{"id":212,"date":"2013-11-02T15:46:28","date_gmt":"2013-11-02T19:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/playstation-ignite\/?p=212"},"modified":"2013-11-02T15:46:28","modified_gmt":"2013-11-02T19:46:28","slug":"week-10-social-racer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/playstation-ignite\/?p=212","title":{"rendered":"Week 10: Social Racer"},"content":{"rendered":"

PDF Download: Newsletter: Week 10<\/a><\/h2>\n

This week marks the beginning of a new cycle and a new assignment for team PlayStation Ignite. This time, we\u2019ve been given a very specific game mechanic to work with, but an interesting challenge posed alongside it: make a driving game like \u201cIvan ‘Ironman’ Stewart’s Super Off Road\u201d or \u201cSuper Sprint\u201d, but incorporate a social aspect that pulls from social media. The assignment is intentionally vague as to the actual social aspect we should use; it\u2019s up to use to figure that one out! We have the freedom to explore all sorts of social media sources, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.\u00a0\"Newsletter10Pic2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

We began the week by brainstorming questions of why people use various forms of social media, as well as why people might want to play a game that involves using their or their friends’ personal information. What does social mean in the context of a racing game? Why would people want to play our game over another game that doesn\u2019t incorporate the social aspect? Using these questions as prompts\u00a0 we\u2019ve come up with something that we think is fun and can work well in the context of the constraints we\u2019ve been given.\"Newsletter10Pic1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The idea goes like this: there are photographs scattered around the race course that belong to mutual Facebook friends of the racers. These mutual friends are scattered around the course at target locations, and the goal is to match the photos to the correct friend in the shortest amount of time possible. \u00a0The first player to correctly identify the mutual friend from his photos wins the round, and a new set of photos is introduced to the course.<\/p>\n

We put together a simple paper prototype of the concept to test out the basic idea.\u00a0 Try for yourself on the right!<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve spent the rest of our time this week working on theming, story, and art style. We have a pretty strong idea of the direction we\u2019ll be taking this idea, and we\u2019ll pitch that to the Sony team on Monday. We hope that with a strong visual style and story, we can deliver a consistent and cohesive game this round, and create something unique and fun.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re very excited about our new game and we can\u2019t wait to see what this turns into over the next 2 weeks. Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for more excited game development news!<\/p>\n

– Team PlayStation Ignite<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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