{"id":47,"date":"2023-02-17T16:56:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T21:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/?p=47"},"modified":"2023-02-17T16:56:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T21:56:39","slug":"silly-lil-guys-blog-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/?p=47","title":{"rendered":"Silly Lil Guys Blog #2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prototyping Strategies<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>We have decided that rather than prototyping a whole quest sequence or the whole game tutorial from the start, we would be better suited ourselves to develop in the alpha \/ beta phase by first make proof of concept scenes that each addresses a design problem \/ assumption \/ challenge. These are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Our three core mechanics, will they successfully convey the goofiness of our game to the player in an interesting and intriguing way? Are they realistic to implement in Unity? Are they realistic for the player to carry out in the public?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our art style and character design, how will the player react to them? Will they understand the \u201cScrungly\u201d feeling without us telling them? Does the art feel concise with our game concept and other elements in the game?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our game lore, does it provide clear and interesting space for game design? Is the lore itself interesting enough to be attractive to the player?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To these ends, we decided that our dev goal before the prototype milestone would be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>A working demo scene for each of our core mechanics. (Game Doc 4.2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>VPS based persistent object placement in AR space.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>First draft of complete game lore.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Art demo in static environment, integrated with game UI.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Art Progress (Character\/Narrative)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>As we move into the third week, we\u2019ve begun to make this concept of \u201cscrungly\u201d more complete. On Monday, we discussed which of our character concepts we thought was the most successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/attachments\/1066102155813064797\/1073469838346960896\/Untitled_Artwork.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-5-1024x715.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-5-1024x715.png 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-5-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-5-768x536.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-5-1536x1073.png 1536w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-5-2048x1431.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These were the initial concepts we created last week. During our meeting time, we refined these to better fit our vision. As well, we came up with character backstories to match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-6-1024x715.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-6-1024x715.png 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-6-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-6-768x536.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-6-1536x1073.png 1536w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-6-2048x1431.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, the messenger ghost\/mascot\/guide, Daniel, we wanted him to feel like he was once human in order to match the narrative. We felt this better matched this vision by giving him arms, legs, and an outfit. We also refined his quest:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Status upon encounter: Conscious<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personal item: postman bag<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Task:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Take his item while delivering his last letters One of the letters would be to a Miss Franklin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use his item as the player\u2019s item bag! Carry him around to meet new characters.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>A postman who was very diligent in life. He likes the nature of his occupation because he gets to go around the city and see different people and the glimpses of their lives. He is warm-hearted and always willing to help people (there could be some potential relation with another character here). He could give the player small pieces of information about other characters in this graveyard. He was unable to deliver some of his last letters and he wishes that the player could help him deliver them himself (wearing his postman bag).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stuff he could say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCan you see me? I have not talked to people for ages! I\u2019m Daniel, a postman. So nice to meet you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHave you seen the others? I wish I could travel around freely as I used to. I\u2019ve so bored.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHere, take this with you. It is my postman bag. There\u2019s plenty of space here to carry things around. Take it with you so that I could meet my neighbors here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh, the letters! Ah I was on my way to deliver them. Could you help me with this? Help me deliver the letters to their receivers?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThank you! Let\u2019s go on a new journey!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-7-1024x715.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-7-1024x715.png 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-7-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-7-768x536.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-7-1536x1073.png 1536w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-7-2048x1431.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We also looked into creating a father botanist figure, Dr. Guillaume Alexandre, his quest is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Status upon encounter: Amnesiac<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personal item: A small herb plant that he cultivated<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Location: Botanical Garden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Task:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Sing his wife\u2019s song to him<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bring him to his son and wife<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The father of Jacque. A botanist at Cranberry Mellow University. He cultivated a new bread of plant when he was alive and he is now attached to it. He is amnesiac, and does not remember anything. Once you sing Agathe\u2019s song to him, he remembers his past and asks you to bring him to his family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stuff he could say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHi! How are you doing? Who are you? Who am I?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t remember anything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI, I seem to remember everything now. How could I have forgotten about them! Mes anges!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSorry. I believe introductions are in order. I am Dr Guillaume Alexandre, a botanist.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou have seen my family? Could you, could you bring me to them? I have not seen them for too long.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>We also worked on concepts for the characters we discussed last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-8-1024x715.