{"id":1112,"date":"2026-05-20T23:36:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T23:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yy8g22\/?p=1112"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:07:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:07:54","slug":"1st-demo-playtest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yy8g22\/2026\/05\/20\/1st-demo-playtest\/","title":{"rendered":"1st Demo Playtest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Screenshot for my 1st demo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yy8g22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/image-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yy8g22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/image-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yy8g22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/image-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yy8g22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/image-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yy8g22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/image-1536x862.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yy8g22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/image-2048x1150.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I made a questionnaire for players to fill, and here are the 4 replies from them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-yiran-yang wp-block-embed-yiran-yang\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6HVx2nGPpd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yy8g22\/2026\/05\/20\/1st-playtest-feedback\/\">1st Demo Feedback<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;1st Demo Feedback&#8221; &#8212; Yiran Yang\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yy8g22\/2026\/05\/20\/1st-playtest-feedback\/embed\/#?secret=7Hj2tygDg7#?secret=6HVx2nGPpd\" data-secret=\"6HVx2nGPpd\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And accroding to these questionnaire, I got a idea about what I did well for now and what to improve<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WWW:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Character\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The comments on bolbs are positive, like:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>cute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>adorable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>creative<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>liked the character<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This means that the design of this character is meet the expectations, that make players feel enough affinity that players will love and empathize with it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Predator\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is actually a surprise, predators, especially bird predators, It seems that left players a deep impression:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>tense but fair<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>exciting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>bird predators are fun<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Predators are not purely punishment for players, but part of the game experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EBI:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The good news is that the problems are also clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Target\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Almost everyone mention that &#8220;the target is not clear enough&#8221;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>slightly confused<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>not clear where to go<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>more narrative<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>purpose unclear<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And even if it isUsing hunger as the driving force, there are still players who don&#8217;t realize the need to eat food, therefore, they will not explore according to the direction of food.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This also made me realize the limitations of the original idea of making open world exploration game. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This kind of game relies heavily on visual guidance, which requires players to explore and get rewards through curiosity, but at the same time, players should be allowed to stop and slow down. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This is beyond my ability to do at present, and it doesn&#8217;t meet my expected player reaction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>So it is necessary to change the idea and add <strong>background story<\/strong>, <strong>NPC dialogue<\/strong> or <strong>visual elements<\/strong> to guide players.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Camera\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This problem may sound smaller, but it is indeed a Problem widely observed and reflected by players while playing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At first, I hoped that players could have a broader perspective to observe the actions of predators, but this led to a lot of Conflicts with the existing model, Or it&#8217;s the problem that the lens shakes up and down at random<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the same time, some players said that the lens sensitivity was too high, Moving very fast, it&#8217;s hard to find out current position<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And when the pitch angle is too large, the modeling of the blob itself will block the vision and lead to a unclear sight.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, I also found a problem:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It may be that the canvas of the scene is too large. In this case, if you try to Explore in the scene, and the game will become very slow, even completely stuck when you get close to a where there are too many models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although this problem has not been raised during the player&#8217;s play, I think that the accuracy of this modeling is still at a very low geometric stage.Therefore, the situation will only get worse after replacing it with a more specific model in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This affected the game experience, and led me to think about shift my game from the <strong>open world<\/strong> to the <strong>linear gameplay that switching between small scenes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Screenshot for my 1st demo I made a questionnaire for players to fill, and here are the 4 replies from them: And accroding to these questionnaire, I got a idea about what I did well for now and what to improve WWW: EBI: The good news is that the problems are also clear. At the same time, I also found a problem: It may be that the canvas of the scene is too large. 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