Friday, April 2, 2010

Blog Status Report for Orange Lab C - Week of April 2nd

The Lab:

Accomplished:
· Chose a platform for the game.
· Discussed how to integrate questions and learning into the game.
To be Accomplished:
· Produce a prototype game.
· Begin testing of the game.
· Preparations for the Open House (poster, presentation, etc)
C1
Accomplished:
· Got familiarized with the Blender and Construct platforms
· Decided on the construct platform to make the game
· Determined how to split up work between ourselves and C9
· Created specific work packages for the weekend and going into the week
· Set specific deadlines, i.e. game is to be built by Thursday
To be Accomplished:
· Design and write the game
· Receive work from research teams and figure out what and how to integrate it into the game
· Begin testing the game
· Determine how and who will make the poster and design manual (PM meeting on Monday)
C2
Accomplished:
· Finished the Design proposal oral presentation
· Decided on the research for the game
· Completed questions for the game
To be Accomplished:
· Design the setting for each question
· Finalize questions for game
· Instruct designing group as to how it should look
· Final Report
Additional Information:
Although a majority of the work for our part is mostly completed, not much else can be done until the programming groups start working on their parts. This is because their parts directly correlate to our work.
C5
Accomplished:
· Found and referenced pictures of different facial expressions.
· Created a Q and A by creating different situations for which the user has to reply with the correct statement back.
· Discussed our ideas with the programming group.
To be Accomplished:
· Give the programming group our research.
· Work with the programming group to tie up any loose ends.
· Depending on what PM decides we may be working on the poster next week.
C6
Accomplished:
· finalized questions for program
· discussed as a group timelines that the lab needs to conform to
· come up with some ideas for the poster
To be Accomplished:
· come up with more ideas for the poster
· look up different sprites to help the programming group
· finish all info for our part of the program
Additional Information:
· good teamwork.
· Not much time left for finishing the programming.
C8
Accomplished:
· The artificial arm was constructed, so far the outline and structure is complete, and all that needs to be done is the circuits.
· Ideas to incorporate Handshakes into the game were thought of and decided.
· Dates and plans for the final construction of the prototype are set.
To be Accomplished:
· Completion of the artificial hand.
· To convey all our ideas for the game to Taylor
· Have full testing of the artificial hand.
C9
Accomplished:
· Decided on a programming platform (Scirra Construct v0.99.62)
· Determined the basic views, levels and elements of the game
· Determined some of the possible interaction types in the game
· Determined the possible obstacle types in the game
· Decided on the distribution of teamwork
To be Accomplished:
· Contact group leaders to divide teamwork
· Decide on a system of keeping track of progress
· Develop all levels, objects and sprites for the game
· Compile all levels into a single workable game
· Create specific instances for each type of obstacle
· Integrate possible questions, conversations and challenges into each sprite

Schedule for the week of April 2nd:


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