Week 1

For our online portfolios (CLO.8), we will create an itch.io online profile, which we can continuously upload our projects to. 

A vertical slice is a small section of a completed, or a snapshot of what the game is about. 

We can use sites such as Trello or Hack&Plan for project management. 

Greyboxing, also known as blocking, is a planning stage where basic objects are used to illustrate a 3D space (Karamai, 2015). This is before the final assets are implemented (see GAD174 Week 1 for placeholder definition). 

Scope is the extent of work that can be created within the project constraints

• Scope documentation is better to keep than design documentation - keeps everybody on the same page in case things get cut or changed 

• A project scope breaks down three areas: 

  1. Product requirements 

     • details what must be done 

     • MDA; no. of microgames 

  2. Process requirements 

details how it must be made 

who is doing what; software versions; where do assets come from 

meeting minutes and changelog

• 3. Project limitations 

     • details what isn't being done 

     • what is out of scope; technological limitations 

The Iron Triangle: 

• Quality = scope / cost / time 

Known Unknowns refers to the things you know that you don't know. Recognizing what you don't know is as important as the things you are certain of.