This week, we each made a lot of progress on our subsystems and started the integration process. Yuhe finished building a lightweight game engine that will much better suit our purposes than Unity, and implemented advanced UI components, a C++ to Python bridge, and a test in C++ for rhythm detection verification using SFML. Lucas worked on rewriting the gameplay code he wrote for Unity to work with the new engine, and was able to get a barebones version of the game working. Michelle worked on rhythm detection for monophonic time-varying tempo songs, which is quite accurate, and started testing fixed tempo multi-instrumental songs, which needs more work.
There have been no major design changes in the past week. The most significant risk at this time to the success of our project is probably the unpredictability of the audio that the user will upload. Our design will mitigate this risk by only allowing certain file types and sizes and surfacing a user error if no tempo can be detected (i.e. the user uploaded an audio file that is not a song).
Next steps include finishing the transition to the new game engine, refining the rhythm detection of multi-instrumental songs, and implementing an in-game beatmap editor. With integration off to a good start, the team is making solid progress towards the MVP.