412-339-0780Final Physical Design
Big news: we’ve finalized the build design! Our final build, complete with fully framed-out CAD and tech drawings, has been approved by the client and sent out to the fabricator. The layout consists of a “desk” structure composed of stacks of books which supports the touchscreen monitor. This desk is designed to the specifications of a […]
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Feb, 28, 2013
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Meet the Haywire Robot
Name: Sparky Occupation: Assembly Line Industrial Robot (Rogue) Likes: Killing All Humans Dislikes: Humans, Water, Short Battery Life
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- Feb, 25, 2013
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Week 6: Going to Texas
The Week in Review We spent most of sixth week in San Antonio, Texas, where had an opportunity to run three playtests with different demographics. After three days of Texan warmth, we returned to Pittsburgh with a better understanding of what our interactive storytelling experience is really about and a taste for springtime. We began our trip with a tour the […]
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- Feb, 22, 2013
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Playtest 2, 3 & 4 : San Antonio
This week we had the chance to hold 3 more playtests while visiting our clients in San Antonio. Between a private school, a public school and the San Antonio Children’s museum, we were able to test with kids both in our target age range and younger and generate lots of useful feedback. Enjoy some photos […]
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- Feb, 21, 2013
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Meet the Balletrina
Name: Regina Occupation: Principle Dancer with the dotdotdot Ballet Theatre Likes: Tutus, Pirouettes, Tiaras Dislikes: Mean People
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- Feb, 18, 2013
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Physical Design 4.0, 4.5
This week we have 2 new designs to share with the client. The first focuses more on the tools of story creation and centers around a large spiral bound notebook and pencil- tools every kid is familiar with. It also provides an activity for younger children who might not be up to the reading level […]
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- Feb, 17, 2013
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Week 8: Interface Iteration
Week in Review As we moved toward halves presentations, Week Eight saw some major milestones in both the digital and physical components of the project. We spent much of the week refining the user interface for the installation based on feedback we received from last week’s client call. The original UI concept made use alternately […]
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- Feb, 15, 2013
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Week 5: Feedback
The Week in Review Our week fifth week started with affirmation and a plenty of questions as we launched our first playtest and faced the faculty in Quarters reviews. By the week’s end, we used this feedback to improve our plans for a first full build. Our playtest, which we ran Sunday afternoon at the […]
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- Feb, 15, 2013
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Our First Team Photo
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- Feb, 15, 2013
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Meet the Turtle
Name: Terrance T. Turtleson Occupation: Anthropomorphic Turtle Likes: Ponds, Swimming in Ponds, Reading (About Ponds) Dislikes: Being Called a Tortoise
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- Feb, 11, 2013
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