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09\/03\/2026-26\/04\/2026 (easter break)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trips and Events <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During week 7 we were all given a great opportunity to showcase our games so far and visit Us Two studios in London. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday we visited Us Two, and it was one of the most eye-opening days I’ve had. Getting to walk through a professional studio, see the work spaces where successful games are made, and hear directly from people working in the industry was a really insightful experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What struck me most was how the studio environment itself felt, creative but also organised and purposeful, which isn’t something I’d automatically associated with games development before. Seeing how the space was set up made me think about how much the environment you work in shapes the work you produce. It also gave me a much clearer picture of how roles are defined in a professional team. Everyone who spoke to us had a specific area of focus, whether that was design, development, or art, which is quite different from how Izzy and I have worked on Archive 13 where we’ve both had to take on broader roles. Talking to people actually working in the industry was probably the most insightful part, hearing about their career paths and day to day responsibilities made the industry feel a lot more tangible and reachable than it did before. Specifically it made me think more carefully about the kind of role I want to pursue. Working on Archive 13 I’ve been a generalist, handling narrative, code, and implementation all at once. Seeing how specialised professional roles are made me realise I want to develop deeper technical skills in gameplay programming specifically, rather than staying broad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s one thing to learn about industry roles in a classroom setting, but hearing it first-hand from people living it was something else entirely. This visit genuinely made me more intentional about the kind of role I want to pursue after graduating and the skills I still need to develop to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday we had the Science and Engineering Highfield event, which Izzy and I attended so we could have our game play-tested by the public. We received some really helpful feedback, even though the demographic wasn’t what we expected<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feedback we received:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • When you chose a headline it disappeared quite quickly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Same with the email for the second case<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • There was a section that said it was meant to be handwritten but it was typed instead<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Maybe do more with the journal<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Play more into the eeriness\/creepiness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    From this feedback, Izzy and I were able to discuss what to fix and what to implement going forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    \u2726\u2022\u2508\u0e51\u22c5\u22ef Week Seven \u22ef\u22c5\u0e51\u2508\u2022\u2726<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Adding Audio<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Before easter break, Izzy and I talked to Adam and Jordan about our game. For our next steps they recommended to begin adding audio, including voice acting. Luckily Izzy was able to contact some people about this and managed to get voice acting for most lines in the game!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    To do this I created an audio manager script where I then made an empty game object to attach it to.<\/p>\n\n\n

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