Week 04 - Class Notes

POST MORTEM

Good 
- Making Facebook groups (frequent meetings that were also consistent)
- Group leader has strong decision making skills
- Assign specific task to each team member
- Keepin' it professional yo!
- Know you teammate's strength and weakness

Bad
- More communication (didn't have enough clarity within each task)
- Not following the original plan
- More specific overall plan (ie, layout, font, general design, etc)

New
- Setup official meetings (in person if possible)
- Figuring out everyone's schedule
- Figuring out a few solution to one problem
- Bringing more magnets


HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Video Game Project

Street Fighter series or Team Fortress 2 

- Do research on both IPs (play the game if possible)
- Decide which IP you'd like to work on (we'll decide official in class what it will be)
- Research different 3D styles (doesn't have to be games)
- Each person does 6 pages of master copies of different styles (explore at least 3 different styles)
- The master copies could just be sketches.
- Think about an overall theme for the project (ie, grannies vs zombies, high school students)

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TIPS

- Keep in mind this will be 3D, because it's a game (there will perspective)
- Pick a range of styles
- Keep in mind the shapes of the characters, how they move and what their combat is