{"id":163,"date":"2025-10-16T09:28:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T09:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/?p=163"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:46:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:46:51","slug":"week-3-reflection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/2025\/10\/16\/week-3-reflection\/","title":{"rendered":"Semester 1 &#8211; Week 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Week 3 introduced us to essential experience and how it is connected to the game design intention. We have looked into different segments of game design, as well as got familiar with the concept of game design pillars and how to generate them around your ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first task was to determine which emotions you associated with key elements of your game. In my case, it was mostly centred around curiosity\/interest and acceptance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/IMG_3208-1-1024x665.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/IMG_3208-1-1024x665.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/IMG_3208-1-300x195.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/IMG_3208-1-768x499.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/IMG_3208-1-1536x998.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/IMG_3208-1-2048x1331.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were given the diagram with three main aspects of game design &#8212; aesthetics, story and mechanics &#8212; and we needed to explain how each of them is included in our game idea.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"772\" data-id=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/IMG_3208-1024x772.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/IMG_3208-1024x772.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/IMG_3208-300x226.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/IMG_3208-768x579.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/IMG_3208-1536x1158.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/IMG_3208-2048x1544.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The task was to create game design pillars based on the knowledge we received from the first lesson and present them to the rest of the group. They needed to present the main goals of your game, and also simply show what aspects of the game are supposed to be the leading force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/3-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/3-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/3.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/4-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/4-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/4-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/4-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/4.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/5-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/5-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/5-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/5-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/5-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/5.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have also added content that I had before coming to university, because I decided to take the concept of the game I had as my graduation project in college and remake it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Game pillars really help you concentrate on certain aspects of the game that you think have to be essential in the player\u2019s experience. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week 3 introduced us to essential experience and how it is connected to the game design intention. 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