{"id":439,"date":"2026-05-09T17:59:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T17:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/?page_id=439"},"modified":"2026-08-14T08:07:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T08:07:14","slug":"hello","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/","title":{"rendered":"Alt F4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tags<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-categories-list wp-block-categories-taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-categories\">\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-30\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/tag\/ai\/\">ai<\/a> (2)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-32\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/tag\/apply\/\">apply<\/a> (2)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-44\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/tag\/done\/\">done<\/a> (8)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-47\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/tag\/referral\/\">Referral<\/a> (8)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-31\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/tag\/research\/\">research<\/a> (3)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-33\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/tag\/sem1\/\">sem1<\/a> (4)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-42\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/tag\/sem2\/\">sem2<\/a> (7)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-45\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/tag\/spell\/\">spell<\/a> (8)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Categories<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-categories-list wp-block-categories-taxonomy-category wp-block-categories\">\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-43\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/category\/referral-y2-due-14-08\/\">Referral Y2 Due-14\/08<\/a> (8)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-11\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/category\/sem1\/\">Semester 1<\/a> (4)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/category\/sem2\/\">Semester 2<\/a> (7)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">REFERRAL FOR SEM1 YEAR2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-859 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-referral-y2-due-14-08 tag-done tag-referral tag-spell\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/2026\/08\/11\/character-design\/\" target=\"_self\" >Character Design<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">When designing the characters I had to make it seem like Greg and Sammie were two opposites, but I still wanted there to be similarities to make the player believe Sammie can still influence Greg&#8217;s thinking, which helps the narrative. Therefore, I kept the colours similar, but their personalities at opposite ends. Although I think&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-11T20:40:02+00:00\">August 11, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-857 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-referral-y2-due-14-08 tag-done tag-referral tag-spell\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/2026\/08\/11\/ui-and-environment-design\/\" target=\"_self\" >UI and Environment Design<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">There are two rooms that were distinctively designed. The Workshop and Greg&#8217;s room. They are designed to represent the two sides of the story &#8211; A warm cosy place for an artisan and digital nomad dungeon. The Workshop The workshop was designed to be warm and very wooden, the centerpiece being a charming round window&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-11T20:39:40+00:00\">August 11, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-855 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-referral-y2-due-14-08 tag-done tag-referral tag-spell\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/2026\/08\/11\/figma-screenshots-first-draft-of-the-gdd\/\" target=\"_self\" >Figma Screenshots &#8211; First draft of the GDD<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I referenced a site that gave me a guideline to starting a GDD. As I developed, I found it easier to visualise my game and started getting ideas which made me revise it further. This is the drafts final stage. The skeleton of a GDD which I fleshed out mainly with developing the narrative and&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-11T20:35:40+00:00\">August 11, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-851 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-referral-y2-due-14-08 tag-done tag-referral tag-spell\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/2026\/08\/11\/storyline-dialogue-persona\/\" target=\"_self\" >Storyline-Dialogue-Persona<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Premise This is a game that focuses on how generations change.How we dont change alongside the world.How this generation will be outdated.How things around us change fundamentally because belief changes. You start working under your grandpa in the workshop because the world is all-too-quickly shifting back into traditional and simpler ways to live. Grandpa, born&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-11T20:27:36+00:00\">August 11, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-849 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-referral-y2-due-14-08 tag-done tag-referral tag-spell\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/2026\/08\/11\/gameplay\/\" target=\"_self\" >Gameplay<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The gameplay and the story The game will be split in many ways: Days and nights and seasons. Each season will have its own tasks to do because of the progression of the story. Storyline-Dialogue-Persona Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Loop DAY Minute to minute:You check off each task that is needed&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-11T20:21:35+00:00\">August 11, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-847 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-referral-y2-due-14-08 tag-done tag-referral tag-spell\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/2026\/08\/11\/game-pillars\/\" target=\"_self\" >Game Pillars and Vertical Slice<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This page is a guideline on how to develop the game, what is there to prioritise and a reference for new ideas