KillianClassBlog

SUMMARY – Due March 19

Role

• Writer / Menus / Producer

Intention (SMART Goal) for the Session

• By May 9, as part of TEAM #, I will have evidence of non linear map by following How to Design Great Metroidvania Levels for Session 5.

AI Use and Inclusion in This Project

• All AI use was from MagicSchool.ai unless otherwise cited
• Guidance from Washington State “Human – AI – Human” policy
• Details of prompts examples and questions

PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY – Due March 20

LEADER(S) IN THE FIELD / EXEMPLARY WORK(S)

Primary Source

https://www.youtube.com/@Goodgis

A game dev youtuber who has been working on a metroidvania for years, which is the type of game I want to make.

Secondary Source

Looking at their game could be a good way to see what I should and shouldn’t do with my game.

AI Prompt: None

TRAINING AND SOURCE(S)

AI Prompt: None

PRE-PRODUCTION – PLANNING – Due April 11

PROJECT TIMELINE WITH MILESTONES

AI Prompt: none

Pre-production Milestones

• Concept
• Present concept
• Look into learning sources

Production Milestones

• Develop MVP
• Improve what I can from there
• Come up with title for game

Post-production Milestones

• Publish to Itch
• Customize Itch page
• Present game

PROPOSED BUDGET

$1207 and a construct lisence

AI Prompt: None

EVIDENCE OF TEAM PLANNING AND DECISIONS

AI Prompt: None

PRODUCTION – ACTION – Due May 8

THE (FILM, SOUND, or GAME)

https://chsgamedesign.itch.io/chs-p3-s5-t6-killian

Use masks to try and escape a cave in this metroidvania

AI Prompt: None

SKILLS COMMENTARY

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IcAGrDIB2FySn4SXLPv8AtI-LlhaPf5J458rZa16KGQ/edit?usp=sharing

I was the producer for the game.

AI Prompt: None

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION – Due May 16

21st CENTURY SKILLS

Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)

I learnt more about problem solving this session and how to figure out why to try when something isn’t working

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

I figured out how to outsource labor this session.

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

I found how too look for videos that give me directly what I need for tutorials or coding help.

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

I figured out how to outsource labor.

REACTIONS TO THE FINAL VERSION

I had no peer review comments

I had to advisor comments

SELF-REFLECTION

Intentional Reflection:

With what I learnt I plan to outsource so much more labor, and watch youtube.

GRAMMAR AND SPELLING

Google spell check

EDITOR

Jaspr the Great

SUMMARY – Due Jan. 28

Role

• Character Artist

Intention (SMART Goal) for the Session

• By Feb 28, as part of TEAM 6, I will have evidence of animated character sprites by following The secrets to good pixel animation! for Session 4.

PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY – Due Jan. 29

LEADER(S) IN THE FIELD / EXEMPLARY WORK(S)

Primary Source

Patch quest does a fantastic job at keeping all of its character sprites and enemy sprites in the same style, which is something some games struggle with.

Secondary Source

Patch Quest is a great way to see the dos and don’ts of making a video game.

TRAINING SOURCE(S)

0:12 What is animation

0:18 Simple terms

0:35 Add frames to a drawing

0:44 Frame rate

0:51 Standard TV runs at 25 FPS

0:54 Most common frame rate for pixel art is 12 fps

1:01 12 fps “animating on 2s”

1:55 Plan out movement

PRE-PRODUCTION – PLANNING – Due Feb. 7

PROJECT TIMELINE

Pre-production Milestones

• Come up with a good concept for a game
• Trello Board
• Complete pre-production blog post

Production Milestones

• Coding
• Sprites
• Sound design
• Blog post

Post-production Milestones

• Publish game to itch
• Blog post
• Present game

PROPOSED BUDGET

$1207

EVIDENCE OF TEAM PLANNING AND DECISIONS

PRODUCTION – ACTION – Due Feb. 27

THE (FILM, SOUND, or GAME)

https://killianlambson.itch.io/die-and-repeat

Die and Repeat is a top down shooter where you kill waves of enemies to get money to buy upgrades for your character.

