{"id":251,"date":"2020-02-22T00:08:28","date_gmt":"2020-02-22T00:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/ditto\/?p=251"},"modified":"2020-04-25T23:36:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-25T23:36:25","slug":"week-6-finishing-up-our-2nd-round-of-brainstorming-and-further-prototype-iteration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/ditto\/index.php\/2020\/02\/22\/week-6-finishing-up-our-2nd-round-of-brainstorming-and-further-prototype-iteration\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 6: Finishing up our 2nd round of brainstorming and further prototype iteration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Week 6 has been a pretty busy time for Project Ditto, especially since this has been the first week this semester that we\u2019ve actually had a full week to work! This week, we\u2019ve been focused on iterating on the digital prototype of the Virus vs. Cells we created last week, as well as beginning development on our paper prototype, which we were finally able to create by the end of the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also officially moved our design documentation onto a dedicated GitHub page, which you can find here<\/a>! From now on, anyone who is interested in seeing our weekly design updates will be able to access our Design Documentation GitHub via the Media link up top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Work This Week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Brainstorming: Round 2 Continued<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Sketching out other possibilities for State Share, using the parameters that Erin gave us in our last meeting.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Last week, Erin urged us to consider the following criteria when brainstorming our second prototype:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Multiplayer with some form of asymmetric power dynamics<\/li>
  2. Persistent\/Shared World<\/li>
  3. Multiplying states rather than replicating them<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Erin also encouraged us to think of the game as having 2 distinct phases. In Phase 1, the game might have a max of 4 players, so the early stage of the gameplay might be a lot smaller and intimate. But for Phase 2, we would then use State Share to amplify the gameplay from Phase 1 and exponentially increase the number of players accessing the state, going from 1-4 people to hundreds or possibly thousands. The most important part of these 2 phases, other than the gameplay itself, was the transition between Phase 1 and Phase 2. At what point do we use State Share to amplify what has transpired in Phase 2, and how will that manifest?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Keeping these criteria in mind, we spent the first 1\/3rd of the week racking our collective brains to figure out another game format that was both distinct from the Virus vs. Cells concept while also taking advantage of the above criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Based upon our feedback from last week’s client meeting, it seemed like our “One Hour One Life”-esque concept utilized these three categories well-enough in theory, so we used that concept as a base during our ideation process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    From a complicated whiteboard sketch…<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Iterating on Virus vs. Cells<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    A gif demonstrating our “cells” ability to move, jump, split into two controllable cells, and also merge cells back together!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Wenyu was not only able to implement the split-screen function, but also find a way to send the duplicated screen onto another monitor within one Unity file. This means that we could potentially have 8 monitors hooked up to one PC to simulate the state share mechanic, negating the need for networking entirely! Woohoo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n