Steps in creatinga marvelous gamein the GDDI Project !Bejan Irina

Who am I?

► Programmer ► Past junior at Sprocket Inc.► Indie(pendent) game developer

Get to know your team !

► “Oh cool, I’m a programmer, and this guy’s an artist… let’s DO THIS!”► Personality, experience, timing and dedication► Listen to them

Assume a role in the team

► Programmer ► Artist ► Game Designer ► Project Manager ► Tester

Choose an idea with potential

Writing the design paper

► Scale yourself back, focus on the MVP ! ► Game-making can be downright unfun

sometimes ► Don’t think too far !

Prototyping should be your best friend !

► Prototype early! ► Focus on basic interactions ► May help you discover new mechanics ► Prototype first with whatever you have

available

Agile game development

► Waterfall approach:Concept Design Paper Implementation → →

Testing Release→ → ► Scrum ► Iterative and incremental ► One iteration takes between 1 to 4

weeks ► Scrum Master

Team’s workflow – KANBAN !

Trello

Kanban Project Management Software

Self-mangament

► Do a little bit each day ► Pick only one item from backlog at once ► Create some sort of milestones ► Keep up regularly with your team mates ► Respect the deadline!

It’s Git time !