As computational techniques develop, what do you see changing in the community you are
contributing to? What future challenges and what ethical issues should you consider for a future to come?
Depending on the new features added to the game, I could see a large collection of changes to Deed Planner 2 (DP).
Skins
In Wurm Online, Skins are items which can be used to change an object’s appearance. For example, a statuette model can now become a dragon model. See below for images.
With these features being added monthly, I can see DP adopting these changes to support different models for certain objects in the planner. I can’t see this too difficult to implement, but I think some discussion with Wurm Online admin would be needed in order to get permission to use their supplied models. Or even a way to hook directly to their platform and add the models dynamically.
Accessibility Features
In DP, there is currently a lot of improvement to be made with any accessibility features. With no features currently implemented, I think it would be beneficial to add implementations such as high contrast mode or text to speech.
High Contrast Mode
This could be a little far-fetched, as new icons would need to be created. Or some code would need to be written to convert the current icons to their high-contrast versions.
Text-To-Speech
I think this could be an easy addition to the program, with plugins available on Unity’s forums to do this already. All we would be required to do is load the plugin in, and setup for each icon in DP.
(Free) Runtime Text To Speech Plugin « Unity Coding – Unity3D (unitycoder.com)
Machine Learning
As computing is evolving, there is the ability to use AI or ML to predict user actions. DP could use this technology to create some predictive object placement.