Ubiquitous Ambient Gaming - Development of the project

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This page summarizes the schedule of the project.

March 29th - April 15th, 2010

March 29th - April 01 : Arrival at the EQUIS Lab, learning of XNA and 3D sound.

April 02nd - 08th : Creation and testing of a paper prototype.

April 09th - 15th :

Modification and testing of the paper prototype.
Implementing part of the game so that a person can move around with the GPS, the compass and the gyroscope. Moreover, the person is able to hear and see the power sources.

Document animal game idea
- Get informal feedback from people about whether they think the game will be fun
Implement to point where
- players can hear the animals
- when a player walks over an animal, they hear a sound and the animal is "picked up"
- if time permits, have animals move
Test this first prototype with users to determine fun, usability

A full description of the sprint, along with it's results are available on the page Ubiquitous Ambient Gaming - Sprint 1 : April 15-29, 2010.

Extending the game
- add the tigers
- add the cages
Improving the user experience
- find better sound samples (longer, less annoying)
- add sound effects
Testing
- new sound card (informal testing)
- first mobile testing

A full description of the sprint, along with it's results are available on the page Ubiquitous Ambient Gaming - Sprint 2 : April 29 - May 17, 2010.