{"id":232,"date":"2025-12-03T01:26:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T01:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/?p=232"},"modified":"2025-12-03T03:02:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T03:02:21","slug":"phase-3-moustache-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/2025\/12\/03\/phase-3-moustache-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Phase 3 &#8211; Moustache Game Prototype"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After we had completed furth research, we had to turn our findings into actual game ideas and mechanics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Moustache Game Idea<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a very productive one-on-one talk with my peer Xane, seen <strong>in this Week 5 post<\/strong>, we decided that we would work together on a game idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To summarise our talk, we came up with the idea of a <strong>Time-travelling barber<\/strong>. Inspired by games like Papers, Please; in this game you&#8217;d conversate with and cut the hair of historical figures throughout history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-e-jay-tripoli wp-block-embed-e-jay-tripoli\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4WMyLLlX9v\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/2025\/12\/01\/week-5-further-ideation\/\">Week 5 &#8211; Further Ideation<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Week 5 &#8211; Further Ideation&#8221; &#8212; E-Jay Tripoli\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/2025\/12\/01\/week-5-further-ideation\/embed\/#?secret=UCQGRu5g3z#?secret=4WMyLLlX9v\" data-secret=\"4WMyLLlX9v\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although cutting hair would be a big mechanic, the main emphasis of the game would be on the story and narrative, because of this we decided that we would work on separate parts of the game to turn into prototypes. He would make assets for a paper prototype (prototyping the hair cutting mechanics) and I would create a Twine game (prototyping the narrative and the player&#8217;s decision making).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Planning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To create solid prototypes, we needed a more concrete plan of what the game would be like. Therefore we created a group google document and wrote down potential ideas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6ac9abba82542&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6ac9abba82542\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"694\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" 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data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6ac9abba83316\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"560\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/12\/image-35.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/12\/image-35.png 473w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/12\/image-35-253x300.png 253w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now with a more concrete plan, we both knew what each of us were doing. In my case, I would be creating a Twine game that would introduce the player to two characters, being <strong>Stalin <\/strong>and <strong>Abraham Lincoln<\/strong> (Yes this game idea is absurd).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">This image shows passages for the twine game, showcasing the the branching events that take place depending on the players actions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"903\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/12\/image-37.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/12\/image-37.png 903w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/12\/image-37-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/12\/image-37-768x546.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is an example of the Twine game&#8217;s gameplay:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6ac9abba83aa5&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6ac9abba83aa5\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" 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