{"id":165,"date":"2025-03-26T17:59:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T17:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/quessant\/?p=165"},"modified":"2025-03-26T17:59:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T17:59:14","slug":"week-9-gdc-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/quessant\/week-9-gdc-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 9 GDC Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s <strong>GDC Week!<\/strong> While several of our team members attended the <strong>Game Developers Conference<\/strong>, gaining inspiration and insight from industry leaders, the rest of the team continued working hard on the project\u2014focusing on <strong>sound design, music composition, and narrative development<\/strong> to bring more life and depth to the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week, we placed a strong emphasis on <strong>storytelling<\/strong> and began integrating <strong>audio more intentionally<\/strong> using <strong>Wwise<\/strong> as our sound pipeline. The immersive world of <em>Project Quessant<\/em> is beginning to come alive through <strong>rich atmosphere, music, and emotionally driven cutscenes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"649\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/quessant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-649x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/quessant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-649x1024.png 649w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/quessant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-190x300.png 190w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/quessant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-768x1211.png 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/quessant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-974x1536.png 974w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/quessant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5.png 1102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Xixi Winning a Looong Tencent penguin during GDC <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Individual Contributions<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lisa, Xixi, Tianyi, &amp; Wuji<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Attended <strong>GDC<\/strong>, gathering valuable <strong>research, insights, and inspiration<\/strong> from talks, demos, and networking opportunities. Their findings will help inform design, art, and technical decisions moving forward.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/quessant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sd1742504779_2.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Wuji&#8217;s observation on Indie game section at GDC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Albert<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Created <strong>sound effects<\/strong> that enhance moment-to-moment gameplay and reinforce environmental cues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yuhuai<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Composed <strong>original soundtracks<\/strong> for the game, helping shape the emotional tone and rhythm of the experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/quessant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cutscene_Draft.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Ashling&#8217;s Cutscene draft<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ashling<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Created the game\u2019s <strong>beginning cutscene<\/strong>, introducing players to the story in a cinematic and engaging way.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Revised and refined the <strong>narrative structure<\/strong> based on feedback to improve pacing and emotional impact.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Looking Ahead<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With just a couple weeks left until our next major milestone, we\u2019re continuing to layer <strong>narrative, sound, and visual polish<\/strong> into our game. The pieces are coming together\u2014and we\u2019re excited to show how far we&#8217;ve come. Stay tuned for more updates! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s GDC Week! While several of our team members attended the Game Developers Conference, gaining inspiration and insight from industry leaders, the rest of the team continued working hard on the project\u2014focusing on sound design, music composition, and narrative development to bring more life and depth to the game. 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