Jose Morales Jr.Mastery Journey Timeline

Game Design Courses

• Goals

• Strategies

• Outcome

Mastery Personal Development and Leadership

• Goal:

To understand how to be an exemplary leader to those under my guidance. Learn on how to expand my knowledge in leadership to better myself in the future.

• Strategies

• To continue to use the Mastery book as a constant guide on what great leadership and self analysis.

• To use my creativity to convey an artistic perspective to leadership

• Source

• http://www.lynda.com/Business-Skills-tutorials/Developing-Your-Leadership-Philosophy/160362-2.html

Research in Team Dynamics

• Goal:

Understand how important teamwork is and different methods to implement in making a team successful

• Strategies

• Using my people skills to engage my fellow students and learn from them and help them as well.

• Use my drive to help the team become prosperous.

• Source:

http://www.lynda.com/Business-Skills-tutorials/Managing-Teams/117531-2.html

Project and Team Management

• Goal:

• To become a proficient lead on a game project and learn how to properly manage a team to create a cohesive and collaborative environment.

• Strategies

• Use my military background to maintain a professional perspective and focus.

• Be active and engaging to my fellow artists to create a very creative open team network.

• Source:

http://www.lynda.com/Business-Skills-tutorials/Managing-Project-Teams/139981-2.html

Game Design

• Goal:

This will help me to develop the skills necessary to understand the in’s and out’s of the game design field.

• Strategies

• Immerse myself in the theory of Game Design and information given to me by my instructors.

• Keep an eye on Independent Game developer's in the industry to see what new ideas are being used in my field.

• Source:

http://www.lynda.com/3D-Animation-Games-tutorials/Unity-43-Essential-Training/150613-2.html

http://www.lynda.com/Education-Higher-Education-tutorials/Gamification-Learning/173211-2.html

Methods and User Experience

• Goal:

Think of ways to implement creative ideas and have them become reality and also focus on how the user feels when playing the game or problems they may have experienced.

• Strategies

• Watch video tutorials on Lynda.com on the subject.

• Apply what I have learned through tutorials and integrate it into the class.

• Source:

http://www.lynda.com/Web-Accessibility-tutorials/Foundations-UX-Accessibility/156957-2.html

Game Production Tools

• Goal:

• Learning how to implement tools to speed up production of the game and keep costs low. Speeding up the production process by putting tools to help the artists.

• Strategies

• Use the network of professionals that I have accrued to gain better insight on where to implement these tools and use of them.

• Read the Game Production Handbook written by Charles River

• Source:

http://www.lynda.com/Photoshop-tutorials/Photoshop-Variables-Game-Production-Art/377483-2.html

Prototyping and Content Creation

• Goal:

Understand the creative process behind bringing a game to life while maintaining low costs and letting inspirations drive the prototype.

Strategies

• Be attentive in class to ensure proper understanding of the information.

• Read multiple online websites so that I may have more knowledge on the subject.

• Source:

http://www.lynda.com/CAD-Prototyping-tutorials/Rapid-Prototyping-Product-Design/169615-2.html

Quality Assurance

• Goal:

Where we learn how test the product for imperfections and look at functionality and aesthetics.

• Strategies

• Ensure that I am actively involved in the Quality Assurance process.

• Contact past Game Design graduates and ask for insight into the process.

• Source:

http://www.lynda.com/Business-Skills-tutorials/Managing-Project-Quality/159186-2.html

Asset Management

• Goal:

• This will give us insight in how to manage these assets accordingly.

• Strategies

• Build up my organizational skills to properly manage my assets.

• Use my military Logistics skills and implement them in the Asset Management Process.

• Source:

http://www.lynda.com/Lightroom-tutorials/Understanding-why-digital-asset-management-matters-Lightroom/98833/103305-4.html

Game Usability and Testing

• Goal:

Testing the game to see it’s limitations and overall gameplay feel and look.

• Strategies

• Play successful games of the past and analyze what made them successful.

• Research what main components to look for when testing.

• Source:

http://www.lynda.com/3D-Animation-Games-tutorials/Unity-43-Essential-Training/150613-2.html

Game Project Practicum

• Goal:

By this time the game project we have been working on is complete and we know have the tools necessary foe game creation.

• Strategies

• Apply these new found skills in the real world.

• Find industry experts that can mentor me in the game design of a company.

• Source:

http://www.lynda.com/3D-Animation-Games-tutorials/Unity-43-Essential-Training/150613-2.html

Production Research Capstone

• Goal:

I will have assembled a portfolio in Game Design and reflect on the past courses.

• Strategies

• Use my Game Design skills to create great video games.

• I will continue to contact fellow graduates and build my network of connections.

• Source:

http://www.lynda.com/Design-Design-Foundations-tutorials/Foundations-Design-Research/182890-2.html

Six Industry Leaders

• These are six of the

• Industry leaders for

• My mastery journey

Industry Leaders

• Joey Morelli – Compositor/ EA Sports Orlando joey@joeymorelli.com

• Josh Hamrick – Senior Systems Designer/Bethesda/ D.C. jhamrick@gmail.com

• Justin Miller – Game Designer/ Sledgehammer Games/ justin3d@gmail.com

• Eric Holloway – Teacher MIT/ Environment Artist/ Boston/ hollaway3d@gmail.com

• Ricardo Bare – Game Desiger/ Arkane Studios/ Texas / http://www.ricardobare.com/

• Michael Condrey – CEO Sledgehammer / http://www.michaelcondrey.com/

Industry Heroes

• Marcus Lekto – Art Director at Bungie – Halo Series

• Todd Howard – Game Director at Bethesda – Fallout Series

• Clark Davies – Game Designer at Ubisoft – Far Cry Series

• Steven Masters – Lead Game Designer at Ubisoft Montreal – Assassins Creed Series

• Greg Mitchell – Cinematics Director at Black Tusk/ Gears of War Series

• Maciej Binkowski – Lead Game Designer at Techland/ Dying Light

Full Sail University Clubs

• Veterans Student Union – I have been apart of this club for three years now and it is an amazing resource for ex military members to meet and network with each other.

• Comic Book Club – This is a great resource for the artist or writer who wants to know about different art styles and different ways to approach storytelling.

• Table Top Games Club – It is a great outlet for simply having fun and letting the students unwind after stressing about turn in’s at school.

Mentor Characteristics

• Passion – I would like a mentor who is not only competent but very passionate that I could collaborate with.

• Creative – Its easy to follow the given guidelines but I would like a mentor who allows you to build a creative platform and build upon it.

• Dedicated – My ideal mentor would always be the first to be there in the morning and the last to leave.

• Communication – A good mentor I would like to have is one that can communicate with you and let you know when things are wrong without you feeling incompetent.

• Integrity – The mentor would have to have integrity to own up to his or her own mistakes and not blame others for their mishaps.

• Friendly – I want a mentor that is very friendly and willing to help me develop and mentor me.

Time Line Summary

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Link

Lynda.com

References

Flickr.com