{"id":161,"date":"2026-03-17T20:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/interest-curve\/?p=161"},"modified":"2026-03-17T20:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:51:11","slug":"week-5-user-research-art-iteration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/interest-curve\/week-5-user-research-art-iteration\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 5 | User Research + Art Iteration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>User research + new art exploration: conducted target-user research (Feb 14) and a new-version playtest (Feb 15). Findings showed strong interest in investing while credit cards felt most connected to daily life, so we kept investing but reduced its dominance and embedded a credit-card risk\/feedback mechanism; refined budgeting buckets and the \u201cThis Month\u2019s News\u201d driver. Art-wise, we explored a refreshed Afrofuturism direction with new references, moving away from graffiti-covered faces toward a more modern, future-facing style that\u2019s also more parent-friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/interest-curve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/interest-curve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/interest-curve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/interest-curve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/interest-curve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/interest-curve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5.png 1448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/interest-curve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5.1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/interest-curve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5.1.png 972w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/interest-curve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5.1-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/interest-curve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5.1-768x284.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/interest-curve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5.2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/interest-curve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5.2.png 570w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/interest-curve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5.2-300x182.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>User research + new art exploration: conducted target-user research (Feb 14) and a new-version playtest (Feb 15). 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