SKILLS COMMENTARY

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1K1yAGO9X7MSNgtLRclubEu0MXnL0ECo_ZtdlGSwMJCY/edit#slide=id.g1176dcbe26d_0_12

My role was to be a sprite artist, I made sprites for the upgrades and main character.

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION – Due Mar. 7

21st CENTURY SKILLS

Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)

I learnt more about problem solving using tools like forums on the internet.

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

I learnt more about how getting in arguments is not helpful to anyone.

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

I learnt more about how to effectively get useful information out of forums and other online sources.

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

I learnt that I want money.

REACTIONS TO THE FINAL VERSION

My game was broken on Friday, so I wasn’t able to present on Monday and got no reactions to my final game.

SELF-REFLECTION

With what I learnt this session I will go probably revisit Die and Repeat to add some features and mechanics that I would have liked to add.

Im also going to go into the next session with more knowledge of my work style and what I learned to make a game much better than this session.

GRAMMAR AND SPELLING

Google spell check.

EDITOR

Jaspr the Great

If you want someone hard working, dedicated, and fun to be around, you have to go with Jasper. I’ve known Jasper since I met him in my first year of game design, where he carried our team to make some pretty decent games. He’s very dedicated to his work, and puts in 100% effort whenever work needs to be done. One time I saw Jasper eat pizza! Only success will follow if you hire Jasper.

GENRE

• Top down shooter
• Rougelite

INFLUENCES and EXAMPLES

• Vampire Survivors
• Dead Estate

IDEAS AND EXPLANATION

• Top down shooter game with waves of enemy’s
• Every time you die you get to choose an upgrade
• Upgrades could include damage, speed, or health boosts
• If there is time for coding it, we could add other cooler upgrades like explosive bullets.

WHO WILL YOU NEED TO ACCOMPLISH THIS IDEA?

• A character artist
• A UI designer

WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO LEARN FROM THIS PROJECT

• What new skills or processes will you learn and use for this project?
• How will this project push you out of your comfort zone?
• What new things will you try?

RESOURCES FOR INSPIRATION

• Life Hack for Generating Ideas
• The Three Sections of the Logline
  • World establishment/ SETTING.
  • OBJECTIVE/MOTIVE for the journey.
  • CONSEQUENCE/STAKES of the journey.
• Explore and use the Logline Creator and Resources to help build your logline
• TEMPLATE 1: SomeONE or THING fighting SOMEONE or THING for SOMEONE or THING
• Another way to think structure your logline…
• TEMPLATE 2: In a world where ____, ____ needs to ____, otherwise ____ will happen.
• FILM: Explore and use the Logline Creator and Resources to help build your logline
• ROCK: 20 Ways to Start a Song – Keppie Coutts and Ben Romalis
• GAME: Brainstorming game ideas with Adriel Wallick
• She made a game a week for a year
• GAME: Rapid Production Game Project
• GAME: Making Your First Game: Minimum Viable Product – Scope Small, Start Right – Extra Credits
• GAME: Watch 30 Things I Hate About Your Game Pitch
• Answer These Questions with Your Pitch
  • Is this game/film/song worth making?
  • Can this team actually make this project?

SUMMARY

Role

• Sound designer
• Solo Dev

Intention (SMART Goal) for the Session

• By Jan. 10, as a solo dev, I will have evidence of building a game with as few bugs as possible by following I wish I had known this before I started unity game devoplopment Session 3.

PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY

LEADER(S) IN THE FIELD / EXEMPLARY WORK(S)

Primary Source

I believe that Koji Kondo is an amazing example of a sound designer, able to create extremely iconic and memorable songs, even with the limitations of old games.

Secondary Source

This video gives a nice introduction to him and some of the famous music he did.

