the level alongside us to show off how the level looks from the player perspective. The process of doing this was very hectic, but we were able to get it accomplished before the end of the week.&nbsp;<\/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\/05\/IMG_3638-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3638-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3638-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3638-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3638-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3638-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We also worked on putting finishing polish on our experience, including the voting system that would allow for a preprogrammed pause so that people could look up and watch the livestream. Arthur was able to implement it using a combination of the Voting Device and Barrier Device.<\/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=\"Final Presentation Livestream Video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/97kkW-Zou6E?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>Ean found some stock music online to help provide more ambience for the livestream, sourced from YouTube&#8217;s stock library. We used the track below for our intro and outro music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sigma Slide\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SyiUEekchR8?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 used the track below for the opening narration where the host explains what the players are doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Evil Bodega\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KxHxfC28a54?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 also used the track below as the players were running through the level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rate The Rizz\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lu1bO_2WOqM?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>Esther also worked on getting our identity video wrapped up, which would be a three minute long trailer discussing the project.<\/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 Promo\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8FqAJ_4rwD4?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<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><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-13-april-12th-april-18th\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"282\">&lt;- Week 13<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/blog\/\">Return to Blogs<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/brick-zone\/week-15-and-16-april-26th-may-4th\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"286\">Week 15 and 16 -><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bulk of the week was spent preparing for finals. 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