{"id":4004,"date":"2025-11-17T23:18:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T23:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rp11g23\/?p=4004"},"modified":"2026-01-08T17:02:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:02:28","slug":"week-7-formative-feedback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rp11g23\/2025\/11\/17\/week-7-formative-feedback\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 7 &#8211; Formative Feedback"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The key takeaway from my formative feedback session was: create and document anything that will drive my project forward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rp11g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/11\/image-13.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4515\" style=\"width:726px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rp11g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/11\/image-13.png 776w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rp11g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/11\/image-13-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rp11g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/11\/image-13-768x274.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was shown some games that included cards and had pretty straightforward UI. Both <em>Reigns: Her Majesty<\/em> and <em>Democratic Socialism Simulator<\/em> use a swipe (left or right) mechanic on the cards, which makes the games not only easier to learn but also more accessible to platforms other than just PC. I was leaning more towards making a point-and-click adventure game, but these games had me considering other branches I could look into. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-79fb870f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newgamenetwork.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/rhm_02_3.jpg\" alt=\"Reigns: Her Majesty Review - New Game Network\" style=\"width:468px;height:auto\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Reigns: Her Majesty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rp11g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/11\/image-14-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rp11g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/11\/image-14-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rp11g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/11\/image-14-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rp11g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/11\/image-14-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rp11g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/11\/image-14-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rp11g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/11\/image-14.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Democratic Socialism Simulator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the session, I showed some of my moodboards on Pinterest that inspired ideas for the look and atmosphere of my game. I made sure to remember to add this to my documentation. Furthermore, I was told to look into the already existing market for games in this genre. Researching what has already been done will not only help identify where there is a gap, but also how to make your game unexpected. After identifying or coming up with a potential game idea, it was suggested that I make a prototype to test. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The key takeaway from my formative feedback session was: create and document anything that will drive my project forward. I was shown some games that included cards and had pretty straightforward UI. 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