Hello my friends!
This past week has been an enlightening time. The game I am currently producing and leading has entered crunch. We also got to show the game at the Final Project Showcase (FPS). At FPS we got a lot of great feedback. It was a great way for us to find bugs and measure people's interest. With us also being in crunch we've been making a lot of preparations for release later this month. I'm really proud of the game and I'm excited to see what happens with it.
I've also entered into the second to last month of my Masters. During this month I will be in what is called Practicum. For that I will be taking a large test. For the test we are given a choice of what we want to do. There are three options: UX, Production, and Design. If you pick the UX test you have to come up with a test plan and answer various questions. The Production test requires you to make a production plan, schedule, and answer questions. Lastly there is the Design test. If you pick Design you then have to pick which version of it. The options include Narrative, System, Level, and Character design. The Design test requires you to make a GDD and various other options. My plan is to do the Production test. I am very interested in becoming a producer and feel that this test would be helpful to me. I'm also planning on doing the Narrative Design test as a portfolio piece. It should be a lot of fun.
I hope you have a great week you guys. I'm excited and looking forward to let you guys know how Practicum is going.