TRAINING SOURCE(S)

0:52 Use scriptable objects

1:40 Asset store

4:04 Just make games

4:49 Join game jams

5:03 Follow tutorials in the game engine your using

5:26 Just look it up

5:40 You will never stop learning

5:54 Learn data abstraction

6:21 Plan your game ahead of time

7:20 Marketing

PROJECT TIMELINE

Pre-production Milestones

• Join team
• Get role
• GDD
• Complete pre-production section of the blog post

Production Milestones

• Begin Production
• MVP
• Make sound effects
• Make or get music

Post-production Milestones

• Publish to Itch
• Complete post-production part of the blog post
• Get advice from others on how to improve game

PROPOSED BUDGET

we should be payed 16.28 dollars an hour, with a budget of 1,628 dollars

EVIDENCE OF TEAM PLANNING AND DECISIONS

Place screenshots of the following…

• Trello Board
• Storyboard (FILM) (with comments for each role) OR other planning documents like sketches, flowcharts (GAME DESIGN), song or lyric notes (ROCK), etc.

PRODUCTION – ACTION – Due Jan. 10

THE (FILM, SOUND, or GAME)

https://chsgamedesign.itch.io/chs-period-3-team-6

Arcade like game about trying to find the difference between aliens and humans

https://chsgamedesign.itch.io/chs-p3-s3-t

A puzzle game about analyzing heartbeats to try to find out who within your workplace is not who they seem.

SKILLS COMMENTARY

\https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1593JprCFrFJNTPN9a-OYmICU4uq-CG2qlqfG6EM7gBs/edit#slide=id.g2d2731d25ce_0_138

I was the audio designer for the game and found some sound effects for the game.

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION – Due Jan. 17

21st CENTURY SKILLS

Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)

I grew working in confusing conditions. I was put down as a solo developer and part of a team, both at the same time. It was confusing to know what I needed to do.

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

I grew in taking input. I asked other what was needed for sound effects for the game. While I didn’t get to pur my sound effects in game I still think I grew

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

I learnt more about how to navigate sound effect libraries. I learnt that most sound effect libraries aren’t actually fully free despite advertising themselves as such.

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

I grew more in focusing. Towards the end of the session I felt more focused than the beginning where I felt more confused.

REACTIONS TO THE FINAL VERSION

One of the comments about our game from the people looking at it is that we should have had our heartbeat meter be constant, and stop it from clipping.

SELF-REFLECTION

Evaluation reflection

What worked well was our base idea, it was a nice and unique idea. I think that we could have had more people working on the coding to help speed up the process. the problem wasn’t solved. It taught me to be more active in the coding process, instead of just focusing on my role specifically.

GRAMMAR AND SPELLING

Google spell check.

EDITOR

Jaspr the great

• IF YOU NEED HELP, WATCH MR. LE DUC’s BLOG POST TUTORIAL

• COPY AND PASTE THIS BLOG POST TEMPLATE INTO A NEW BLOG POST in YOUR BLOG

• TITLE THIS BLOG POST: Session # Year # Production Project, and REPLACE THE #’s

• LEAVE THE ONLY THE UPPERCASE HEADINGS IN THIS BLOG POST
  • DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER COMPLETING THEM

• REMOVE THE WORD TEMPLATE v.4 FROM THE TITLE in YOUR BLOG POST

• PLACE A CREATIVE COMMONS IMAGE RELATED TO THE PROJECT FROM OPENVERSE.ORG AT THE TOP OF THE POST
  • WATCH MR. LE DUC IMAGE PLACEMENT TUTORIAL FROM INSIDE EDUBLOGS

• FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS IN THE:
  • (FILM, GAME, ROCK) Storytelling Production Project Form.v4
    • Remember that a paper copy is in your team folder
    • Remember to look at both sides to better understand how to complete the work

• REVIEW THESE POST EXAMPLES FOR GUIDANCE:
  • Jack’s post (Film)
  • Mike’s post (Game)
  • Connor’s post (Rock)

