{"id":1308,"date":"2021-05-14T14:42:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T14:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/?p=1308"},"modified":"2021-09-16T09:37:56","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T09:37:56","slug":"gdd710-week-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/?p=1308","title":{"rendered":"GDD710 \u2013 Week 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #5d72b3;\"><br \/>\nThis is the last entry so far! We did it! I hope you have enjoyed the ride as much as me!<img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-1340 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/alien_finish_ok-1024x467.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/alien_finish_ok-1024x467.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/alien_finish_ok-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/alien_finish_ok-768x350.png 768w, https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/alien_finish_ok-1000x456.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/alien_finish_ok-658x300.png 658w, https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/alien_finish_ok.png 1175w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/>\u00a0In this post you will find my Personal Case Study video.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #cc99ff;\">Personal Case Study Video<\/span><\/h1>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1308-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/videos\/Patricio%20Land%20Personal%20Case%20Study%202021.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/videos\/Patricio%20Land%20Personal%20Case%20Study%202021.mp4\">https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/videos\/Patricio%20Land%20Personal%20Case%20Study%202021.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Transcription <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/videos\/Patricio Land Personal Case Study transcription.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transcript<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hello, my name is Patricio Land. I would like to introduce myself as an independent game developer, but to be honest I&#8217;m not quite sure.<\/p>\n<p>Let me explain why&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>To create my first commercial game I did almost everything by myself: I<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>run a<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Kickstarter campaign, I pitched my idea to a financial committee to get some extra fundings and I had the opportunity to represent the Swiss Game delegation on several international exhibitions.<\/p>\n<p>To make this game I put all the hats on.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I coded more than 25 levels, supervised and finished thousands of hand made animations, situations, scripts and dialogues; not to mention localisation, music or casting voices. I even designed the merchandise items for the backers.<\/p>\n<p>I did<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>well on most of this areas, but I also failed very hard in others. I was the only one responsible to keep things going on, so I had to make many decisions relying on my own judgement.<\/p>\n<p>In consequence I went over budget and the development process took way longer than planned.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>I did not follow a clear path of action, sometimes I just<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>improvised on the go, based on trial and error&#8230; I have goals, of course, but not so smart goals.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I was not focused on making fast prototypes to validate my assumptions, assuming that a demo of the same game,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>would be more than enough to take this big leap of faith. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I set the bar way too high, and sank into endless crunching hours.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Even though a lot of people loved my creation, some others found it very disappointing. Dealing with criticism without compromising my mental and emotional health was very difficult .<\/p>\n<p>By the end I was happy to have finished, ready to move on&#8230; and forget about game making.<\/p>\n<p>Not really!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Back to the University, at my age?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>What can I do to avoid making the same mistakes?<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Must be a better way to deal with time management.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Do I have to stay as a solo developer or maybe get a publisher?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>These are the main reasons for which I decided to do this MA, as I need to improve on those key areas and also face some other issues from a professional point of view.<\/p>\n<p>I am pleased to recognise that during the two rapid ideation sessions I obtained a better understanding on the use of an Agile philosophy to handle time more efficiently,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>to identify tasks and keep track of them. Equally important: I learnt when to stop and &#8216;unplug the cable&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>I started to use new tools to find solutions in order to solve most of the problems I mentioned before.