{"id":90,"date":"2015-12-13T15:55:08","date_gmt":"2015-12-13T15:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/entropy\/?p=90"},"modified":"2015-12-24T10:01:39","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T10:01:39","slug":"week-15-7-dec-13-dec-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/entropy\/index.php\/2015\/12\/13\/week-15-7-dec-13-dec-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 15 (7 Dec &#8211; 13 Dec 2015)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_199\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-199\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-199\" src=\"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/entropy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Entropy_GirlCharacterModel.jpg\" alt=\"Introducing our girl character, by popular demand.\" width=\"960\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/entropy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Entropy_GirlCharacterModel.jpg 960w, https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/entropy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Entropy_GirlCharacterModel-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/entropy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Entropy_GirlCharacterModel-768x569.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Introducing our girl character, by popular demand.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>ART<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Start Screen <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Touch up &amp; polish<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New particles<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_200\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-200\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-200\" src=\"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/entropy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Entropy_GayLussacLauncherConcept.jpg\" alt=\"Some of the final art to go in the game included this Gay-Lussac launcher for a fun puzzle to complete the level.\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/entropy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Entropy_GayLussacLauncherConcept.jpg 960w, https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/entropy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Entropy_GayLussacLauncherConcept-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/entropy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Entropy_GayLussacLauncherConcept-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of the final art to go in the game included this Gay-Lussac launcher for a fun puzzle to complete the level.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>DESIGN<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we\u2019re wrapping up development on the game proper, I\u2019ve stepped in to take on any end of semester tasks that others are too busy to do. This had made my primary responsibility the creation of our promo video. I also have some light design responsibilities that involve answering any key design questions that Kshitij or Akshay have and making sure that our final build is playable.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>PROGRAMMING<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fixed crash on game reset. Was due to a soundmanager loading issue<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imported girl character and got animation controller working<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fixed issue with girl character&#8217;s rotation during abilities<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Created character select screen<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Got character select feature working correctly<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iOS and necessary XCode updates for the new iPad<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imported new menu, credits, character select UI and BG screens<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Implemented Gay-Lussac launcher<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imported sky\/space BG for the last puzzle<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imported new UI assets<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Got height badge system working <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Changed particles to use the new meshes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Audio now starts from the main menu<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SoundManager persists between scenes so audio doesn&#8217;t cut when loading<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SoundManager preloads audio tracks now to prevent lagging when loading new BGM<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SoundManager crossfades with customizable duration. This prevents the sound from stopping abruptly when switching tracks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Audio mute button functionality<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loading screen<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_109\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109\" style=\"width: 766px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109\" src=\"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/entropy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Entropy_screenshot2.png\" alt=\"What the game looks like now.\" width=\"766\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/entropy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Entropy_screenshot2.png 766w, https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/entropy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Entropy_screenshot2-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What the game looks like now.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>PRODUCTION<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we are approaching the end of the semester, my work this week included ensuring we had the finishing touches in place for our finals build. \u00a0Some of our final game development tasks were simplifying platforming, adding sound, improving the look of the particles and including a female character. \u00a0Additionally, Julian and I worked on the lesson plan in collaboration with Mr. Botzer from Trinity High School. \u00a0I also put together the presentation for finals and made sure the team worked together on slides and practised in the RPIS. \u00a0During festival on Wednesday, we welcomed a number of guests into our project room including one of our earliest champions for this project, Eric Keylor. \u00a0I also started archiving, uploading our photos, videos and other material into Randon, so that Julian could work on the video. \u00a0I have started looking into festivals and conferences where we can submit our project. \u00a0Looking back on the semester, I\u2019m happy with how far we\u2019ve come and how much we\u2019ve learned and am grateful to the team, our partners and the faculty for their support in making this such a great semester.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_201\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-201\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-201\" src=\"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/entropy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Entropy_TransformationalInsights.jpg\" alt=\"Collecting our insights on transformational game development throughout the semester to go in a final deliverable document.\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/entropy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Entropy_TransformationalInsights.jpg 480w, https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/entropy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Entropy_TransformationalInsights-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Collecting our insights on transformational game development throughout the semester to go in a final deliverable document.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ART New Start Screen Touch up &amp; polish New particles DESIGN As we\u2019re wrapping up development on the game proper, I\u2019ve stepped in to take on any end of semester tasks that others are too busy to do. 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