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Week 11 – Wrapping Up and Preparing for Ghana!
This week has been a whirlwind of activity as the team finalizes preparations for our upcoming trip to Ghana. Our main focus has been perfecting the game build and planning out a robust testing strategy to ensure we gain valuable insights from playtesting with our target audience. Game Development Our priority has been implementing final…
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Week 10 – Playtest Day!
ETC Playtest Day is Here! The big event this week is the ETC Playtest Day, happening this Saturday! Every semester, the Entertainment Technology Center hosts this special day for playtesting, where graduate student teams present their project builds for real-world feedback from guests. Playtesting is a valuable opportunity to see how games and experiences perform…
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Week 9 – Fine-Tuning and Playtesting Prep
Before diving into the development details, let’s take a look at the Mini 2 Gameplay Video! Programming Tyler has been hard at work integrating the UI, art models, and Lawrence’s visual effects, along with fine-tuning the interactions to create a smooth, engaging experience. With these additions, Mini 2 is now ready for playtesting! Art Lawrence…
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Week 8 – Keep the Streak
Back from Fall Break and Ready to Dive Back In! After a restful fall break, the team is recharged and excited to continue our journey on the project. Here’s what we’ve been working on: Level Design Greybox To advance our work on Mini 3, Tyler created a level design toolkit, streamlining the process for Anna…
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Week 7 – Officially 1/2
Half Presentation Now, let’s talk about what we covered during our halves presentation!During the presentation, we gave the audience an understanding about how’s the scenario is like for our target demographics — 10 to 14 years old student living in a small village in an emerging country. It might be hard for us to imagine…