Dates: Oct. 16 - Oct. 22

Decisions:

• Letter System
  • Add more letters that don't necessarily spell solutions
  • If a “non-solution” word is spelled, gain a “hint point” to use on puzzles
• Level Design
  • Level 1: Remove boxes near spring puzzle and increase spring bounce force to make level feel less repetitive
• Game Effects
  • Plan to add a “poof” type of particle effect to objects that are spawned in
• Audio
  • More 60s jazz theme for looping soundtrack
  • adding sound effects for objects falling / being pushed / bouncing springs
• Playtesting
  • Deciding on main focuses of feedback we are looking at
    • Puzzle difficulty
    • Interactivity of levels
    • “intuitiveness” of game direction
      • mechanics
      • objectives

Obstacles / Things to Consider:

• Importing Woody animations into Unity - can it be done with the currently provided file structure or will it require extra work?
• Hint words needs interface from solution manager before implementation could be built
• Might be worth leaving “infinite hints” for first playtest to help track which puzzles are difficult
  • i.e. which puzzles require most hints
  • Gives a metric to compare against for future playtests

Progress:

• All level 1 art environment 3D assets implemented in game
  • Still need improved 2D assets for walls / floor
• Level 2 base level structure begun
• Built up functionality for hint system
  • Player can press button to get a letter in the right slot
• Woody Camera / Movement rework complete
• Main menu screen implemented
  • Has working settings for volume as well
  • Has credits
• Spider functionality enhanced
  • Spiders can be put into scared state (for level 2)
  • Spider webs can be destroyed by defeating spiders

Screenshots (Current Game State):

Next Steps:

• Complete level 2 functionality
• Prepare playtesting files
• Implement toon shaders
• Implement fan functionality
• Implement pause menu
• Enhance hint system
  • “Hint points” instead of unlimited hints
• Cosmetic Enhancements
  • Improve UI for clipboard with additional controls
  • Update lighting
  • Attempt animation / particle effect implementation