{"id":195,"date":"2025-02-18T21:22:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T21:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/?p=195"},"modified":"2025-03-10T19:24:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T19:24:31","slug":"week-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/week-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 6 Prototype"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First Digital Prototype<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This week, the team completed the first digital prototype of the game. We brought this prototype, along with the paper prototype of the 2D puzzle, to playtest nights, gathering feedback on playtesters&#8217; feelings and experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lost Echo - Project Echoes Prototype Demo\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vKzPI5vu5Gk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Playtest &amp; Feedback<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Weixin-Image_20250220175803-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Weixin-Image_20250220175803-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Weixin-Image_20250220175803-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Weixin-Image_20250220175803-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Weixin-Image_20250220175803-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Weixin-Image_20250220175803-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Weixin-Image_20250220175755-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Weixin-Image_20250220175755-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Weixin-Image_20250220175755-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Weixin-Image_20250220175755-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Weixin-Image_20250220175755-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Weixin-Image_20250220175755-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Image_20250220175716-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Image_20250220175716-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Image_20250220175716-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Image_20250220175716-edited-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Image_20250220175716-edited-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Image_20250220175716-edited-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/lost-echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Weixin-Image_20250220175716-edited-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Tuesday Playtest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Playtester 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wants to see the music notes displayed on the screen to better simulate the experience of playing music.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feels the puzzle difficulty is appropriate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Playtester 2 &amp; 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recommended a game reference: <em>Wandersong<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suggested that interactable objects should glow or have visual effects when the player moves within a certain distance to indicate they are interactable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prefer not to fail a level due to incorrect inputs. Instead, suggested making mistakes fun and reversible. For example, if the player tries to blow on a tree, a child could appear, spill water, and say something like, <em>&#8220;What are you doing? Don\u2019t set the forest on fire!&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next Steps:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2D puzzle mechanics need to be inplemented in the scene. We will also focus on crafting the Halves presentation slides and the demo video to showcase the progress we&#8217;ve accomplished, as well as outlining the remaining tasks and plans moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Digital Prototype This week, the team completed the first digital prototype of the game. We brought this prototype, along with the paper prototype of the 2D puzzle, to playtest nights, gathering feedback on playtesters&#8217; feelings and experiences. 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