T-totalers

Game: T-totalers

Group: T^2 (Team T-totalers)

Download T-totalers Here is an in depth description of our game.

Download Game_Design_Presentation This is the powerpoint we showed in class.

Milestones/Schedule

MILESTONES

Week of 25-31

Management:
    -29th schedule
Programming
    -install flash
    -become familiar with Action script 3
Game Design
    -29th basic level design (4)
Writing
    -work on assets list
Art
    -start sketches for:
        -menu design (Jerry)
        -character design
        -map design (Lisa)
    -create dummy assets
Playtest
    -29th testable maps
Class:
    -29th: Group eval due, schedule due

Week of 1-7

Programming
    -show WASD
    -increment/decrement drunk meter
    -menu (Jerry)
Game Design
    -final version of maps
        -agro stats
        -movements
Writing
    -finish asset list
    -begin item descriptions
Art
    -final concept art
Playtest
    -test all maps
    -test game mechanics
Class
    -5th: Final Design Presentation/Post Design Doc

Week 13 (8-14)

Programming
    -basic engine
Game Design
    -developing assets
Writing
    -developing assets
    -documentation
    -storyboard (narrative)
Art
    -continuing with assets
Playtest
    -do more :)
Class
    -10th: Available as in class playtest

Week 14 (15-21)

Programming
    -engine
    -all interactive elements
Game Design
    -developing assets
Writing
    -developing assets
    -documentation
    -storyboard (narrative)
Art
    -continuing with assets
Playtest
    -do more :)
Class
     -NA

Week 15 (22-28)

Programming
    -debugging
Game Design
    -extra features
Writing
    -final narrative
    -finish all assets
Art
    -final assets
    -extra art
Playtest
    -5-10 outsiders play it
Class
    -MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS DONE

Week 16 (29-3)

All material should be finished and working properly.
Class:
    -1st: final prototype due
    -3rd: final team evals due

Comments

[gamegrrrl]

This is a cute game and I like the drunkenness mechanic; I think you have to be very careful of two major potential pitfalls: 1) it is an "in" joke that nobody not of the Georgia Tech community will get; 2) It has the risk of becoming a bit of a one-liner. So I think the key to making this work is to really play around with this idea of being "too drunk" or "not drunk enough" to be committing pranks around the school. You might want to take a look at Akrasia, which is a much more serious game but has a mechanic in which the extreme out come of addiction is portrayed by basically inverting all the controls. You can download it here: http://gambit.mit.edu/loadgame/akrasia.php

[gamegrrrl]

Also a couple of other comments; excellent playtesting documentation; keep that up. I don't see a schedule so you should try to do that soon.