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On the client side, we had a productive meeting with Ansys<\/strong> to discuss both gameplay and simulation. Leading up to it, we dug into lab and footwear testing methods; like how researchers break down shoes to study materials and performance. That preparation really paid off, giving us the right language and perspective for the conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here\u2019s what we learned:<\/p>\n\n\n\n This reinforced the need to simplify player choices in-game<\/strong>. Skye also sent over a Maya shoe model to test the export pipeline, and we\u2019re expecting results back on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the gameplay side, we developed an early prototype concept<\/strong>, which he\u2019ll begin building in Unity next week. We also started exploring one of our big design questions: It\u2019s a small detail, but one that could shape how engaging the overall experience feels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next week, our focus will be on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Building External Connections Early in the week, Derek connected us with Onur Gun, New Balance\u2019s Director of Computational Design. This opened the door to an exciting opportunity: a future panel Zoom call with New Balance designers and engineers. The date isn\u2019t set yet, but we are looking forward to it. Client Check-In with Ansys On […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":382,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/kicks-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/kicks-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/kicks-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/kicks-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/kicks-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/kicks-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":870,"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/kicks-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101\/revisions\/870"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/kicks-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/kicks-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/kicks-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/kicks-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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