{"id":2864,"date":"2026-01-10T14:49:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T14:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/?page_id=2864"},"modified":"2026-01-11T23:49:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T23:49:26","slug":"on-different-wavelengths-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/on-different-wavelengths-research\/","title":{"rendered":"On Different Wavelengths Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em>On Different Wavelengths<\/em> Concept Research<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/On-Different-Wavelengths-\u2013-Concept-Research.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of On Different Wavelengths \u2013 Concept Research.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-a4302cc2-b9cb-4056-9db6-623422f7ef3e\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/On-Different-Wavelengths-\u2013-Concept-Research.pdf\">On Different Wavelengths \u2013 Concept Research<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/On-Different-Wavelengths-\u2013-Concept-Research.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-a4302cc2-b9cb-4056-9db6-623422f7ef3e\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Setting Sketch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-23-12-2025-19.38_5-1024x631.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-23-12-2025-19.38_5-1024x631.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-23-12-2025-19.38_5-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-23-12-2025-19.38_5-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-23-12-2025-19.38_5-1536x946.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-23-12-2025-19.38_5-2048x1262.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The action of the game would take place in space. The player would be positioned in the satellite in the middle marked with a dot. The names of the planets are essential to point towards which planet the player should direct the decoded message.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The names for the planets were inspired by real-life planet names which can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/exoplanets\/exoplanet-catalog\/\">https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/exoplanets\/exoplanet-catalog\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below is presented the message that the letters from the prototype will form, and that needs to be eventually decoded by the player. I have written out all the necessary letters and counted them, so that the number of letters available for collection in the gameplay would match the message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"825\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/image-7.png 781w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/image-7-284x300.png 284w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/image-7-768x811.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Unity Prototype<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1600\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 2560 \/ 1600;\" width=\"2560\" controls src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/On-Different-Wavelengths-Prototype.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">For this video please turn the volume up a bit to hear the collecting sound effect better (I apologize for the quiet recording)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the function of golden letters?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Golden letters count as double &#8211; if player collects a golden E, they gain two E letters for the decoding phase instead of one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assets for the Prototype (Made in Piskel)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regular Letters<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-carousel-v2 cb-carousel-block\" data-cb-slides-per-view=\"1\" data-cb-slides-per-group=\"1\" data-cb-space-between=\"15\" data-cb-speed=\"300\" data-cb-navigation=\"true\" data-cb-pagination=\"true\" data-cb-breakpoints=\"{&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:1}}\"><div class=\"swiper\"><div class=\"cb-wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/letter-a.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2873\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/letter-b.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2874\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/letter-c.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2875\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/letter-d.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2876\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/letter-e.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2877\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/letter-f.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2878\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/letter-g.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2879\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/letter-h.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2880\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide 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class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/letter-p.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2887\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/letter-s.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2888\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/letter-t.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2889\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/letter-u.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2890\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/letter-v.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2891\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/letter-w.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2892\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/letter-y.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2893\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"cb-pagination swiper-pagination\"><\/div><div class=\"cb-button-prev swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"cb-button-next swiper-button-next\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Golden Letters<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-carousel-v2 cb-carousel-block\" data-cb-slides-per-view=\"1\" data-cb-slides-per-group=\"1\" data-cb-space-between=\"15\" data-cb-speed=\"300\" data-cb-navigation=\"true\" data-cb-pagination=\"true\" data-cb-breakpoints=\"{&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:1}}\"><div class=\"swiper\"><div class=\"cb-wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/Golden-A.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2898\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/Golden-E.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2899\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/Golden-O.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2900\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"cb-pagination swiper-pagination\"><\/div><div class=\"cb-button-prev swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"cb-button-next swiper-button-next\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ultimately, I wanted the golden letters to have an animated glow around them. A prototype is presented below.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/Golden-E.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2901\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although I didn&#8217;t choose this concept for further development (partially due to low interest in it in the feedback form), I still might consider developing it in the future as a small side project to enhance my portfolio. It is a concept which focuses more on mechanics rather than narrative and it would be a good coding practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-89b4c9e9 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/unwanted-research\/\">Unwanted Research \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Different Wavelengths Concept Research Setting Sketch The names for the planets were inspired by real-life planet names which can be found here: https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/exoplanets\/exoplanet-catalog\/ Below is presented the message that the letters from the prototype will form, and that needs to be eventually decoded by the player. I have written out all the necessary letters &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/on-different-wavelengths-research\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;On Different Wavelengths Research&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2864","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2864"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3223,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2864\/revisions\/3223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}