Dates: Oct. 23 - Oct. 29

Decisions:

• Level 1 
  • Make the box into an additional puzzle to help teach interaction mechanic
• Movement
  • Reduce vertical drag
  • Add sprinting
  • Allow analog stick for letter selection
  • Increase delay on camera reset
• Direction
  • Not clear where to go - add dolly camera / line trace to indicate next clipboard
• Hints
  • Level 2 needs more initial hints
  • Hint functionality not obvious
    • Add indication that wrong solution = hint points
  • Add priority letters (beginning of word)
  • Allow to undo hint inserts to allow spelling more words

Obstacles / Things to Consider:

• Are we leading the player so much that they won't explore the level?
• Interacting with two objects in close proximity doesn't always work properly
• Figuring out how to better communicate the hint functionality to the player
• Need to help players when they get stuck but also not make the game too easy

Progress:

• Added pencil trail to follow player when walking 
  • Can draw on floor / obstacles
• Added new level one puzzle solutions to expand creativity
• Level 2 solutions / functionality implemented
• Overhauled the clipboard UI
  • Added level 1 hint images
• Implement fan functionality
• Implemented hint points system
  • Hint point gained for spelling wrong words

Screenshots (Current Game State):

Next Steps:

• Implement animations for alpha
• Incorporate GDDC feedback
  • Add dolly camera / pencil trace to indicate player direction
  • Give more level 2 hints
  • make interactable objects more noticeable by adding glow
  • improve hint system to prevent it from “locking you in” to a solution
  • Indicate hint functionality to player
• Fix minor bugs
  • Overlapping interactable objects doesn’t always work
  • Can draw in air in certain spots