Development Blogs

  • Week 15 – Retrospective and What’s Next?
    Finals is *finally* here! We presented in the second block of the Monday Final Presentation session, and we overall did really well! When it came to our open house on Wednesday, we got feedback from both faculty and students on our experience. Most of the feedback was positive, and the constructive feedback was what we… Read more: Week 15 – Retrospective and What’s Next?
  • Week 14 – Final Presentation Prep
    Our journey is almost complete! With finals around the corner, we focused on finalizing the major parts of our project. Our first priority was the second plunger. It took a while, but it was finally finished Wednesday of this week. With the plunger ready, we were able to begin actually building the prototype housing unit… Read more: Week 14 – Final Presentation Prep
  • Week 13 – Water Break and Final Tasks
    This week was quite dramatic! Due to water break issues in the building, we were unfortunately not able to work in person for two days (Tuesday and Wednesday). We did still get stuff done as well as was able to present our Softs feedback to our client and Scott. During our presentation to our advisor… Read more: Week 13 – Water Break and Final Tasks
  • Week 12 – Softs Week
    With Softs this week, we were preparing the game the best we could to get the most feedback from faculty. We implemented our finalized sounds into the experience, which definitely helped in creating a well-rounded pinball experience. The biggest task this week was creating achievements for the players and adding all of the new art… Read more: Week 12 – Softs Week
  • Week 11 – Playtest Day Feedback
    This week is another short one due to CMU’s Carnival Weekend, so the primary goals of this week were to determine tasks based on Playtest Day feedback and continue development on our game. Playtest Day feedback was incredibly helpful, as it consisted of things we were already thinking about. We were overall super happy that… Read more: Week 11 – Playtest Day Feedback