Team 16: Prototype Review

 By Final Team 16: Jordan Norton & Briah Bellamy

Our controller prototype for "A Short Hike" is a conceptual representation of binoculars that hikers would use for nature exploration, something highly recommended and encouraged within the game.

Pictures/Videos:

Mechanics:

• The left side has an infrared sensor strip, which players can squeeze once to jump and a second time to fly. There've been difficulties getting this to work, however.
• The right eye cup has a Bela Trill ring which can be rolled with the right thumb to steer the character in the game via tank controls.
• Folding the controller opens the inventory/pause menu, which can also be navigated using the Trill ring on the right eye cup.
• Between the eye cups has a microphone that activates items through players making noise.
  

Peer Review Questions:

1. Any suggestions for working with infrared sensors?
2. Would having a switch tripped when folding the binoculars be more conducive?