GAME CONCEPT
In Origamoids the player plays as a bird matriarch who continuously places her nest on floating islands causing the nest to drift into dangerous places. The player protects the nest from foreign invaders by slamming into the evil paper planes or using power ups to bombard them out of the sky until the nest has reached a safe location.
GAME SCOPE & ACHIEVEMENTS
Succesfully managed a team of 12 multi-disciplined developers through the development and release of a PC game over a time period of 32 days by:
Succesfully managed a team of 12 multi-disciplined developers through the development and release of a PC game over a time period of 32 days by:
- Sprint Plannings with team members to plan future work and manage dependencies.
- Improving and iterating on production processes to accomodate to new challenges.
- In depth talks with individual team members to anticipate roadblocks and encourage a comfortable work environment.
- Frequent communication with stakeholders to define deadlines and facilitate a healthy development process.
- Teaching and helping team members with the usage of the trello and the scrum process.
- Periodic peer reviews to encourage an open and honest work environment and facilitate developer feedback.
- Controlling scope by cutting cetain features to ensure the timely delivery of deadlines and a high quality standard.
MY ROLE & CONTRIBUTION
Producer which included contributions in the fields of:
Project Management
Making sure that the project stays on track by holding regular sprint retrospectives and verifying that all team members are up to date on the latest developments. Identifying and managing risks to guarantee the project's successful completion. Team Management
Keeping the team up to date about the latest developments. Identifying new methods to help the team develop and ensure a comfortable working environment. |
Scrum Master
Assisting and facilitating the use of scrum. Presentation
Creating and giving professional and concise presentations with clear goals and conclusions in mind. Stakeholder Communication
Providing updates to stakeholders about the project. Representing stakeholders within the team. |
Product Owner
Ensuring that the project was working within a consistent vision. Scope Management
Identifying where the project could be streamlined to better compliment the project time and resources. |