User:Supisara/Special Issue 17

Special Issue #17: Productive Play

Date	Pad	Description	Output
19/01/22	SI17	Ideology & gamification	One-sentence game ideas, one-sentence loot boxes with everyone
19/01/22	RW&RM	Annotation of an object of ideology	Map with Gersande, Carmen, Miriam
02/02/22	RW&RM	Productive Play glossary	Glossary wiki Contributions (with Kimberley): "tempo vs. rhythm", "collective sensitivity(sensibility)", "artificial standard"
08/02/22	SI17	Modding, fanfic	Miller's Hollow fanfic wiki with Kimberley & Chae
16/02/22	RW&RM	Describing the loot box

Resources based on my interests of the loot box:

Topic	Description	Source
Loot box variations	A loot box isn't always in the form a box	incubators, paint brushes, skins, iOS app, STEM box, an AE script/plugin
Loot box characteristics	The movie trailer moment of a loot box	special moves, rush launches, trap cards

time, sound, and motion-based triggers in relation to instant vs. delayed gratification
the surprise pipeline: a "surprise" but only for those at the receiving end
packaged selections of "randomness" in the form of bundles/kits/subscriptions/zip files
realization #1: pieces of a puzzle can fit if you force it hard enough (bonus: and form a new picture)
realization #2: why solve something that's already been solved? (re: puzzles with results on the box) (how about: puzzles where you don't know what you have to solve, the only way to find out is to just try––the "surprise" will happen in the end)

Date	Description	Output
10/02/22	Soldering a DIY game console (WIP) in an attempt to hack the games that come with it (see also: build guide). Current issue as of 11/02/22: soldering joints (see photo of back).	Makerbuino (front) Makerbuino (back) (with faults in green)
14/02/22	Arrow maze Bitsy game (test/WIP), inspired by the "loops and traps" maze. Goal: create a double maze where the arrows alternate between two directions, where the avatar is also an arrow.	v1 v1 preview
16/02/22	Visualizing loot box characteristics (from workshop game ideas with Steve). Game concept: delayed rewards/no thrill of the chase.	repel to attract individual-collective time sync
28/02/22	Visualizing the loot box in a Bitsy environment	v1

"This Box Found You For A Reason": Collective and individual contributions

Phase	Description	Output (Collective)	Output (Individual)
1.) Processing	Group meeting facilitation with Emma on 28/02/22 on topics re: share & recap of prototypes, price & accessibility of the loot box, community & launch	Pad	Meeting summary
2.) Production	1.) "Unfinished Thoughts" Bitsy game with Jian	1.) Pads: #1 Discussion, #3 Reflection 2.) Bitsy: Game	1.) Pad: #/2 Reflection 2.) Bitsy: 2.1) Game (R1) 2.2.) Rooms: intro, "try your luck", "avatar", "half-baked etherpad", "stream", ending 2.3.) Typeface
	2.) SI17: Contents/Inside the box with Team 1: Erica, Mitsa, Kamo	Pad, proposal, Figma git, post-it generator	Post-it design: 1.) Initial mockups 1.1.) R1 1.2.) R2 1.3.) R3 1.4.) R4 Website: 1.) Initial mockups 1.1.) R1 1.2.) R2
3.) Launch	Preparation for the launch event at Page Not Found	1.) "Special Issue 17" typeface with Jian––applications: the loot box, event signage, event games, website 2.) Filling the box with Team 1, Jian, Alex: (see: production line diagram by Alex) 3.) Event playlist by Miriam	1.) "Special Issue 17" Bitsy 2.) "Unfinished Thoughts" raspberry pi + monitor setup 3.) Soundtrack suggestions (lines 12-13, 24, 32-34)––concept: non-game music that says game music)––one of the suggested songs was selected for the loot box reveal.

1.) Reflection: See wiki.
2.) Developed interests/further research:

Topic	Description	Reference
Bitsy hacks	Customizable WebGL transitions	Transition hack by Sean S. LeBlanc
Merging environments of tools (Bitsy ↔︎ Etherpad)	Navigation (key presses), display ("Special Issue 17" font, Etherpad UI variants skin builder)	Etherpad documentation: Skins
Computer vision	Information distortion in preview mode	"Unfinished Thoughts" Opening title "Unfinished Thoughts" room