<\/p>\n<p>For both rapid<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>iterations, I forced myself to make fast prototypes with Unity and Playmaker. For that<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I spent at least two extra hours during 8 evenings<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>to understand how to create state machines without any line of code. With my roots on traditional programming languages as Pascal or C, this was a huge change of mindset for me. It is also clear that I need to keep learning how to use Unity, as in the future I prefer to put all my efforts on the early development phases, having<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>prove to myself that visual scripting is a valid instrument to fast test my ideas.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The use of Control Version to track the evolution of each new prototype was also a life saver.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I was eager to be part of a real team again, and working in collaboration with Debbie Norton for the second ideation project was a great experience to confront points of view and share responsibilities. Debbie did a fantastic job providing additional animations and narrative content, while I put all my efforts on getting the game working on local and WebGL versions.<\/p>\n<p>I also worked very hard to stay motivated while developing my Reflective Journal, not being english my mother tongue, this was quite a challenge. I found inspiration and guidance from two books I had the opportunity to discover and enjoy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Reading the lectures<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>for each module and participating on several<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>online conferences gave me a lot of material to share on the blog.<\/p>\n<p>As I wrote, another of my big goals for the next period is to complete the documentation for the open source engine that I used on my first game, this could be a nice way to help help the community of adventure game developers. To accomplish this i&#8217;m<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>testing the bucket system within an Agile framework to evaluate each tutorial content in the form of<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>story points.<\/p>\n<p>I have exciting plans for the future and I can&#8217;t wait to start prototyping my next indie game!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for watching this video.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1317 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Placa_largo_goal2_OK-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Placa_largo_goal2_OK-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Placa_largo_goal2_OK-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Placa_largo_goal2_OK-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Placa_largo_goal2_OK-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Placa_largo_goal2_OK-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Placa_largo_goal2_OK-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Placa_largo_goal2_OK.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1318 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Placa_largo_goal3_OK-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Placa_largo_goal3_OK-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Placa_largo_goal3_OK-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Placa_largo_goal3_OK-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Placa_largo_goal3_OK-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Placa_largo_goal3_OK-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Placa_largo_goal3_OK-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.patricioland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Placa_largo_goal3_OK.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">List of images<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sol 705 point &#8216;n&#8217; click graphic adventure by Patricio Land<\/p>\n<p>Kickstarter campaign for Sol 705 by Patricio Land<\/p>\n<p>Pro Helvetia Production contributions for 2019. Pro Helvetia Foundation<\/p>\n<p>Hero Expo Convention 2019 \u2013 Bern, Switzerland 2019 by the author.<\/p>\n<p>Paris Game Connection \u2013 Paris, France 2019. Video by the author.<\/p>\n<p>Sol 705 promotional video clip. &#8216;The time is now&#8217; theme performed by The Corianders. Used with permission.<\/p>\n<p>Swiss Game Week 2019 on Steam promotional art. Image by the author.<\/p>\n<p>Sol 705 demo version by Patricio Land.<\/p>\n<p>Google Play Store page for Sol 705 and Sol 705 demo. Images by the author.<\/p>\n<p>Space Indie Studios logo animation, created by Filip Velkosvky and Patricio Land.<\/p>\n<p>Concept illustration for the first rapid ideation by Patricio Land.<\/p>\n<p>Concept illustrations for the second rapid ideation by Patricio Land and Debbie Norton.<\/p>\n<p>Personal Reflective Journal by Patricio Land.<\/p>\n<p>Pocket Gamer video vault and Pocket Gamer Connect digital 6 web sites by Pocket Gamer.<\/p>\n<p>Unreal Engine masterclass session by Eduardo Martin.<\/p>\n<p>AdventureX promotional video from AdventureX Kickstarter \u00a02019.<\/p>\n<p>The Revenge of Johny Bonasera promotional art by Rafael Garcia.