{"id":154,"date":"2026-10-29T18:57:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T18:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yx3g25\/?page_id=154"},"modified":"2026-10-29T22:28:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T22:28:35","slug":"week-four","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yx3g25\/semester-1\/week-four\/","title":{"rendered":"Week Four\uff08Lecture\uff09"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u2190 Semester 1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Week One<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week Two<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week Three<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week Four<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week Five<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week Six<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Communicating the Rules of My Gameworld<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In this week\u2019s lecture, we learned that a good game idea should not only be interesting, but also easy to explain, realistic to develop, and achievable within the given time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I learned that a pitch deck should clearly communicate what makes a game interesting, while a GDD needs to explain how the game actually works and how it can be developed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most useful parts of the lecture was learning how to break down a gameplay loop into clear steps. It helped me understand that I need to think not only about what players do, but also about how their actions connect and what motivates them to continue playing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lecture also discussed the importance of keeping a game’s scope manageable. I realised that it is better to focus on a small number of well-developed mechanics rather than trying to include too many features.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Class Exercise \u00b7 Hide and Seek<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our instructor assigned our group (Maggie, Echo) the game “Hide and Seek” and asked us to create a game loop for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So, we created this game loop, short and clear.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Applying the Lecture to My Game<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I had only given some rough thought to game loops previously. However, in light of what we covered in class today, I\u2019ve reconsidered the concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the game loop for my game, developed after attending the lecture\uff1a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Game World \u00b7 Miro Board<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Year 2 – World Game Design Canvas – Miro<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the end of this week, we created a miro board for our game to clarify my thinking: what kind of game tone I wanted, what elements I wanted to give the game, and what I hoped players would benefit from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Miro Board below\uff1a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AI & Translation Tools<\/h2>\n\n\n

Google Translate and Youdao Translate were used to support translation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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