{"id":94,"date":"2018-04-13T21:28:42","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T21:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/parallel\/?p=94"},"modified":"2018-04-23T19:40:39","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T19:40:39","slug":"parallel-week-twelve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/parallel\/index.php\/2018\/04\/13\/parallel-week-twelve\/","title":{"rendered":"Parallel: Week Twelve"},"content":{"rendered":"

Week twelve update:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In week twelve, we’ve refined our approach to our final product. We’ve decided to back off from the previous decision of “open world,” after a few meetings where we realized that in all this discussion what we’re really aiming for is to give the player a sense of progression, with some meaningful choice in the puzzles they solve.<\/p>\n

We’ve maintained the idea of giving players modules as they progress, but have vastly simplified the environment and as an extension, taken a lot of stress off of our art and design decisions to be made.<\/p>\n

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In this model, we’ve returned to a somewhat linear scheme, with challenge puzzles, which are harder than the main progression. These challenge puzzles can be skipped – but they will be given a completion score to judge their progress in learning how to use the modules\/solve puzzles. In addition to this, it gives the player the opportunity to replay the game and experience challenge puzzles they might have passed over the first time through.<\/p>\n

This week, we’ve also been preparing our final build, getting it to a playable point where we can test it at Elizabeth ISD on April 17th for our final testing session.<\/p>\n

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Week twelve update: In week twelve, we’ve refined our approach to our final product. We’ve decided to back off from the previous decision of “open world,” after a few meetings where we realized that in all this discussion what we’re really aiming for is to give the player a sense of progression, with some meaningful … <\/p>\n

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