{"id":710,"date":"2026-02-05T14:12:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yw2c23\/?p=710"},"modified":"2026-02-23T10:55:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T10:55:35","slug":"week-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yw2c23\/2026\/02\/05\/week-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, we were introduced to the vertical slice we&#8217;re going to create, which gave me a preliminary understanding of it. It&#8217;s similar to a small game demo, or a game prototype. It&#8217;s not a complete game, but rather a part of a game, containing the core elements within the vertical slice to facilitate testing whether the game achieves the parts the designers intended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This also means that different game focuses will result in different forms of vertical slices. For example, if the game&#8217;s focus is on art style, then the vertical slice will need to showcase more of that art style rather than specific game events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grouping<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We learned of our grouping results on Thursday after we voted on everyone&#8217;s GDD and the positions they wanted to take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yw2c23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/\u5c4f\u5e55\u622a\u56fe_17-2-2026_135641_blackboard.soton_.ac_.uk_-1024x563.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yw2c23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/\u5c4f\u5e55\u622a\u56fe_17-2-2026_135641_blackboard.soton_.ac_.uk_-1024x563.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yw2c23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/\u5c4f\u5e55\u622a\u56fe_17-2-2026_135641_blackboard.soton_.ac_.uk_-300x165.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yw2c23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/\u5c4f\u5e55\u622a\u56fe_17-2-2026_135641_blackboard.soton_.ac_.uk_-768x422.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yw2c23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/\u5c4f\u5e55\u622a\u56fe_17-2-2026_135641_blackboard.soton_.ac_.uk_.jpeg 1306w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the groups were formed, we got to know our group members, discussed our assigned projects, and confirmed what each of us would do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To be honest, I&#8217;m a little scared about the job I&#8217;m about to take on. My first choice was actually narrative design because I know how to approach storytelling and related aspects. But for a TA, I don&#8217;t really know what I&#8217;d be doing, and I have absolutely no experience with the technical aspects. I&#8217;ll spend my weekends researching what skills I need to learn and what my job will entail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, we were introduced to the vertical slice we&#8217;re going to create, which gave me a preliminary understanding of it. It&#8217;s similar to a small game demo, or a game prototype. 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