We’re done with softs! It’s always exciting watching players react while playing, slowly discovering the different bits of the game that we painstakingly put together. Softs in particular was exciting, because this was pretty much the finished product. Finally, players knew what to do after the put the headset on without any prompting on our Read more about 14. One Last Push[…]
With our new, clearer goal, we were able to more clearly define the goal of the game and the mechanics that players will use. Now, when the player starts the game, instead of a long winded and confusing intro scene, they are taken directly to the game. However, they don’t start off with the Tango Read more about 13. The Scourge of the Worms… and Thanksgiving[…]
If you have been following with the blog and read the previous week’s post, you know that a lot of design changes were made then. This week was about polishing and building out this new stripped down version of the game. A week into this process (and just 2 weeks from soft opening!) these changes Read more about 12. A New Direction[…]
A week where a lot of features had to be cut off and expectations had to be kept realistic. We realized that we had too many features and wouldn’t have enough time to put them all in with just 3 weeks left until Softs. Over multiple team meetings through the week, we cut out many Read more about 11. Important Playtest & Visit[…]
This week, the team was primarily focussed on designing and developing a good, strong introduction that will guide players into the experience. The Tango is very finicky, so there is a lot that the player needs to know in order to be able to enjoy the experience. So we packaged all of that information into Read more about 10. Intro & Tutorial Development[…]
We just completed halves! We had a great time. We spent the first hour or so doing each of our halves presentations and then spent a few hours demoing our products with the crowd. We had a nice list of guests who attended, some of whom were from outside EA too. We had some minor Read more about 9. Halves[…]
It’s time for halves already! Gotan has been hard at work putting in features, fixing bugs and more generally getting everything ready for halves. Unlike projects in Pittsburgh, projects at SV do a guest demo session apart from the 15 minute presentations, so we need the game to be as polished as possible. Before that Read more about 8. Closing to 50%[…]
Almost at the halfway point in the semester. The week started off with a small unofficial playtest session. We invited a few employees from EA to come over to our project space and try out our latest build. It was interesting to see some of them who had come for quarters coming back, excited to Read more about 7. Playtest[…]
After a pretty successful quarters presentation week, we had to regroup and decide on what we were going to do next. We had already settled on the general style of gameplay that we wanted for the final product – An open-ended mini-world-in-your-room game that would encourage players to explore their virtual space. What we focused Read more about 6. Move on to 50%[…]
Quarters week! Before that though, we had a very special guest join us for the day – Anthony Daniels. The voice of C3PO, like he makes sure to do every semester, spent some time with both the teams here at EA and gave us valuable feedback on what was working and what wasn’t. After an Read more about 5. Quarter, People Came & Checked It Out![…]