{"id":166,"date":"2025-03-13T17:28:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T17:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/stringers\/?p=166"},"modified":"2025-03-31T16:28:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T16:28:57","slug":"week-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/stringers\/week-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7d4e143acf2ca93552c83713b38c2d68 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"is-default-size wp-block-site-logo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/stringers\/\" class=\"custom-logo-link\" rel=\"home\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2389\" height=\"994\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/stringers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-14-163003.png\" class=\"custom-logo\" alt=\"STRINGERS\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/stringers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-14-163003.png 2389w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/stringers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-14-163003-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/stringers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-14-163003-1024x426.png 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/stringers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-14-163003-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/stringers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-14-163003-1536x639.png 1536w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/stringers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-14-163003-2048x852.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2389px) 100vw, 2389px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h1 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-d6202aa7d337f2ce08aedc8ed261a84e wp-block-site-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/stringers\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"home\">STRINGERS<\/a><\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-site-tagline has-small-font-size\"> &#8211; 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Focused on scripts that control visual elements. Adjusted animations of the character model and timing of visual effects. Next week will be focusing on the mapping of face detection and animation, data collection, and fine tuning of animations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>UI\/UX:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Designed the complete game wireframe, including the landing page, in-game hints for planet and meteor encounters, &#8220;How to Play&#8221; instructions, and various GUIs such as planet count, energy recharge, and astronaut rescue bay. Also created game over and completion screens displaying completion percentage, planet count, and the number of astronauts rescued, which varies based on gameplay. 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