{"id":114,"date":"2015-09-30T18:53:18","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T18:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/lotter-e\/?p=114"},"modified":"2015-10-01T23:48:22","modified_gmt":"2015-10-01T23:48:22","slug":"week-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/lotter-e\/index.php\/2015\/09\/30\/week-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Week4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once again, we started the week off by meeting with our clients.\u00a0 This time we had two ideas for them, each of which was now based around a cause. \u00a0The first we referred to as “Clean the City”. \u00a0The idea was that it would be a relaxing, artistic game based around swiping to clean a city of pollution. \u00a0As the city got cleaner, color and other activity would slowly start returning to it. \u00a0Players could extend their play time by walking in the real world, or they could pay to buy an in-game tree, which would not only extend their playing time, but also plant a tree in the real world.<\/p>\n

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The other idea was called “Survive!” \u00a0The idea was that it would be a survival game a la Don’t Starve or Minecraft. \u00a0The player would be tasked with collecting resources and other tools to help them survive. \u00a0The twist would be that any in-game items they purchased would\u00a0be purchased in the real world for someone in need. \u00a0The thought was the game would put them in the mindset of someone\u00a0who has to struggle to survive, while also giving them the ability to help someone for whom that’s a reality.<\/p>\n

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Generally, the reaction was quite positive.\u00a0 They liked both the ideas, especially how they used some of the ideas we’d pitched previously, but in a much more concrete fashion now that they were integrated with a cause.\u00a0 We were concerned that they might not think the ideas were “lottery” enough for their purposes, but they seemed to appreciate the fact that the lottery was “baked in” to the mechanics, and not an additional thing slapped on to the game.<\/p>\n

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Still, they had issues with both games.\u00a0 For Clean the City, they liked the theme and real world games for change element, but expressed concerns over the “fun-ness” of the gameplay.\u00a0 For Survive!, they liked the gameplay and some of the charity elements, but didn’t really like the theme.\u00a0 They challenged us to come up with a game that could combine the best aspects of both games, which is what we spent the rest of the week working on.\u00a0 For quarters, we’re preparing a demo that will show off our core gameplay of swiping away pollution.\u00a0 Hopefully we can get some good feedback on that mechanic, as well as our plans for future features.<\/div>\n
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