This week is mainly about getting Project 3 rolling. Hopefully, everyone is already thinking about the different potential games, and providing feedback on each of the proposals (in the forum).
OK, I can tell that at the time of writing, there has been almost no discussion. Remember that part of the assignment is to comment on other proposals.
Over the next days (Thursday 11/1-Tuesday 11/6) , there will be discussion (online in the forums) about the proposals. Each person must comment on at least half of the other games, and each team is responsible for responding to comments about their game. The idea is to have some dialog and discussion so that people can decide which games to build. Your discussion counts towards your class participation grade.
You should be commenting on other proposals, and possibly commenting on the comments on your own proposal. You should do this before class Tuesday, so that your feedback is available as teams try to decide whether to pick these projects or not.
The exact content for the lecture times is not yet set (as of Sunday) – our plan is to allow lots of time for teams to meet to discuss the project, but also to give you some information on how to run a project like this. (At least part of one lecture will be David Gagnon talking about small game development process). There is a first project milestone on Friday (the game plans), and we want each team to be ready for it.
So this week…
- Tuesday, November 6 – it’s election day – make sure you vote. The proposal critiques are due (preferably much earlier than class, so that people can look at them). In class, we’ll announce teams, discuss development process, and give you some time to meet with your team.
- Thursday, November 8 – this class will include some more discussion on software engineering and development process, but mainly provide time for teams to work together to start on their plans, which are due the next day. In class, we’ll have a signup sheet for times to meet to discuss the plans.
- Friday, November 9 – Game plans are due. You need to turn in your plan in the morning so that we can read it before the planning meetings. In lab time, the professor and TA will meet with each group to discuss the plan. There will be a signup sheet where each of the 5 teams will pick a 15 minute slot. Ideally, all of the team would come – but we understand that this might be impossible. Please have as much of the team come as possible.
The following, project 3 will be in full force. We’ll also return to technical and artistic topics. We’ll probably have a guest lecture on sound.
