GAME DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES

Week 1

For this module we have been given the task of creating a game based on the Famous Five books using the Unreal Engine.

So far I have read a couple of the FF books and chosen to take on Five Go To Billycock Hill. I also watched the Comic Strip presents spoof videos and several episodes of the TV show from the 90s. In respect to using the Unreal Engine I have had no experience using it, so the one of the first things I did was to buy the Mastering Unreal book to get me started on the level design. I have already learned to hate the Unreal editor as I have tried several times to make a map and every single time it has ended up in disaster and me starting again from scratch.

In this weeks levture for GDT we took on the role of the project manager and were given the task of creating a breakdown structure for the project; break down the task until it is made into small manageable tasks.

Also using Program Evaluation and Review Technique create a table of how these tasks will be split down into hours of work.

Back at Uni

Well I have started back at Uni but unfortunately caught freshers flu, or something along those lines, and have missed out on a couple of lectures this week. I have been unable to get on with much work as my illness has paralyzed me from doing much work.

This won't stop me from talking though, oh no. =P

This year is all about getting ready for the games industry to this end I am currently working on creating a game using the Unreal 2 engine for one module and the other is starting me off slowly at the moment but will eventually get me programming a fully working 3D rendering programme with no help from DirectX. The other module i missed the first lecture so I will get back to you on what that will entail.

For now I will be you farewell and will start documenting my various projects asap.

Dan