Midterm presentation
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Livly and world building visualization
Further in game exploration I looked around the walkable plane catered for photography and although some if most where similar they had minor changes in the environmental that differentiated itself from one another. The game usually matches up its aesthetic with the current season and event, so in this case, most of everything was decorated with easter in mind. In terms of place making, a good example of this in game is the added optional riddle hunt it has every month. This is where for a reward of over 2000 gp is given to players who can identify and find that certain landmark in an area of the 25 locations in the map. Besides this specific location are easily recognizable by payers from the iconic structures surrounding the land in screen. So what i did was i looked and hunted for the area that had the reward and was excited to roll for the current banner with that gold. After a long while of hunting i managed to find i and decided to do weekly's which this game ha...
30 days in Livly isalnd NFT and the opposition from the user based
For this week I wanted to investigate lively art-based users and the mutual disdain over NFTS in that community. Like many other mobile gacha-esque games the added feature to exchange in-game currency or items for another is common, usually in the market feature of the game. Though Lively works a bit differently, this mechanic works successfully from mutual agreements over the trade between other players, whereas in other games it is usually a one-sided relationship. Trading in Livly is one of the main activities that players take part in, listing their “most wanted” accessories in the forum and /or communicating their desires from other means such as dedicated serves and online posts. With trading being abundant in this community the question of why there is a negative stigma on NFT arises. NTFs require a similar process of trading/exchanges for collectibles, online items, and most notably artworks. NFT to start is short for Nonrefundable token which is used to give a certified ...
30 Days in livly isalnd. User activity and interaction
Brief contrast between lively and picrew From my observations of Picrew's website as compared to Livly Island banners the variety in terms of avatars and art styles differ completely, whereas Livly Island's selections come mostly from accessories and outfits with consistency and minor subtle changes. In Picrews website library the selections of art styles range from cartoon-ish to anime and semi-realism. Accommodations for people with diverse art preferences are suited and adjusted from the number of submissions on the website. Target Demographic For Livly Island's data, user activity was gathered from the official Livly Island discord. There is a channel dedicated to introductions where players give a brief overview describing their interests and a bit of trivia regarding themselves, and when they started playing. From looking around these intros the assumption of an average target user ages around 18 and above. Brief User Activity in Picrew Upon pu...