The Shadow

Here, I'm going to include the dirty, day to day work and workings outs Avoiding the completed highly polished screenshots.
More of this content is available online, but will require a password to access.

Sprint Progress Reports

Functions as:

Reflect as a team on the content produced
Includes our wins and fails for growth & knowledge
Tracks decisions, the whys and outcomes
At a later date, new staff can view these to find the source of decisions
Increases knowledge sharing and provides space to explore concepts
Mistakes are not to hold teams to ransom, but to fail fast and grow.

Visual Fidelity & Scene Complexity - Comparisons

Researching products on VR platforms to set visual and gameplay expectations.

Function as:

Desires & Ideas are restrained to tech capabilities
Spatial design restrictions can be put in place
Cross-platform fidelity can be viewed
Understand fidelity of VR & why spaces are restricted
Level / World size examples clearly indicate scope
Size vs Visual fidelity - big vs small and impact on fidelity.

Sets the standards and expectations of what the final product will look

and feel like.

Building a Prototype

Working to Visual Concepts & Tones

Building Kits, exported to Unreal

Planning Gameplay, Progression, Assets & Events

Making our Kit Parts within 3D Software

Breaking it down, simply:
The teams worked together, a cohesive vision
Gameplay deeply considered
research and designed all interactive content
Linked theme, gameplay, mechanics and thematic together
Implementation reasonably simple - due to detailed understanding
Visual goal built into the greybox, and matched our goal
Planned cinematic moments and experiences
New, evolved gameplay seamlessly included into the design
Gameplay evolved beyond that of Synapse
Design was empowered to make decisions, no handholding needed.

Ultimately, this considered approach lead to a simple creation and integration process. Planning proved essential, as many Designers and Level Designers could work on the world at once.

The Shadow

Here, I'm going to include the dirty, day to day work and workings outs Avoiding the completed highly polished screenshots. More of this content is available online, but will require a password to access.

Sprint Progress Reports

Functions as:

Reflect as a team on the content produced

Includes our wins and fails for growth & knowledge

Tracks decisions, the whys and outcomes

At a later date, new staff can view these to find the source of decisions

Increases knowledge sharing and provides space to explore concepts

Mistakes are not to hold teams to ransom, but to fail fast and grow.

Visual Fidelity & Scene Complexity - Comparisons

Researching products on VR platforms to set visual and gameplay expectations.

Function as:

Desires & Ideas are restrained to tech capabilities

Spatial design restrictions can be put in place

Cross-platform fidelity can be viewed

Understand fidelity of VR & why spaces are restricted

Level / World size examples clearly indicate scope

Size vs Visual fidelity - big vs small and impact on fidelity.

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Sets the standards and expectations of what the final product will look

and feel like.

Building a Prototype

Working to Visual Concepts & Tones

Building Kits, exported to Unreal

Planning Gameplay, Progression, Assets & Events

Making our Kit Parts within 3D Software

Breaking it down, simply:

The teams worked together, a cohesive vision

Gameplay deeply considered

research and designed all interactive content

Linked theme, gameplay, mechanics and thematic together

Implementation reasonably simple - due to detailed understanding

Visual goal built into the greybox, and matched our goal

Planned cinematic moments and experiences

New, evolved gameplay seamlessly included into the design

Gameplay evolved beyond that of Synapse

Design was empowered to make decisions, no handholding needed.

Ultimately, this considered approach lead to a simple creation and integration process. Planning proved essential, as many Designers and Level Designers could work on the world at once.

Here, I'm going to include the dirty, day to day work and workings outs Avoiding the completed highly polished screenshots.
More of this content is available online, but will require a password to access.