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-8-1024x715.png 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-8-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-8-768x536.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-8-1536x1073.png 1536w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-8-2048x1431.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Richardson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-9-1024x715.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-9-1024x715.png 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-9-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-9-768x536.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-9-1536x1073.png 1536w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-9-2048x1431.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Franklin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-10-1024x715.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-10-1024x715.png 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-10-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-10-768x536.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-10-1536x1073.png 1536w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-10-2048x1431.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Young Boy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>We also looked into potential toon shaders for our 3d models. We believe that a toon shader will help us have a cartoony style for our story. This will elevate the goofy\/scrungly feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Messenger.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A rough draft of the <strong>story flow<\/strong> as for now that shows all types of ghosts and gives a comprehensive view into the gameplay is also written.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1 The Postman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You first meet the <strong>postman, Daniel<\/strong>, your guide through the rest of the game<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His post bag will be your item bag, and you will deliver the letters in it for Daniel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2 The Little Boy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You meet the <strong>little boy<\/strong>, who tells you to find his mom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You find his mom who is <strong>Madame Agathe<\/strong> at the theatre and learn from her the \u201csecret passcode\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You return to the <strong>little boy<\/strong> and tell him the code<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your bring the boy (toy) to his <strong>mom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3 The Dad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The boy and his mother<\/strong> asks you to find the father of the family and ask you so sing the song to him<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You find <strong>Dr Guillaume<\/strong> who does not remember who he was in the botanic garden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You sing the song to him and help him restore consciousness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your bring him (a small herb plant that he cultivated) to his <strong>family<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4 The Singer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Madame Agathe<\/strong> ask you to put her poster on the poster wall and to gather an audience for her debut<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You put the poster on the wall and capture random ghosts to bring to <strong>her concert<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5 The Lit Guy and the Chem Girl<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You meet <strong>Richardson, a college literature student<\/strong>, who happen to be one of the senders of the letters you are delivering for <strong>Daniel<\/strong>, in Potter Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He asks you to deliver his letter to a <strong>Rose Franklin, a chem student at the same university<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You find <strong>Rose<\/strong> in Wean Chem Lab and she asks you to help her record the last lab data on her lab book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You deliver the letter to her, which she kindly decline and ask you to bring her words to <strong>Richardson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You go back to <strong>Richardson<\/strong> and tell him the response**.**<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6 The Clown and their Twin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Clown<\/strong> is spawn upon the player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You encounter a resentful clown who defeats you upon first encountering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, you are able to glimpse at their item, a photograph of them and their twin brother at the orphanage with the name Eddy written behind it, when it was dropped by the clown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You find <strong>Eddy<\/strong> at the tennis court, and learn from him that the clown is named \u201cJesse\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You go back to <strong>Jesse<\/strong> and cleanse them by draw the letter \u201cJ\u201d with your phone when encountering them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After you cleanse Jesse, you bring him to his twin <strong>Eddy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UI Progress<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>We created a sitemap for our game to figure out what players can do on each screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"949\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-17-at-12.58.20-PM-1024x949.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-17-at-12.58.20-PM-1024x949.png 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-17-at-12.58.20-PM-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-17-at-12.58.20-PM-768x712.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-17-at-12.58.20-PM-1536x1423.png 1536w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-17-at-12.58.20-PM.png 1554w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We are starting off with the map\/home screen because this is core to how our players will encounter the ghosts. We did a few iterations trying to understand how to stylize the map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-17-at-1.04.44-PM-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-17-at-1.04.44-PM-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-17-at-1.04.44-PM-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-17-at-1.04.44-PM-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-17-at-1.04.44-PM-1536x653.png 1536w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/53-472\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-17-at-1.04.44-PM.png 1944w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We are still determining the visual UI styling but are currently trying to make it a bit scary but cartoony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Programming Progress<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>This week we just continued to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Try to build to Android. We keep getting Grandle build error. Turns out we need a specific Grable tool version &amp; Gradle build version for it to work for ARDK builds. A combination we know will work is tool version 4.2.0, build version 6.7.1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continue to develop the mechanics prototypes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prototyping Strategies We have decided that rather than prototyping a whole quest sequence or the whole game tutorial from the start, we would be better suited ourselves to develop in the alpha \/ beta phase by first make proof of concept scenes that each addresses a design problem \/ assumption \/ challenge. 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