• USE THE PTS, CLASS PROJECT TRACKING SHEET, FOR SOME CONTENT BELOW

• REFERENCE YOUR TEAM’s FORMS, IF THAT HELPS
  • Team Planning Forms
  • Team Presentation Forms
  • Task Time Team Form

• DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED ABOVE AFTER COMPLETING THEM

SUMMARY – Due Oct. 25

Role

• Character Artist / Things That Move in the World

Intention (SMART Goal) for the Session

• By Nov. 15, as part of TEAM #, I will have evidence of pixel character sprites by following 10 minutes pixel sprite tutorial for Session 2.

PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY – Due Oct. 30

LEADER(S) IN THE FIELD / EXEMPLARY WORK(S)

Primary Source

I chose the developers (specifically the graphic designers) of carrion, because carrion is a pixil game that I think looks really good. All the sprites looks very lively.

Secondary Source

I used this secondary source because its hard to find much about the developer team.

TRAINING SOURCE(S)

PROJECT TIMELINE

Pre-production Milestones

• Thing 1

• Thing 2

• Thing 3

Production Milestones

• Thing 1

• Thing 2

• Thing 3

Post-production Milestones

• Thing 1

• Thing 2

• Thing 3

PROPOSED BUDGET

Plan and include a budget for this project. Mr. Le Duc will give you guidance on the parameters for this session.

• Film Budget Sheet Template

• Game Budget Sheet Template

• Rock – Research cost of studio time, mixing by an engineer, and mastering services

EVIDENCE OF TEAM PLANNING AND DECISIONS

Place screenshots of the following…

• Trello Board

• Storyboard (FILM) (with comments for each role) OR other planning documents like sketches, flowcharts (GAME DESIGN), song or lyric notes (ROCK), etc.

PRODUCTION – ACTION – Due Nov.15

THE (FILM, SOUND, or GAME)

Embed or link the final version of the film, game, or song from your Google Drive (FILM & ROCK) or itch.io (GAME). Make sure it is publicly viewable.

Write a descriptive sentence about the embedded or linked project above.

SKILLS COMMENTARY

Link the team slideshow with your role, SMART Goal, and evidence of your SMART Goal for this session.

Write a sentence about your role in the slideshow and creative and technical contributions to the project.

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION – Due Nov. 22

21st CENTURY SKILLS

Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)

How did you grow in these areas during this project? Pick one and explain.

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

How did you grow in these areas during this project? Pick one and explain.

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

How did you grow in these areas during this project? Pick one and explain.

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

How did you grow in these areas during this project? Pick one and explain.

REACTIONS TO THE FINAL VERSION

I wasn’t here to see the reactions to the final version of my game.

SELF-REFLECTION

Pick one of these types of reflection; action points, evaluative, intentional, or retrospective, state which one you picked, and write your reflection here…

GRAMMAR AND SPELLING

Grammarly

EDITOR

Name the person who reviewed your blog post for grammar and spelling issues. First name only.

DID YOU DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE? <— DELETE THIS INSTRUCTION, TOO 🙂 !!!

Session Number:	6
Week Number:	9
Total Estimated Hours Contributed this Week:	0
What is/was your overall goal for this week?	don’t do anything productive



Work Tasks 

Reporting work progress.Date	Task Description	Time Spent	Was / Were your choices and work Best Practices? Why?
Mon	Worked on the weekly work log.	2 minutes	Yeah definatly, it was class work.
Tue	Worked on the weekly work log.	2 minutes	Yeah definatly, it was class work.
Wed	Worked on the weekly work log.	2 minutes	Yeah definatly, it was class work.
Thur	Worked on the weekly work log.	2 minutes	Yeah definatly, it was class work.
Fri	Worked on the weekly work log.	2 minutes	Yeah definatly, it was class work.



