About the Game
Codex:  The Lost Words of Atlantis
o   Team People ForWords - 19 People, 2 Artists
o   1st Person Adult-Education Mobile Game
o   Initially developed in 9 Months, ongoing
o   Adult Literacy XPrize Finalists

My Role
Artist
o    Concepts:  Character, Environment, and UI
o ​   2D Characters and Environments
o ​   ​UI and UI Animations
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​o ​   2D Animation Sequences   
​o ​   Character Voice Acting
o ​   Audio Editing and Sourcing

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o ​   Dialogue and Story
o    Game Design
o ​   Playtesting
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Mini-Postmortem
What Went Right
o    Figuring out the scope of the game
o    Integrating new team members
o    Team motivation and collaboration
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​What Went Wrong
o    Voice recording
o    Shifting requirements and deadlines 
o    Game Engine restrictions

What We Learned
o    Producers are a great organizing force
o    Slack is a great communication tool
o    Working remotely has different requirements

About the Game
Super Summer Ninja Pool Party Supreme
o    Team Splash Bully - 4 People, 1 Artist
o    3rd Person
o    Developed in 3 1/2 days
o    Winner of the August 2015 UE4 Game Jam

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My Role
Sole Artist
o    Character modeling, rigging, and animating
o    Environment modeling
o    Textures and Materials

Mini-Postmortem

  

o    Decorating the Level with Art Assets
o    Building and decorating with BSP  
o    Title image 

 

  

o    Playtesting    
 

What Went Right
o    Coordinating source control
o    Relying on everyone's expertise
o    Collaborating on tasks

What Went Wrong
o    Not having a task list    
o    Exhausting/Overworking ourselves    
o    Unexpected computer crashes!    

What We Learned
o    We can make a fun game in 3 1/2 days
o    Strategic reuse of assets
o    Using UE4

About the Game
IDENTITY
o    Team everNerd Games - 14 People, 4 Artists
o    3rd Person Non-Combative Stealth
o    Developed in 6 Months, 2014

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My Role
Lead Artist
o    Creating artistic direction with my 3 Artists
o    Managing, Documenting, and Facilitating Art       Team Tasks
o    Character, Environment, and HUD Concepts

Mini-Postmortem

  

o    3D Modeling, High Poly Modeling,
      Unwrapping, and Texturing
o    Materials in UDK Material Editor
o    Particles
 

 

o    Rigging, Skinning, and Animating Environment
      Assets
o    Marketing Materials

What Went Right
o    Art Team unity
o    "Open Source Newsletter" (team email)
o    "Show Us What You Got" (show and tell time)

What Went Wrong
o    Project was over-scoped ("stealth" is hard)
o    Underestimating animations
o    Underestimating need for polish and review

What We Learned
o    Art and Level Design reviews early and often
o    Communicate decisions for good morale
o    Keep track of decisions for better morale

About the Game
BOOM!
o    Team Unicorn Piñata - 7 People, 2 Artists
o    Capture-the-Flag, Multiplayer, 1st Person Shooter
o    Developed in 12 Weeks, 2013


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My Role
Artist
o    Collaborating with my Art Lead to create
      the game's Artistic Direction
o    Character and Environment Concepts
o    Cinematic Sequence Storyboards

Mini-Postmortem    

o    3D Modeling, Unwrapping, and Texturing
o    Materials In UDK Material Editor
o    Particles
 

o    Rigging, Skinning, and Animating Weapons
o    Marketing Materials

What Went Right
o    Coping with loss and gain of team members
o    Team morale activities ( Piñata, Shirts, Food)
o    Working with Art lead

What Went Wrong
o    Art and Level Design communication
o    Excessive overtime
o    Not enough experience with UDK

What We Learned
o    The importance of preproduction
o    Game designer is vital for decision making
o    Open communication is key

About the Game
WITH STRANGE AEONS
o    Team Chariot Assembly - 5 People, 1 Artist
o    2D Horror Puzzle Platformer with Non-Euclidean Space
o    Made in GuildEd (SMU Guildhall's proprietary game engine)
o    Developed in 8 Weeks, 2013

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My Role
Sole Artist
o    Character and Environment Concepts
o    Sprite Sheet Animations
o    Environment Assets

Mini-Postmortem 

What Went Right
o    Playtesting early and often
o    Knowing when to cut instead of "fix"
o    Using Scrum

 

o    Still Cut-Scenes
o    Art Asset Database and other Documentation
o    Marketing Materials

What Went Wrong
o    Not asking for help with the engine sooner
o    Departmental miscommunication
o    Complications of integrating work

What We Learned
o    Respect each department's expertise
o    Stick to the production systems that work
o    Keep everyone in the loop

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