{"id":431,"date":"2025-03-28T17:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T17:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/immerx\/?p=431"},"modified":"2025-05-02T13:50:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T13:50:21","slug":"week-10-etc-playtest-day-march-28th-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/immerx\/week-10-etc-playtest-day-march-28th-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 10 [ETC Playtest Day!] \u2013 March 28th, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Starting with a live demo & playtest, this week the team is preparing for the ETC Playtest Day. We tested within the team, with peers and faculty. Artists created more assets, visual effects; programming into the game, refining the gameplay and interaction design, importing sound effects and music in five worlds, enabling basic functions with UI on the travel console and collector.  
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Core mechanics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Travel Console<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Collector<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Vision gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Design<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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 ETC Playtest Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

General Feedback<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Everyone enjoyed the overall experience<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The world is visually appealing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Players liked the jellyfish and giant girl<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Music is energetic and dynamic<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • More jellyfish, please!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Best moment —<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Trying out different virtual worlds and interact with the items<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Windows<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Being surrounded by pretty things in XR experiences<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Collecting <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Launch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Size contrast: The giant girl<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Need to improve —<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • More in-game instructions\n
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        • Once players learned how to utilize the mechanics, they really enjoyed it. But it might be a bit difficult to get started.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Learning curve<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Guiding focus point<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          ToDo<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

          Art<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • World 1: butterfly VFX, rice cooker add rice, double side of the mint<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • World 2: Monster animation + interaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • World 4: Two Dimension Skybox, assets inside<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Tech<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            • Debug: collector<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • World 1 stirring mechanic <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Sound design<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              • SFX<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Voice over- Mine Girl<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                Design <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                • Refine UI functions on Travel console<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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