{"id":64,"date":"2025-02-05T16:32:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T16:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2025-05-06T03:48:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T03:48:21","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-32 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-31 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#f2efe6cf;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><ul class=\"columns-3 alignfull wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-1 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-367 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/post-mortem\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/song-of-nanzhao.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Post-Mortem\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/song-of-nanzhao.png 2560w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/song-of-nanzhao-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/song-of-nanzhao-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/song-of-nanzhao-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/song-of-nanzhao-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/song-of-nanzhao-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-282a72a2955395ce4956ead7f0922851 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/post-mortem\/\" target=\"_self\" >Post-Mortem<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-5ace2ba274b1bebd8aad87c253f69dbb wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-05-02T18:11:09+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/post-mortem\/\">May 2, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-b046d3181592cb0101df3ac278d653aa wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/author\/keyingd\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kimi Du<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category is-style-default wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/category\/blogs\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blogs<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-2\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Introduction Lost Echo is a music-driven puzzle game developed by a six-person student team at Carnegie Mellon University\u2019s Entertainment Technology Center (ETC). This student-pitched vertical slice was designed and implemented using Unreal Engine&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/post-mortem\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-336 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-14-finals\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Weixin-Image_20250430161745.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Week 14 Finals\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Weixin-Image_20250430161745.png 3840w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Weixin-Image_20250430161745-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Weixin-Image_20250430161745-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Weixin-Image_20250430161745-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Weixin-Image_20250430161745-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Weixin-Image_20250430161745-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3840px) 100vw, 3840px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-282a72a2955395ce4956ead7f0922851 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-14-finals\/\" target=\"_self\" >Week 14 Finals<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-5ace2ba274b1bebd8aad87c253f69dbb wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-04-30T20:52:57+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-14-finals\/\">Apr 30, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-b046d3181592cb0101df3ac278d653aa wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/author\/keyingd\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kimi Du<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category is-style-default wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/category\/blogs\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blogs<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-5\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Final Presentation (We started on 1:04:51) In the final week, we presented our deliverable to faculty and fellow students. During the presentation, we showcased a final gameplay video that highlighted key symbolic moments&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-14-finals\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-6\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-320 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-13-ui-ux-refine\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2559\" height=\"1349\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/featureimage11.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Week 13 UI\/UX Refine\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/featureimage11.png 2559w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/featureimage11-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/featureimage11-1024x540.png 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/featureimage11-768x405.png 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/featureimage11-1536x810.png 1536w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/featureimage11-2048x1080.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2559px) 100vw, 2559px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-282a72a2955395ce4956ead7f0922851 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-13-ui-ux-refine\/\" target=\"_self\" >Week 13 UI\/UX Refine<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-5ace2ba274b1bebd8aad87c253f69dbb wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-04-29T22:28:05+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-13-ui-ux-refine\/\">Apr 29, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-b046d3181592cb0101df3ac278d653aa wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/author\/keyingd\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kimi Du<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category is-style-default wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/category\/blogs\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blogs<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-8\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Throughout our soft opening and multiple playtest sessions, we received consistent feedback that while the core gameplay and narrative integration were smooth and well-received, there were recurring concerns about the UI layout and&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-13-ui-ux-refine\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-9\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-322 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-12-flute-controller\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Weixin-Image_20250430172423-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Week 12 Flute Controller!\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Weixin-Image_20250430172423-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Weixin-Image_20250430172423-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Weixin-Image_20250430172423-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Weixin-Image_20250430172423-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Weixin-Image_20250430172423-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Weixin-Image_20250430172423-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-282a72a2955395ce4956ead7f0922851 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-12-flute-controller\/\" target=\"_self\" >Week 12 Flute Controller!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-10 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-5ace2ba274b1bebd8aad87c253f69dbb wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-04-15T22:43:30+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-12-flute-controller\/\">Apr 15, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-b046d3181592cb0101df3ac278d653aa wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/author\/keyingd\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kimi Du<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category is-style-default wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/category\/blogs\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blogs<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-11\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In our original pitch, we proposed using Makey Makey to build a custom game controller. While we eventually shifted to a traditional keyboard and mouse setup for broader accessibility and stability, we didn\u2019t&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-12-flute-controller\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-12\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-324 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-11-story-tutorial\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1334\" height=\"747\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/featuredialogue.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Week 11 Story &amp; Narrative\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/featuredialogue.png 1334w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/featuredialogue-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/featuredialogue-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/featuredialogue-768x430.