Project Brief

Monday 31st January 2022

SEMESTER TWO

FINAL MAJOR PROJECT -

The Final Major Project will consist of 4 main phases across 12 weeks. "Refine, Publish, Polish"

ASSESSMENT -

A game based project and a professionally presented portfolio of supportive creative work.

HAND-IN -

26th May.

WHAT WILL WE BE DOING?

For this final Semester I am required to further design and develop my chosen game idea. This will involve refining and further developing my Project Proposal from Semester One. During first Semester, I worked with my teammate Kiera Walton to propose an idea for an immersive interactive 'safe space' for students to regulate their emotions. We combined our interests and relative themes to establish our goals, to raise awareness and promote well-being. Now it's time for us to refine and develop this game idea, and produce a successfully functioning final deliverable.

SEMESTER ONE PROJECT PROPOSAL:

https://www.notion.so/The-Immersive-Safe-Space-e9bece5e9b0d44c7ba808f86b85716d4

THE BREAKDOWN

The breakdown for this Semester is split into four main phases.

FOUR PHASES, 12 WEEKS:

PHASE 1 - 2 weeks

Marketing, setting up social media, website and blog
Establish tone of voice
Brand
Music
Sound
Film

PHASE 2 - 6 weeks

Iterate
User Test
Create prototypes for game
Promotion in action to relevant places
Easter Breaks - around 3 weeks

PHASE 3 - 3 weeks

Refine
Bug Fixes
Polish
Present
Connect to Industry

PHASE 4 - 2 weeks

Present Final Game
Add final touches - 18th May
Final saturation
Hand-in 27th May

ADDITIONAL NOTES

Documentary - It'll be necessary to produce a documentary/short film for the process of this project. This can include flowcharts, sticky notes, whiteboards, evidence of process. Audio over the process and clips of team members with their name and their roles.
Screenshots of process
Timelapses - speed up the process, capture audience
Marketing throughout the 12 weeks of the project
Game/Final Deliverable - should work on different platforms to allow a wide audience to see and play it. This makes it more accessible.
Arcade Event to be early July.

WHERE DO I BEGIN?

To begin this Semester, Kiera and I must refine our scope. We are aware that the scale of our scope must be much smaller in order for us to achieve a successful functioning outcome by the end of 12 weeks. We have to consider the design and development of each asset, sound and marketing etc, so it's definitely necessary to do this before we begin the creation. This site will be a reflection of my personal development as well as collaborative work with my teammate Kiera Walton. I will be documenting each Phase into individual pages which will allow me to keep to schedule and organise myself better.

To finish Semester One, Kiera and I produced an appropriate schedule using our Agile Methodology to plan our project efficiently. To begin development, in Phase 1 I will refer to what needs to be done first/is a high priority which will allow us to refine our schedule and be more direct with task distribution.

WHERE TO FIND THINGS:

1x Physical Sketchbook

My sketchbook consists of weekly to-do-lists and other material to support my design and development process.

NOTION

My Notion consists of weekly documentation for lectures, meetings and other notes.

THIS SITE:

(My main personal documentation site)

Phase 1

Phase 1 will consist of the set-up of promotional and marketing material. This will include websites, blogs, logo and game name. During this Phase, we should also have refined our Project Scope, established an asset list and have a list of components ready to implement, test and prototype in Phase 2.

Phase 2

Phase 2 will consist of tests, iterations and prototypes of gameplay. We should be measuring the effectiveness of our gameplay and player experience in line with our Project Goals and Essential Experience.

Phase 3

This Phase will involve refining, fixing bugs and polishing the gameplay experience. Around this stage we should be focusing on connecting with industry experts through social media platforms and continue to grow our audience.

Phase 4

The final Phase will involve final touches to ensure the game works successfully and is ready for presentation and play. We should also finalise the production of our promotional material, ready for launch and our Arcade Event in June/July.

Achievement Log

My achievement log will consist of a summary of my process week-by-week. This will outline what went well, what didn't, changes made and updates on progress.

MARKETING

As marketing executive, I have been responsible for all posts on social media, promotional material, trailer, documentary and more. Over the course of the project, I have been regularly updating our social media, capturing content and editing! Social platforms are linked below:

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/tothegetaway/

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/emilialaurenn

YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg0Qr3BJrRZMRzSjdGiycbQ