Week 14

Apr 24 – Apr 28Written by: Alyssa TangPosted by: Qiwen Lei Over the course of this past week, our team focused on refining our app in preparation for the final presentation. We began by conducting a playtest with our instructors and a consultant instructor, Mo, on Monday. Mo provided valuable feedback on our “bridging time” …

Soft Opening

Apr 17 – Apr 21Written by: Qiwen LeiPosted by: Qiwen Lei Week 13 We had an exciting week as we held our soft openings and welcomed several guests to test out our experience. The feedback we received from our guests was very helpful and has allowed us to make some significant improvements to our experience. …

Week 12

Apr 10 – Apr 14Written by: Qiwen LeiPosted by: Qiwen Lei This week, the Bridging Time team is attending the CMU Spring Carnival. However, as a team, we recognized the importance of enhancing our Bridging Time AR app to provide the best experience possible for our users. Therefore, we made the decision to continue working …

Week 11

Apr 3 – Apr 7Written by: Qiwen LeiPosted by: Qiwen Lei This week Bridging Time team has been working on functions and visuals to improve the experience of Bridging Time AR. Tech Progress Alyssa programmed the selfie functions and UI, enabling users to take photos with the 3 models (barge, train, and factory) and save …

Week 10

Mar 27 – Mar 31Written by: Alyssa TangPosted by: Qiwen Lei During this past week, our team dedicated most of our time and effort to enhancing the audio features and refining the models for our project. We hope the audio would accompany users as they explored the history of the steel industry and the Hot …

Week 9

Mar 20 – Mar 24Written by: Qiwen LeiPosted by: Qiwen Lei Game Developers Conference (GDC)2023 This week was an exciting one for our team as most of us had the opportunity to attend the much-awaited Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2023 in San Francisco. GDC is a premier event for game developers from all around the …

Week 8

Mar 13 – Mar 17Written by: Alyssa TangPosted by: Qiwen Lei This week, we’ve made much progress in polishing some of the scenes and implementing new UI functions.  Art Progress Our focus has been on the art pillar, which has been an exciting challenge for us. Steve has been working hard on the factory model, …

1/2 Presentation

Feb 27 – Mar 3Written by: Alyssa TangPosted by: Qiwen Lei Week 7 This week, we had our mid-term presentation, and it was a resounding success. We received valuable feedback from our faculties, which we’re currently reviewing and incorporating into our work. UX Progress As for the designing aspect of the project, we’re making strides …

Week 6

Feb 20 – Feb 24Written by: Alyssa TangPosted by: Qiwen Lei Tech Demo This week has been a busy one for our tech demo team as we put together the final designs and went onsite to test the effects. Our programmers worked hard to finish the GPS location functions and added the interaction of clicking …

Week 5

Feb 13 – Feb 17Written by: Alyssa TangPosted by: Qiwen Lei This week, our team diligently focused on planning for the midterm milestone. We set up ambitious yet achievable milestones, and meticulously broke them down into detailed tasks for each team member to accomplish. Our goal was to ensure that we stay on track and …