The Chain Game Project

Overview

• Development Methodology• New vision• Ramp-Up Document• Razor Statement• Tone• Design Progress• Art Progress• Programming Progress• What’s next?

Development Methodology

• Modified Scrumo Sprint Schedule

http://blindwolf8.com/chainwiki/index.php?title=Current_Tasking

o Due dates within each sprinto Daily meetingso Large amounts of communication

New Vision

• Rick’s challenge• Everything must go• Brainstorming over the weekend• Game research• Redesign of the world/fiction

o Solidified toneo Solidified setting

Ramp-Up Document

• Purpose?o Allows future team members to get quickly

caught up on what our project is and how it works.

o Art- exporting .nif’so Design- placing .nif’s in Scene Designer and

creating .gsa’so Programming- placing .gsa’s into a build and

testing them

• Evolving embodiment of our vision

Razor Statement

Razor Statement

Traverse a twisted afterlife as a tethered team.

Tone

Tone

• Morbid• Humorous• Oversaturated

Design Progress

• Razor Statement• Design possible chain abilities

o Finalize the chain abilities present in Vertical Slice

• Basic knowledge of Scene Designer

Art Progress

• Initial color palette

Art Progress

• Initial character concepts

Art Progress

• Initial environment concepts

Animation Progress

• Chain in engine

Programming Progress

• Gamebryo research and experience• Pipeline

o .nif’s loading in engine

• Base PhysX integration

What’s Next?

• Designo Blue Box level- Bryan Walkero Solution to “Game Over” Flow breakero Finalize gameplay target

• Arto Final character conceptso Environmental tone conceptso Environment concepts for Vertical Sliceo Finalized color palette

What’s Next?

• Animationo Basic movemento Jumping

• Programmingo Central Team’s engine creationo Networkingo PhysXo Character controller

Questions?