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>References<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Cohn, M. 2006. \u2018<em>Agile Estimating and Planning<\/em>\u2018. Published by Pearson Education, Inc.<\/p>\n<p>Langr, J. and Ottinger, T. 2011. \u2018<em>Agile in a Flash Speed-learning Agile Software Development<\/em>\u2018.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Pragmatic Programmers, LCC.<\/p>\n<p>Rubin, K. 2012. \u2018Essential Scrum: A practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process\u2019.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Published by Addison-Wesley Professional.<\/p>\n<p>Aurich, R. and Mohiudin, A. 2019. \u2018<em>An outlook at Agile methodologies for the independent games developer<\/em>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>[online] Available at:&lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/1206212X.2019.1621463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/1206212X.2019.1621463<\/a>&gt;\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>International Journal of Computers and Applications [Accessed 5 April 2021].<\/p>\n<p>Hutong Games. \u2018Playmaker Manual\u2019.[online] Available at:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCll8FyIFgevUyLfd-jhhskA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCll8FyIFgevUyLfd-jhhskA<\/a>&gt; [Accessed 22 March 2021].<\/p>\n<p>Fauzi, R. Youtube channel. \u2018<em>2D Platformers using Unity and Playmaker 2020 update\u2018<\/em>.[online]<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Available at:&lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCbjQvNpDaHBrlBhpk65OQgA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCbjQvNpDaHBrlBhpk65OQgA<\/a>&gt; [Accessed 22 March 2021].<\/p>\n<p>Unity Forum.[online] Available at: &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/hutonggames.fogbugz.com\/default.asp?W1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/hutonggames.fogbugz.com\/default.asp?W1<\/a>&gt;[Accessed 21-23 March 2021].<\/p>\n<p>Williams, R. 2001. &#8216;<em>The Animator\u2019s Survival Kit<\/em>&#8216;. Faber and Faber.<\/p>\n<p>Lord.P and Sibley B. 2010. &#8216;<em>Cracking Animation<\/em>&#8216;. Published by Thames &amp; Hudson.<\/p>\n<p>Schell, J. 2014. \u2018<em>The Art of Game Design \u2013 A book of Lenses<\/em>\u2018. 2nd Edition. Published by CRC Press \u2013 Taylor Francis Group.<\/p>\n<p>Bassot, B. 2016. &#8216;<em>The Reflective Practice Guide<\/em>&#8216;. Published by Routledge.<\/p>\n<p>Hill-Whittall, R. 2015. &#8216;<em>The Indie Game Developer Handbook<\/em>&#8216;. Published by Focal Press.<\/p>\n<p>Hernandez, E. 2013. &#8216;<em>Set the Action! Creating Backgrounds for Compelling Storytelling in Animation, Comics and Games<\/em>&#8216;. Published by Focal Press.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Software<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mac Os Catalina version 10.15.7 by Apple Inc.<\/p>\n<p>Bladecoder game Engine version 4.2.0 by Rafael Garcia. [online] Available at: &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/bladecoder.github.io\/bladecoder-adventure-engine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bladecoder.github.io\/bladecoder-adventure-engine\/<\/a>&gt; [Accessed 14 May 2021].<\/p>\n<p>Unity 3D engine version 3.0f1 by Unity Technologies. [online] Available at: &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/unity.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/unity.com<\/a>&gt; [Accessed 9 May 2021].<\/p>\n<p>Adobe Photoshop release 22.3.1 by Adobe<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0&lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/<\/a>&gt; [Accessed 14 May 2021].<\/span><\/p>\n<p>iMovie version 10.2.3 by Apple Inc. [online] Available at: &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/imovie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.apple.com\/imovie\/<\/a>&gt; <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> [Accessed 10 May 2021].<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Blender version 2.92 by The Blender Foundation. [online] Available at &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.blender.org<\/a>&gt; <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> [Accessed 2 April 2021].<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Aseprite version 1.2.17 by David Capello. [online] Available at \u00a0&lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aseprite.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.aseprite.org<\/a>&gt; <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">[Accessed 22 March 2021].<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Audacity 3.0.0 by Audacity Team. [online] Available at \u00a0&lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacityteam.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.audacityteam.org<\/a>&gt; <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">[Accessed 6 May 2021].<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Focus Tomato App for iOS by Chih-Shan Liu. [online] Available at \u00a0&lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/focus-tomato-lets-focus-now\/id1471458198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/focus-tomato-lets-focus-now\/id1471458198<\/a>&gt; <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">[Accessed 5 February 2021].<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pomodoro Focus Timer App for iOS by Tianna Henry-Lewis. 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