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
surprise pipeline: a "surprise" but only for those at the receiving end?
packaged selections of "randomness" in the form of bundles/kits/subscriptions

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

Phase	Contribution
1.) Processing	Group meeting facilitation with Emma on topics re: share & recap of prototypes, price & accessibility of the loot box, community & launch (see: pad, summary)
2.) Production	1.) "Unfinished Thoughts" Bitsy game with Jian 1.1.) Pads 1.1.1.) Collaborative discussion 1.1.2.) Individual reflection 1.1.3.) Collaborative reflection 1.2.) Bitsy 1.2.1.) Individual experiments: first draft 1.2.2.) Combined experiments 1.2.3.) The game: The finished "Unfinished Thoughts"
	2.) SI17: Contents/Inside the box with Erica, Mitsa, Kamo (see also: pad, proposal, Figma git, tool) 2.1.) Post-its 2.1.1.) Design (see wiki) 2.2.) Website 2.2.1.) Overview:
3.) Launch	- "Special Issue 17" Bitsy font with Jian. Applications: the loot box, event signage, event games, website - Filling the box with Team 1, Jian, Alex: (see: production line diagram by Alex) - "Unfinished Thoughts" raspberry pi + monitor setup - Soundtrack suggestions ((in blue) concept: non-game music that says game music): one of the proposed songs was selected for the loot box reveal

See wiki.