Week 4: Quarters

This is a week of receiving and responding to feedback for us. We also developed the composition box and nailed down our metrics. We had faculty walk around in Pittsburgh on Monday, open house in Silicon Valley on Wednesday and faculty sit-down on Friday. For the demo on Wednesday we voice playtest an environment simulation demo where guest is the manager of a coffee shop. This demo helps us to give guests and our client Read more…

Week 3: Design Pitch

This week the team brainstormed and had a design pitch to client on Wednesday. Meanwhile we finalized Logo design and short description.  Design Process We started brainstorming near the end of last week. The whole team sit down together and just throw ideas out. We quickly had three ideas that we were all excited about and planned to show them to client this week. The question is, are those three ideas our best ideas? Or Read more…

Week 2: Research

This week, the team did research on a list of voice experiences available on Alexa and Google Home. We presented these discoveries to our client on Wednesday. Here is a list of games that we have researched:  Disney Hits Challenge Volley FM Song Quiz The Magic Door Escape the Room Would You Rather for Family (Harry Potter Edition) Skyrim Mystery Animal Pillow Talk Microsoft XiaoIce Ding-Dong Coconut The Game of Castle 6 Swords To see Read more…

Week 1: Sul Sul!

If you are a Sims fan, you might know already what Sul Sul means. For those who haven’t played the Sims, this means “Hello” in Simlish, the Sims official language. Yes, this is a project related to the Sims. We are Team Koe, and we are developing a voice experience tied to the Sims using Amazon Alexa. The first week We also had our first faculty meeting and client Kickoff meeting. We also start to Read more…