Week 8:
Planning

TEAM TASKS​

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Week 9 of development begins on the 25th April however, Kiera and I have decided to continue working throughout the duration of the Easter Break, in order to make sure we catch up with personal documentation and finalise decisions based on hardware/software and overall setup of the space. As we are aware the timings of our tasks/deadlines are subject to change, we have focused on the next 4-5 weeks from now.

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WEEK BY WEEK MILESTONES

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WEEK 8 - 21st - 25th March

This week we will be mainly focusing on completing the prototype for our core interaction being the gesture control interaction with projections. By the end of this week, we should have a functioning prototype and have conducted testing with users with relevant feedback. Alongside this, we will be creating a new plan for the set-up of the space.

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WEEK 9 - 28th - 3rd April (EASTER BREAK)

To begin the Easter Break, we have scheduled to begin Week 9 by mapping out the overall environment and distribution asset creation between us. As we have made a number of changes since our most recent refined scope, we intend to create a more direct list of assets/animations which we will create between us in order to save time and work efficiently. Using my Art Bible, we can both work on individual assets and be consistent with the art style/visual appearance and I plan to begin quality control testing on the 1st April, to ensure everything we make is up to standards and fit the environment as expected. During this week, we must also have a basic prototype of our game ready by the 31st March as we will be showcasing our projects at St.Mary's as a part of Barclays Eagle Labs Game Day! Because of this, we have dedicated Week 9 to begin asset creation and finalise our last prototype.

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WEEK 10 - 4th - 10th April (EASTER BREAK)

Week 10 will follow behind Week 9 with a heavy focus on asset creation including both still 2D assets and animation for our environment. I will also continue with quality control throughout the development of our assets because as Art Lead, it is my responsibility to ensure the quality of our assets are up to standard and are kept consistent throughout! I will be providing feedback for each asset created and making the necessary changes accordingly. Kiera is scheduled to begin testing visuals within the space the week before and will carry this through until Week 11 - we will evaluate the outcome of the appearance, and our schedule is subject to change whether or not this will require more or less time.

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WEEK 11 - 11th - 17th (EASTER BREAK)

Week 11 will follow Week 10 as we finalise asset production and continue testing accordingly. By the 14th April, Kiera is scheduled to have completed the Virtual Reality visualisation of gameplay (as a back-up), and should also pass this onto James as a 2D copy to put into his program - for image processing, which we can then project onto walls. At this time, the production of sound will be underway so I have organised a meeting with our sound designer Harry on the 15th April, to check progress and ensure it's sounded exactly how we intended. If we have time during this week, we plan to test with our housemates using our heart rate monitor and questionnaire to evaluate the effectiveness of music, appearance and gameplay.

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WEEK 12 - 18th - 24th (EASTER BREAK)

Week 12 is the last week of Easter which we plan to spend the majority of finalising the structure of our space. This means we MUST have a clear idea of how we are projecting within the space and whether or not we will be using basic panels as walls or simply projecting onto walls. We intend to spend this last week of Easter with this as our main focus as it's an important aspect of our project in order to achieve immersion and encourage physical activity in a 'safe space'.

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WEEK 13 - 25th - 2nd May

At this time we should have completed both asset and sound production and have the basis of our game set in stone. (Programmed and refined) We intend to spend Week 13 (which is essentially Week 10 without the Easter Break) finalising our choice for the box structure and organising how we can get this set up. This will require testing with existing spaces and potentially resourcing other materials. On the 26th April, it is my responsibility to organise the promotional material for our game including stickers, business cards and other forms of merchandise! I am looking forward to organising how we can market our game, as well as continuing with regular updates on our Instagram and Twitter. By the end of Week 13, we should have gathered enough clips throughout the project to form a documentary, which I plan to begin editing on the 29th May. On this day, Kiera will spend her time checking programming and final flourishes.

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The following weeks are subject to change therefore, Kiera and I have decided to revisit our schedule once we are happy with our position in the project and have completed all previous tasks. Our current schedule has room for flexibility and change as we are aware we may face limitations along the way which will require more time than others. I will continue to update and evaluate our progress during our weekly discussions and achievement log, which can be found in my Blog linked here: Achievement Log.