Personal Comments (Optional) 

Remember reflecting on your own choices and work can help you improve both. Are there any other comments you would like to include for your own reflection? If so, please enter them here: this week i only ate bananas, i did not do any work i was just eatin some fricken bananas. I spent the whole week indulging in one of my favorite fruits – bananas! I must admit, I didn’t get much work done, but the satisfaction of munching on those sweet and creamy bananas was worth it.I had a fantastic week doing what I love most – eating bananas! I did get a little sidetracked from my work, but it was totally worth it to savor those deliciously sweet and creamy bananas.My week was absolutely amazing, indulging in my favorite activity – devouring bananas! Although I did encounter a minor distraction from my duties, the heavenly taste and luscious texture of those bananas were undoubtedly worth every second.I had an incredible week, filled with my favorite pastime – savoring delicious bananas! Even though I faced a slight interruption from my responsibilities, the heavenly flavor and delectable texture of those bananas were unquestionably worth every moment.During the course of the past week, I thoroughly enjoyed indulging in my favorite activity – relishing the taste of delightful bananas. Despite encountering a brief disruption in my dutiI can understand how much joy and satisfaction indulging in your favorite activity can bring, and it sounds like you truly savored the taste of those delightful bananas. It’s never easy when our duties are disrupted, but I’m glad to hear that the heavenly flavor and unparalleled texture of those bananas made it all worth it for you.I can certainly empathize with the pleasure and contentment that comes from partaking in a beloved pastime, and it appears that you truly relished your experience with those delicious bananas. Although it can be challenging when our responsibilities are interrupted, I am pleased to hear that the heavenly flavor and unmatched texture of those bananas made it all worthwhile for you.es, the heavenly flavor and unparalleled texture of these bananas were unequivocally worth every moment invested.It sounds like you had a really enjoyable week indulging in your favorite activity. Even though there was a brief disruption in your duties, I’m glad to hear that the amazing taste and texture of those bananas made it all worth it. Keep on enjoying those delicious treats!

If you don’t have Jasper on your team then your making a major mistake. Jasper has filled many roles within our game design class including sprite work, coding, and map design. Jasper had his education at Capital High School and was tutored by former President Barack Obama. Jasper also has a nice sense of humor and that makes up for all the supposed crimes he committed in 2021 in an elderly home. I hope that this information lets you make the objectively correct option and hire Jasper for your company.

Session Number:	6
Week Number:	8
Total Estimated Hours Contributed this Week:	4.5
What is/was your overall goal for this week?	Do something productive.



Work Tasks 

Date	Task Description	Time Spent	Was / Were your choices and work Best Practices? Why?
Mon	Worked on a description mechanic for turrets (based on feedback from judges.)	Whole Period	Yes, working on criticism for our game just makes it better.
Tue	Experimented with unity.	Whole Period	Debatable.
Wed	I was gone.	Whole period	—
Thur	I was gone.	Whole period	—
Fri	Helped Jasper with his game.	Whole period	Nope, not related to our game.



Personal Comments (Optional) 

Remember reflecting on your own choices and work can help you improve both. Are there any other comments you would like to include for your own reflection? If so, please enter them here: BOW DOWN TO OUR NEW LORD AND SAVIOR, BANANAS!

Session Number:	6
Week Number:	7
Total Estimated Hours Contributed this Week:	0.50
What is/was your overall goal for this week?	Complete Bomb Tower or update upgrade system



Work Tasks 

Date	Task Description	Time Spent	Was / Were your choices and work Best Practices? Why?
Mon	——	—–	—-
Tue	Edu Blogs	Whole Period	Yes, the teacher said so.
Wed	Experimenting with constructs features by making a new project.	Whole period	No, I should be working on the actual game.
Thur	Continued to experiment, seeing how solids interact.	Whole period	No, same reason.
Fri	CONTINUED TO EXPERIMENT	Whole period	No, same reason



Personal Comments (Optional) 

Remember reflecting on your own choices and work can help you improve both. Are there any other comments you would like to include for your own reflection? If so, please enter them here: I have mixed feelings about bananas.