IMD 3901 : Milestone 2 - noreenqureshi/TermProjectBlogposts GitHub Wiki
February 9, 2021
Overview
Since we are still in the early planning stages of our project, this week we planned the layout and design of two environments and got some sample code working for our prototype and presentation coming up at the end of the week. Additionally, as a team we discussed the structure and organization of our Proposal document, which is also due later this week.
Map Layout for Painting 2 : https://i.imgur.com/YBPbTWS.png
Challenges
We had to balance many time consuming assignments, which was the biggest challenge for this week. Since it is almost reading week, naturally, many things will be due soon. Balancing a semester-long project is difficult, because it seems like there is so much time to complete things, when in reality the time will pass faster than we think. However, I do think that my team and I are on the right track and that each of us are taking small steps in the right direction.
Successes
One of our successes for this week was getting map layouts for two environments. This gives us a better idea of how to structure the 3D environment, where to put the most detail, as well as the path(s) that players will follow. Since the layout is a simplified version of the painting, it is easier to distinguish checkpoints and determine where the interactive elements will be on the map.
Total hours spent this week: 3
Next Steps
Our next steps are preparing for our Alpha Presentation and finishing our Proposal document, since they are due this week. After this, my responsibility will be to creating higher fidelity models of the 3D environment. I will be consulting my team as I move forward to make sure we are all on track and that everyone is happy with my approach.