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In hindsight, my preparation for this presentation was rather rushed, and many ideas were not fully presented in the slides. (so I added more information in the blog posts). Upon revisiting the theme of game ideas, I realized that my understanding had been somewhat limited. Most of the time, I focused on isolated mechanics or a single narrative concept, without effectively integrating the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the feedback, it also became clear that many people did not perceive a strong connection between the game mechanics and the narrative. This prompted me to reconsider how I should approach the development of this game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I gradually realized that game mechanics design is not one of my strongest areas, a point that was also raised in the Week 7 feedback. How to transform existing mechanics into something truly unique and personal remains a challenge for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While listening to other presentations, I considered joining another team, especially since some classmates were exploring themes similar to mine. However, after further reflection, I decided to continue with my own project. Many of the narratives presented by others leaned toward darker themes. This is not a criticism; on the contrary, I admire their ideas and believe many of them address profound real-world issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the outset, I aspired to create a work grounded purely in fantasy, a work that allows players to simply feel that they are experiencing a “good story.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During my first year participating in Board in the City, a player who guided my game mentioned that games allow her to truly relax after work and experience joy. That idea has stayed with me ever since, and I realized that this is exactly what I want to create. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, I chose not to join another team and instead continue developing this light, fairy-tale\u2013inspired project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer the question in the feedback<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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When I first considered this issue, I did agree with the suggestion. However, after some reflection, I decided to continue using the cat as my main anchor. First, bees have a clear social hierarchy in the animal world, with naturally occurring queens and kings. However, in some contexts, bees often symbolize punishment or moral enforcement<\/strong>: in stories, people or animals who steal honey or damage hives are frequently stung as a form of retribution. Therefore, in my view, bees carry a strong moral rule metaphor<\/strong>. Thus, I think selecting fluffy, conventionally cute animals as characters seems more appropriate in this fairy-tale-like game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further reflection of the game idea<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Based on the feedback and my reflections above, I have decided to make further adjustments to the story, aiming to better integrate the narrative with the game mechanics and enhance player engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, I noticed that many people expressed strong support for using felt as an artistic style, so I plan to incorporate felt elements into the art design in future development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In hindsight, my preparation for this presentation was rather rushed, and many ideas were not fully presented in the slides. (so I added more information in the blog posts). Upon revisiting the theme of game ideas, I realized that my understanding had been somewhat limited. Most of the time, I focused on isolated mechanics or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72,77],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-presentation","category-research-phase-4"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1988"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2102,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1988\/revisions\/2102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}