SUMMARY
Role
Solo Development
Smart Goal
By March 1st, as a solo developer, I will create a fleshed-out loading and de-loading system with help from this tutorial for my Session 3.
PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY
Exemplary Work
Primary Source
From Software’s Dark Souls
The way that Dark Souls loads and de-loads is very fast, and seamless, and creates a system similar to that could allow a developer to iterate on levels faster and with fewer roadblocks than other systems.
Secondary Source
- 0:00 – Intro
- 1:22 – Blighttown and the Great Hollow from Firelink Shrine
- 5:40 – The Other Burg
- 7:31 – Views from the Undead Burg
- 10:47 – The Duke’s Archives and Anor Londo
- 16:59 – Demon Ruins and Lost Izalith
- 20:50 – Ash Lake and the Ash Lake Expanse
- 26:03 – Oolacile and the Darkroot Garden
- 30:09 – New Londo Ruins
- 32:35 – The Catacombs
- 34:25 – The Kiln and Closing Thoughts
Analysis Method
I am going to be using DSMapStudio made by Katalash to figure out how From Software handles their data, then I am going to try to understand how I can make that system with C# in Unity.
Project Timeline
The First 5 hours of work will be dedicated to looking over Dark Souls using the previously mentioned method, and then I will spend some time writing down what I want to do with the loading and de-loading. Finally, the rest of the session will be dedicated to making the system and debugging.
Evidence of Planning and Decisions
PRODUCTION – ACTION
The (FILM, SOUND, or GAME Creation)
POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION
21st Century Skills
Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)
I studied the work of other professionals and took what I learned to make something new.
Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)
I used a blog to learn how to translate a temperature to an RGB value.
Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)
I learned how to not copy and paste code.
Reactions to the Final Version
Nellie, who is the Design Director of Xbox Game Studios, said that having the skybox and lighting change when loading a new level looked good.
Self-Evaluation of Final Version
I am pretty happy with the final result, I completed all of what I wanted to get done, and it looks pretty good.
Grammar and Spelling
Grammarly
Editor
Odin