{"id":65,"date":"2026-10-05T20:17:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T20:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yx3g25\/?page_id=65"},"modified":"2026-10-29T22:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T22:33:13","slug":"week-two-developments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yx3g25\/semester-1\/week-two-developments\/","title":{"rendered":"Week Two (Developments)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u2190 Semester 1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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

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

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

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

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

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

This week, I developed FEED + GOD + HUNGRY<\/strong> from a game about feeding a statue into a mysterious restaurant centred on cooking<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why it has Changed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Behaviours and experience(I would like the players to__)<\/summary>\n
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A sheet Vanissa gave us to help us set goals for the game.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

After discussing things with Vanissa, I realized I was trying to cram too much into this game. I wanted to emphasize the protagonist’s greed and the eerie, psychological horror atmosphere, while also presenting it as a cooking game. It has been difficult to blend these elements together perfectly. <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Original Idea<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The player was an ordinary person who gathered ingredients and fed a hungry god\u2019s stone statue. The concept combined an everyday task with an unsettling, supernatural presence. In the initial game concept, the protagonist was a greedy individual; the game aimed to portray a dynamic where, to have his selfish wishes granted by a statue, he had to bring it delicious offerings every day\u2014ranging from animals to human souls. The greater the wish, the more gruesome or rare the required offering became.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly, the game as a whole is quite complex. If I were to actually build a demo, I would have to juggle the map where the protagonist explores the town in the morning, figure out how to bring food back to the statue, determine how to cook meals for it, and so on. Given this, I plan to focus the gameplay on one specific aspect.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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From Offerings to Cooking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I moved the setting to a restaurant and changed the protagonist from an ordinary person to a chef<\/strong>. Rather than simply delivering food, the player now takes a more active role in preparing ingredients and making dishes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This shift gives cooking a clearer purpose: it becomes the main interaction through which the player encounters the strange world of the restaurant.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What I Want to Keep<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The setting has changed, but the grotesque, mysterious atmosphere<\/strong> remains. I want familiar routines\u2014preparing food and serving guests\u2014to feel slightly uncanny.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Research! (Visual References)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I am looking at Rusty Lake Hotel<\/em><\/strong> for its unsettling atmosphere and animal-headed characters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atmosphere reference \u2014 Rusty Lake Hotel \u2193<\/summary>\n
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Rusty Lake.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I want to explore muted colours<\/strong>, enclosed interiors<\/strong> and a sense that something is hidden behind ordinary hospitality<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Rusty Lake Hotel \u2014 official game page<\/a><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Character references \u2014 Animal Heads, Human Bodies \u2193<\/summary>\n
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Rusty Lake.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Mr
Rusty Lake.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Animal heads paired with human bodies and formal clothing could make the guests recognisable as diners while keeping them unfamiliar. I want to explore how their silhouettes and gestures can suggest personality before they speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Official references: Mr Deer<\/a> \u00b7 Mr Rabbit<\/a><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Current Direction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A chef prepares food in a mysterious restaurant, where everyday cooking meets a grotesque and enigmatic world.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, the general idea was settled upon, and the following form was filled out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • I want to encourage players to understand strange customers through observation, conversation, and cooking, while gradually questioning the mysterious world around them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • I want the player to uncover the secrets of the restaurant by interpreting customers’ strange requests, observing their belongings, listening to their stories, and preparing dishes for them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • I want the player to feel curious but increasingly uneasy as the restaurant becomes stranger and more unpredictable. I want them to experience the feeling of being the only person who notices that something is wrong.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    At the same time, my classmates also provided me with a great deal of inspiration and feedback.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\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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