The Human Body

Hey,

I came to the realization the other day that this is a great place to write about current projects. I am not allowed to talk about much of anything concerning LondonTown but I am also working on a project for one of my classes. The assignment was to write up a concept document for an original video game idea. The teacher had everyone in the class propose their ideas then the class voted on which ones they wanted to work on. Out of the 30 or so proposed ideas mine was chosen.

I had taken a class taught by this professor previously and wanted to design a game that actually fell into the scope of a student project. In the previous class I took we designed another game design a came up with that was supposed to be a AAA title and was unsatisfied with the outcome. For this project I designed a Flash based game that was within the scope of a student project. I really want to try and make this game after we finish the concept document.

Writing the concept document with 4 other people was really difficult for me. The idea was mine and letting go and accepting others input is very hard. I think that I did a good job letting everyone give their opinion and that everyone can point to something they contributed. I tried to just focus on maintaining the vision I had but letting the details be created by whoever had the best idea.

At first I think that some of the members of my group were not sure about how I was running things but as time went on I think they liked it. It is always interesting working in groups while in school because everyone has a different agenda. Some students want to get the best grades possible, some students are just there because they were told to be, and others fall somewhere in the middle. In order to properly lead a group you have to figure out how motivated each person is and what their skill set is. It is fun figuring it out and trying to make it work.

The next step in the project is to find other students to actually make the game. I would take on the producer and designer roles on it and would need to find a programming, sound, and art team. I think the game is within the scope of making within a semester. We'll see if I can get this project moving forward and I'll try and keep posting back on progress.

Cyaz