{"id":89,"date":"2025-10-29T17:03:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T17:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/?p=89"},"modified":"2026-01-06T01:22:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T01:22:23","slug":"week-02","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/week-02\/","title":{"rendered":"WEEK #02"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"89\" class=\"elementor elementor-89\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-961eb86 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"961eb86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5585154 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5585154\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f2864 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"40f2864\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a4526f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a4526f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Week 2 Introduction<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaf4695 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaf4695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the start of Week 2, we were introduced to the idea of the \u201cgame poem\u201d through a talk by Jordan Magnuson. His games are minimalist, personal, and emotionally charged. Rather than aiming to entertain, they are built to evoke emotion and invite introspection\u2014often without rules, UI, or even goals.<br \/>Our design brief was to create a game poem using metaphor to express a specific emotion. I chose the feeling of loneliness as my central theme.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99d5370 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99d5370\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"111\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/11\/bitzy-300x111.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2826\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/11\/bitzy-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/11\/bitzy-768x285.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/11\/bitzy.png 771w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e6876 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1e6876\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For development, I used Bitsy \u2014 a tiny 8&#215;8 pixel game editor designed for creating narrative-driven, minimalist games.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d44728 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d44728\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aecb3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"7aecb3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"GameDevelop\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb8c73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fb8c73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Game Concept<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85edcc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85edcc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"317\">In my concept:<br data-start=\"126\" data-end=\"129\" \/>On a rainy night, the player wakes up in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.<br data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"221\" \/>He walks slowly through the dimly lit room and notices some quiet and delicate everyday objects:<\/p><ul data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"454\"><li data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"350\"><p data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"350\">A teacup that is still warm<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"392\"><p data-start=\"353\" data-end=\"392\">A fireplace that has not yet gone out<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"454\"><p data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"454\">A coat with a familiar scent, left unworn for a long time<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"688\">These seemingly familiar yet unresponsive objects silently amplify his sense of loneliness.<br data-start=\"547\" data-end=\"550\" \/>He decides to leave the room and enters a rain-blurred forest. In the grass, he comes across a small cat, curled up and peacefully asleep.<\/p><p data-start=\"690\" data-end=\"948\">The cat is also alone, but appears calm and at ease.<br data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"745\" \/>At that moment, the player undergoes an emotional shift: from resisting loneliness to learning to accept it.<br data-start=\"853\" data-end=\"856\" \/>He returns home. The space remains as quiet as before \u2014 but now, his perception has changed.<\/p><p data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"1236\">I hope that this small game will not include any traditional game mechanics:<br data-start=\"1026\" data-end=\"1029\" \/>No win\/lose conditions, no instructions \u2014 only through pacing, atmosphere, and simple object-based dialogue interactions, guiding the player to experience the emotion itself, rather than \u201ccompleting a task.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-040072b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"040072b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09e6f22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09e6f22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Room Structure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98735ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98735ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe3db8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2fe3db8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/ezgif.com-animated-gif-maker.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2838\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47f59e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47f59e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/ezgif.com-animated-gif-maker-1.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2837\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d23dc8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d23dc8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/ezgif.com-animated-gif-maker-2.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2836\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-053ea00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"053ea00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each scene in Bitsy is built as a ROOM, and I designed three of them for this project. Inside each room, I added interactive objects (with dialogue triggered upon interaction), exits, and some animated tiles to enhance movement and pacing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4877915 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4877915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interactive Objects<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26dfb9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26dfb9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"55\" data-end=\"413\">In Bitsy, I created interactable objects by first drawing an 8\u00d78 pixel sprite. Then, I assigned a dialogue to it using Bitsy\u2019s built-in system. When the player stands on or walks up to the object, a black dialogue box appears on screen, showing the text I wrote. This simple interaction adds subtle narrative depth without needing complex mechanics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac55c70 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac55c70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc736a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc736a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/dialogue.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2843\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/dialogue.png 681w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/dialogue-300x265.png 300w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee01b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ee01b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/dia.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2842\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/dia.png 759w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/dia-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/dia-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/dia-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2e63eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2e63eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exits<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96c37c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"96c37c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5518cba elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5518cba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/exit.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2844\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/exit.png 401w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/exit-300x245.png 300w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e03beee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e03beee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bitsy\u2019s built-in <strong data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"84\">exit<\/strong> feature allows the player to move between different rooms. By placing exits on specific tiles, I can guide the player from one scene to another, creating spatial transitions and narrative flow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11af53a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11af53a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c65588 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c65588\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visual Style<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49b472 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a49b472\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50b29dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50b29dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"379\"><strong data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"142\">Bitsy only works with 8\u00d78 pixel tiles, so there\u2019s not a lot of room for detailed visuals.<\/strong><br data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"145\" \/>This built-in limitation just happens to fit the feeling I wanted\u2014small, fragile, and a bit distant.<br data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"248\" \/>The colour palette is mostly cold tones like blue and grey, which match the rainy night setting and the overall quiet, lonely mood.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dafb76f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dafb76f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/c66cac82e001202dc87433fb1be31aa6.png\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-2866\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/c66cac82e001202dc87433fb1be31aa6.png 275w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/c66cac82e001202dc87433fb1be31aa6-152x300.png 152w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b2bbf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75b2bbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-179fabb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"179fabb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Play Test<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-643aa37 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"643aa37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f18d08c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f18d08c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_20251115012857_2_2-1024x767.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2858\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_20251115012857_2_2-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_20251115012857_2_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_20251115012857_2_2-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/hl1d23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_20251115012857_2_2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c4985f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c4985f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"55\" data-end=\"413\">After presenting in Studio, I received some sticky-note feedback. One of them pointed out a small bug during the playtest, while others offered new perspectives that helped me think more openly about the theme of loneliness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70aea68 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70aea68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87748ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"87748ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"PlaytheGame\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d66bed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d66bed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Play the Game<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7596a17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7596a17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can try the game poem here:<span style=\"color: #00ffff\"><a style=\"color: #00ffff\" href=\"https:\/\/1015lhw.itch.io\/loneliness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\ud83d\udc49<strong> <u>Play \u201cLoneliness&amp;cozy\u201d on Itch.io<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9159db4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9159db4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"side-nav\">\r\n  <a href=\"#Introduction\">Week 2 Introduction<\/a><br>\r\n  <a href=\"#GameDevelop\">Building the Feeling<\/a><br>\r\n  <a href=\"#PlaytheGame\">Play the Game<\/a><br>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week 2 Introduction At the start of Week 2, we were introduced to the idea of the \u201cgame poem\u201d through a talk by Jordan Magnuson. 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