{"id":158,"date":"2014-02-22T01:15:17","date_gmt":"2014-02-22T01:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/serenity\/?p=158"},"modified":"2014-04-22T00:07:19","modified_gmt":"2014-04-22T00:07:19","slug":"newsletter-week-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/serenity\/?p=158","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter week 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Alright, times up, let\u2019s do this. <del>Leeeeeeeeeeeeeroy JJJjjjjjenkinsss<\/del> Quarterrrrs Presentaaationss!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The majority of this week was spent preparing for and reflecting on the feedback we received from our Quarters presentation (a summary of what the team has done so far and our plans for the project\u2019s remainder). After the presentation, guests stopped by to play the demo we had set up for them. This resulted in useful feedback about what needs to be tweaked in terms of level design\/ease of control and inspiring ideas from guests that we\u2019re itching to test.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On the one hand, yay! We\u2019re already \u00bc of the way done with the semester! On the other hand, dear god&#8230;we\u2019re already \u00bc of the way done with the semester. With the shadow of Quarters behind us and Halves (another status update in the form of a presentation) on the horizon, we\u2019ve formulated the task list for our next sprint.<\/p>\n<p>We are currently working on tweaking problem areas discovered during our playtests, implementing new features, and submitting our game to the App Store. Problem areas that are being fixed include better placement of certain checkpoints\/obstacles and tweaking the tilting sensitivity. New features that we\u2019re adding include (but aren\u2019t limited to) sprite animations for the player character, enemy ai, and a tutorial. The reason we\u2019ve decided to publish on the App Store now is because the initial approval process is notoriously long. Be that as it may, once it is on the Store updating the app is a much shorter process. Starting now will ensure that we have a published game (an important goal for us) by the project\u2019s completion.<\/p>\n<p>Our next big milestone is a month from now &#8211; Halves. We\u2019ve stated the tasks we want completed by then and are working towards making it a reality. However, due to Spring Break and GDC, we only have two weeks of development time. This means we are in crunch mode right now and are getting things done fast. Stay Tuned!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/serenity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/1623695_10152251725941180_1698584883_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159 aligncenter\" alt=\"1623695_10152251725941180_1698584883_n\" src=\"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/serenity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/1623695_10152251725941180_1698584883_n-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/serenity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/1623695_10152251725941180_1698584883_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/serenity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/1623695_10152251725941180_1698584883_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/serenity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Newsletters_Week_6.pdf\">Download as PDF_Week_6<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alright, times up, let\u2019s do this. 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