{"id":371,"date":"2025-11-05T11:05:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T11:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/?p=371"},"modified":"2026-01-11T13:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T13:12:08","slug":"week-6-reflection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/2025\/11\/05\/week-6-reflection\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 6 Reflection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week we had a lecture from Venezia Georgieva about game systems. This expanded on some concepts  we have already been using like <strong>game design pillars<\/strong> and introduced new ones like <strong>core gameplay loops<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Game Loops<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Core Game Loops<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Moment to moment actions within a game, that the player repeats multiple times to make progress, usally focuses on short term goals. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meta Game Loops<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Repeatable actions outside of core gameplay, story progress, long term progression, motivation systems. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Loops by Time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Second-to-second &#8211; Most repeatable actions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minute-to-minute &#8211; Short term progress<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hour-to-hour &#8211; Permanent progression longer goals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>User Stories<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a short sentence layout to be used when adding a new feature and figuring out why you are adding it. It focuses on the player and what they will gain from the feature. As there are multiple users of your game it is helpful to create multiple user stories for each.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> As [ blank ]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I want [ blank ]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>So that [ blank ]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the lecture we also did tasks. The first being to pick a game and identify what it&#8217;s game design pillars are. I chose the game Subnautica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251105_194935817-1024x721.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-421\" style=\"width:649px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251105_194935817-1024x721.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251105_194935817-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251105_194935817-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251105_194935817-1536x1082.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251105_194935817-2048x1442.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are the pillars I got.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next task was a group task to pick a game and decide it&#8217;s meta and core gameplay loop. We decided to use Subnautica again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251103_114734847-1-940x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423\" style=\"width:595px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251103_114734847-1-940x1024.jpg 940w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251103_114734847-1-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251103_114734847-1-768x837.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251103_114734847-1-1410x1536.jpg 1410w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251103_114734847-1-1880x2048.jpg 1880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are the loops we found, it took a while to decide on the core gameplay loop due to there simply being so much to do in the game. The meta loop came much easier. When creating the loop we also focused on the resource flow this is what you gain or lose in each loop. In Subnautica this ranges from materials found exploring to health lost from dangerous creatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also had another presentation of the work we had so far. I created a new presentation with a beach decking theme, I included my  new game pillars, a draft of the core gameplay loop and a sketch mock up of the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-424\" style=\"width:548px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f 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 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide3-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide3-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide3-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide3-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide3-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/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 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide4-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide4.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide5-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-427\" style=\"width:668px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide5.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide6-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-428\" style=\"width:668px;height:auto\" 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https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide7-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide7.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide8-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide8-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide8-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide8-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide8.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide9-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide9.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide10-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide10-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide10-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide10-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Slide10.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The presentation went well, I recieved questions about the nature of the minigame so I need to figure out what it will be. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-20959078 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\/stw1g24\/2025\/12\/29\/2\/\">Gameplay and Mechanics<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Next Steps &#8211; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will now research and choose the artstyle I will be using. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-20959078 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\/stw1g24\/2025\/11\/10\/picking-an-artstyle\/\">Finding an Artsyle<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After I have done that I will start to refine my worldbuilding, creating art and reference boards for it. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" 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