Operation Kanshi

Devlog

• [13] A couple bug fixes, music, & pause menu
  May 22, 2019 by Emperatriz Ung#updates, #bugs fixed, #music, #pause menu

  A couple updates to the build! Addition of start screen & end scene music by Marwan Ramen Addition of music clips to radio by Gamelan Sang Bagaskara Pause menu now allows you to return to the start sc... Continue reading

  
• [12] Operation Kanshi - Trailer & Upcoming Showcase!
  May 17, 2019 by Emperatriz Ung#trailer, #showcase, #NYU Game Center

  We now have a trailer! Music by Marwan Ramen & Gamelan Sang Bagaskara. Operation Kanshi will be at the upcoming NYU Game Center Showcase on Thursday, May 23. If you are in New York City, you can RSVP... Continue reading

  
• [11] May 2019 Prototype available! + Updates
  May 10, 2019 by Emperatriz Ung

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  #prototype, #showcase, #new york

  Amanda & I will be presenting our thesis to the department next week! We have about two weeks from now to fix bugs for the upcoming showcase at the Game Center on Thursday, May 23. If you are in New... Continue reading
• [10] Playtester feedback - March 2019 Edition!
  April 04, 2019 by Emperatriz Ung#playesting, #2D, #Narrative, #Feedback

  Some thoughts: It took longer than I expected to get the game into the new format (changing to the switchboard & three “days” / “cycles” idea). We’ve had a lot of playtesters and some great... Continue reading

  
• [09] References / Inspiration
  March 15, 2019 by Emperatriz Ung

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  #references, #thesis, #inspiration

  I thought it might be fun to share a list of some media that inspired our thesis project along the way or that we referenced in the process of designing our narrative, visuals, & mechanics (from the e... Continue reading
• [08] March 2019 Prototype
  March 14, 2019 by Emperatriz Ung#update, #prototype, #thesis

  Now available is Operation Kanshi , the March 2019 prototype! The November 2018 prototype has been taken down. How to Play the March 2019 Prototype : Use the mouse to turn the radio on and tune the... Continue reading

  
• [07] December 2018 Prototype
  January 03, 2019 by Emperatriz Ung#prototype, #ww2, #thesis

  Operation Kanshi , December 2018 prototype. How to Play: Decode an incoming message from your commanding officer, listen in on the wiretap at the Song household, send report to commanding officer... Continue reading
• [06] Playtester feedback from December 2018
  January 03, 2019 by Emperatriz Ung

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  #playtest, #feedback, #thesis

  Happy New Year! We had our December thesis milestone two weeks ago. Here is all the feedback we received from faculty, alumni, & classmates. It had a fair amount of bugs & design issues. It was the fi... Continue reading

  
• [05] On voice overs
  December 30, 2018 by Emperatriz Ung#voice over, #voice acting, #directing voice actors, #Narrative Design

  Voice over is really important to Operation Kanshi . I'd say for myself, at the moment, I view "the conversation" between our main characters as the soul of the game. I tend to care deeply about my c... Continue reading
• [04] Playtest feedback, working on narrative
  December 09, 2018 by Emperatriz Ung

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  #playtesting, #writing, #thesis

  It's been a busy week! On playtesting With the December thesis milestone approaching we've been playtesting when we can. We started adding a kind of paper prototype of sorts to the experience where w... Continue reading

  
• [03] Challenges to the Narrative Design & Writing
  November 30, 2018 by Emperatriz Ung

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  #NYU Game Center, #thesis, #Narrative Design, #prototype, #Game Writing, #Map

  So a lot of progress this week (I think). We made changes to the overall framing of the narrative, have a better idea of the flow between interactions, and made more concrete decisions on character pr... Continue reading

  
• [02] November 2018 Prototype
  November 29, 2018 by Emperatriz Ung#prototype, #Unity, #thesis

  Operation Kanshi , November 2018 prototype. How to Play: The decoder in the scene blinks when there is an incoming message. Use the mouse to click on the decoder to play the incoming message, and fo... Continue reading

  
• [01] From p5.play to Unity
  November 29, 2018 by Emperatriz Ung

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  #p5.play, #prototype, #audio, #thesis, #NYU Game Center

  I'm going to write a little bit about the origin of our project and how we arrived where we are at! About a month ago we started brainstorming new directions to take for our thesis. I decided to try o... Continue reading