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1334px) 100vw, 1334px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-15 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-282a72a2955395ce4956ead7f0922851 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-13\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-11-story-tutorial\/\" target=\"_self\" >Week 11 Story &amp; Narrative<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-13 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-5ace2ba274b1bebd8aad87c253f69dbb wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-04-10T22:46:30+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-11-story-tutorial\/\">Apr 10, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-b046d3181592cb0101df3ac278d653aa wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/author\/keyingd\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kimi Du<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category is-style-default wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/category\/blogs\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blogs<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-14\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">As our game contains a significant amount of narrative and cultural storytelling, one of our key goals this week is to fully integrate characters and dialogue into the gameplay experience. This ensures the&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-11-story-tutorial\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-15\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-275 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-10-playtest-day\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1437\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Screenshot_20250411183452-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Week 10 Playtest Day!\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Screenshot_20250411183452-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Screenshot_20250411183452-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Screenshot_20250411183452-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Screenshot_20250411183452-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Screenshot_20250411183452-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Screenshot_20250411183452-2048x1150.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-18 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-282a72a2955395ce4956ead7f0922851 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-16\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-10-playtest-day\/\" target=\"_self\" >Week 10 Playtest Day!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-16 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-5ace2ba274b1bebd8aad87c253f69dbb wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-03-31T21:45:52+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-10-playtest-day\/\">Mar 31, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-b046d3181592cb0101df3ac278d653aa wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/author\/keyingd\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kimi Du<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category is-style-default wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/category\/blogs\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blogs<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-17\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On March 29, we hosted a playtest session for our lastest build and received a wide range of insightful feedback from players. Below is a summary of the key takeaways organized by category.&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-10-playtest-day\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-18\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-271 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-9-art-integration\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Screenshot_20250331174908-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Week 9 Art Integration\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Screenshot_20250331174908-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Screenshot_20250331174908-1-300x57.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Screenshot_20250331174908-1-1024x194.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Screenshot_20250331174908-1-768x145.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Screenshot_20250331174908-1-1536x291.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Screenshot_20250331174908-1-2048x388.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-21 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-282a72a2955395ce4956ead7f0922851 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-19\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-9-art-integration\/\" target=\"_self\" >Week 9 Art Integration<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-5ace2ba274b1bebd8aad87c253f69dbb wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-03-31T21:43:31+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-9-art-integration\/\">Mar 31, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-b046d3181592cb0101df3ac278d653aa wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/author\/keyingd\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kimi Du<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category is-style-default wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/category\/blogs\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blogs<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-20\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This week, four of the team members went to GDC San Francisco, so we only have two artists left. The artists have finished the 2D sprites and 3D models of all characters NPC&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-9-art-integration\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-21\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-221 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-8\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1475\" height=\"909\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/After-Shader.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Week 8 Direction &amp; Plan\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/After-Shader.png 1475w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/After-Shader-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/After-Shader-1024x631.png 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/After-Shader-768x473.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1475px) 100vw, 1475px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-24 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-282a72a2955395ce4956ead7f0922851 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-22\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-8\/\" target=\"_self\" >Week 8 Direction &amp; Plan<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-22 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-5ace2ba274b1bebd8aad87c253f69dbb wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-03-10T18:39:06+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-8\/\">Mar 10, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-b046d3181592cb0101df3ac278d653aa wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/author\/keyingd\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kimi Du<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category is-style-default wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/category\/blogs\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blogs<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-23\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This week, our environment artist finished modeling and texturing all major buildings and added environmental assets to the scene. We also discussed the art direction\u2014focusing on how to make our game environment stand&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-8\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-24\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-211 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-7\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Image_20250310142018.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Week 7 Halves\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Image_20250310142018.png 3840w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Image_20250310142018-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Image_20250310142018-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Image_20250310142018-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Image_20250310142018-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Image_20250310142018-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3840px) 100vw, 3840px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-27 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-282a72a2955395ce4956ead7f0922851 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-25\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-7\/\" target=\"_self\" >Week 7 Halves<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-25 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-5ace2ba274b1bebd8aad87c253f69dbb wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-03-10T18:23:48+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-7\/\">Mar 10, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-b046d3181592cb0101df3ac278d653aa wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/author\/keyingd\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kimi Du<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category is-style-default wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/category\/blogs\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blogs<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-custom-color-1-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-26\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On Wednesday, February 26th, we presented our Halves presentation in front of ETC faculty and students. Halves is a mid-semester milestone where all project teams present their progress to the entire faculty. 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