Week 1 (Sep 11 - Sep 17):

Overall progress:

• Created the initial prototype/demo during Game Jam 2.
• Decided on an overall atmosphere and mood for the game.

Art team:

• Created placeholder 3D model assets and environments.
• Started rigging and animation for characters and props.
• Drafted initial concept art for the player character and environments.

Music team:

• Created first drafts for menu and level soundtracks.
• Created soundtracks for 6 player actions, with variants.

Programming team:

• Created level management logic, such as loading levels, tracking success and failure conditions, restarting the level, and loading and transitioning to menus.
• Implemented assets created by the other teams.
• Created the character controller and integrated menu and character logic.
• Implemented the main menu and the pause menu.

Challenges:

• Facilitating effective communication between teams and within teams.
• Balancing audio assets so that the overall audio level is appropriate.
• Making animations of the player character unique and lively yet appropriate for the concept of a frail girl.
• Combining the mood and balance of the environment to fit the game’s themes.
• Understanding how to implement 3D animation files.

Build /  Screenshots / Videos:

Screenshot from game prototype

Screenshot of main menu

Screenshot of pause menu

Demo video from pitch presentation