{"id":384,"date":"2013-09-03T00:16:02","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T00:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/spearhead\/?p=384"},"modified":"2013-11-25T01:51:45","modified_gmt":"2013-11-25T01:51:45","slug":"newsletter-week-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/spearhead\/?p=384","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Week 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Hi Everyone,<\/h2>\n<p>We are Project Spearhead and we are a student pitch project that focuses on exploring and testing the limits of the new virtual reality head-mounted display, the Oculus Rift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/spearhead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Banner3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-271\" alt=\"Banner3\" src=\"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/spearhead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Banner3-300x127.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/spearhead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Banner3-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/spearhead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Banner3-1024x433.png 1024w, https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/spearhead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Banner3.png 1180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our goal is to develop 20 test and prototypes that utilize the Occulus Rift in new and experiential ways.<br \/>\nDuring our research we found that many project utilizing the Occulus Rift focused solely on on utilizing the rift as a camera but we feel that this new piece of technology has far greater potential.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What we Accomplished<\/h2>\n<p>This week we started out by meeting as a team, researching fellow Occulus Rift Projects and discussing everything we wished to accomplish with the Occulus Rift. From our brainstorming session we were able to develop a thorough list of mechanics and potential limitations we wanted to test.<\/p>\n<p>As the week came to a close we were able to develop three ideas for our branding material (website, logo, half sheet, etc.) We also finalized our vision and definition of what test and prototypes consist of.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our TEST GOALS are to:<\/strong><br \/>\nLearn about the abilities of the Oculus Rift while testing a hypothesis regarding it\u2019s usability in a game design context.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our PROTOTYPE GOALS are to:<\/strong><br \/>\nCreate a fun experience using the Oculus Rift and utilize knowledge gained from tests to inform our mechanic; this will either cement our findings from the tests or open our eyes to real life exceptions to the data we gathered.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>What\u2019s Next<\/h2>\n<p>Our next step is to brainstorm our first two test and develop the design of our posters and branding material.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"null\">PS_Newsletter_Week 1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Everyone, We are Project Spearhead and we are a student pitch project that focuses on exploring and testing the limits of the new virtual reality head-mounted display, the Oculus Rift. Our goal is to develop 20 test and prototypes that utilize the Occulus Rift in new and experiential ways. 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