to add to the game. The pillars are important because they&#8217;re referred to when there is content developed into the game. Having guidance adhere to a common list of expectations (The pillars) keeps&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-11T20:18:46+00:00\">August 11, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-845 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-referral-y2-due-14-08 tag-done tag-referral tag-spell\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/2026\/08\/11\/premise\/\" target=\"_self\" >Premise<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Your grandpa needs help running a workshop and completing commissions that are sent to him. You always were an advocate for doing things by hand and grandpa was an expert at managing the store, ordering supplies etc.The world is adapting to traditional mediums and technology becomes stigmatized.Born in 2005, Grandpa Greg couldn&#8217;t adapt to the&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-11T20:11:48+00:00\">August 11, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-834 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-referral-y2-due-14-08 tag-done tag-referral tag-spell\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/2026\/08\/11\/ahhh\/\" target=\"_self\" >Observations, Inspirations and Analysis.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Observation: People are reverting to a more physical way to live. People choose to live a harder lifestyle because they see value in it. Making things by hand even though you can buy the same thing for cheaper. Building a house, using dumb phones or designing furniture for their own sake is almost like there&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-11T19:14:24+00:00\">August 11, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Semester 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-435 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-sem2 tag-ai tag-sem2\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/2026\/05\/09\/ai-use\/\" target=\"_self\" >Team communication and AI use.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">AI and Communication I liked our team because individually we were strong. I provided the narrative and artwork. Kevin was great at coding and making sure assets worked together in Unity. Yangsong made the world enticing to explore in. Iris unified the experience with her music and imported my narrative to the engine too.However we&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-09T17:21:55+00:00\">May 9, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-433 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-sem2 tag-ai tag-sem2\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/2026\/05\/09\/feedback\/\" target=\"_self\" >Feedback<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I collected the feedback for the team which the other members used to improve the game. I found the environment to not be totally suitable for playtesting. It was crowded and loud whilst our game was supposed to be a calm experience that relied on immersion into the story. I can&#8217;t imagine myself reading in&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-09T17:21:30+00:00\">May 9, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-431 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-sem2 tag-research tag-sem2\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/2026\/05\/09\/research-for-narrative\/\" target=\"_self\" >Research for Narrative<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">There are many elements to writing a basic narrative, and twice as more to write a compelling one. I find a lot of advice to be a reflection on past good narratives, but difficult to apply like tool. More like something to be aware of. The biggest piece of advice was to have every line&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-09T17:20:16+00:00\">May 9, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-429 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-sem2 tag-research tag-sem2\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/2026\/05\/09\/research-for-foraging\/\" target=\"_self\" >Research for Foraging in the Pacfic Northwest<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This research was to make references on the Pacific Northwest for our game to give it a sense of depth. This was also a chance or Marcus to shine his knowledge to prove to Tyler he needs him. Most of the research was reflected on Marcus&#8217; knowledge, the sprite choices and character preferences. How to&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-09T17:18:07+00:00\">May 9, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-427 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-sem2 tag-apply tag-sem2\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/2026\/05\/09\/narrative\/\" target=\"_self\" >Narrative<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Translating the Narrative I tried to highlight the entirety of Erik&#8217;s story using a Key. This key helped clearly define what is important in the story as well as consider alternative progressions. One ending I wanted was a super quick one where Tyler is completely solo, he doesn&#8217;t speak to them and ventures alone in&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-09T17:14:29+00:00\">May 9, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-425 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-sem2 tag-research tag-sem2\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/2026\/05\/09\/twine-and-inkle\/\" target=\"_self\" >Using Twine and Inkle<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Twine Twine was more of an standalone than tool. I thought it was pretty good because you can make a game from it by itself but as a team, we eventually agreed that inkle was a better alternative as it was designed to be intergrated to different game engines. I saw what games could&#8217;ve been&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-09T17:08:34+00:00\">May 9, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-423 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-sem2 tag-apply tag-sem2\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/am3n24\/2026\/05\/09\/art\/\" target=\"_self\" >Art<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Overall Although I was assigned to do narrative, I felt like I should draw for the team. I wanted to originally draw so at the start it didn&#8217;t feel like a huge workload. Only later on did I understand how much work this has meant for me. 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