Assets

I've spent most of last week and this weekend working on the assets for my trailer.  I'm very close to being done, I just have the two characters and some icons left.  I'll also need to make and animate the interactive exercise, and re-produce the cursor. Tomorrow will be devoted to finishing these assets and working on art for my other final, and then Monday will be spent animating the trailer, to be done for class Tuesday. I'm very anxious to have this project done.

Trailer

Having come to the realization that I won't be able to have my game finished by the end of the quarter, I've decided to work on a trailer which will be able to effectively communicate my design. Yesterday, I storyboarded the trailer and started sketching up some UI designs. Since I'll be doing a trailer, the visuals will need to be top-notch. For reference, Loren referred me to Gangster City by playfish and The Agency by Sony. I really, really enjoy The Agency's UI design, and am drawing most of my inspiration from that, however Gangster City should be noted for the high level of reactivity to the user. Today, I'll be working primarily on getting those graphics done, so I can start animating and creating the trailer.

Revised To Do List

In an attempt to get as much as I can done and functioning, I have revised my To Do List, cutting back to the bare essentials necessary.  The following is my revised list--things in italics are being considered non-essential and will be cut if time does not allow, and things struck out are currently implemented and functioning.

• Narrative
• Areas
• Missions
• Programming
• Player Setup
• Interface
• Stats
• Areas
• Selection
• Display
• Missions
• Display
• Completion
• Loot
• Intel
• Interaction
• Success Rate
• Exercises
• Math Problem
• Energy
• Exams
• Timing
• Interface
• Treasures
• Collections
• Store
• Buy
• Sell
• Equipping
• Inventory
• Stats
• PvP
• Send Challenge
• Results
• Send Results