CSE 490 - Tech Art for Game Development

Initial Plan for the Quarter

Week One

March 27

  • Dave Hunt via Skype at 12:30 pm
  • Lab

  • Groups/Acts meet up
  • Goals: to cleanup from end of quarter rush to Fresh Eye Screening AND to (Re)Organize and Regroup. Note: Stay in your current groups.
  • 1 List your goals for the next two weeks.
  • 2 List issues and questions left over from last quarter.
  • 3 Create Bug List - things that need to be addressed.
  • 4 Discuss Unity Upgrade options and weigh in.
  • 5 Review Fresh Eyes feedback for your act and for the film as a whole.
  • 6 Discuss Tyrant Redesign based on VR experience.
  • March 29

  • Lecture
  • Review Fresh Eyes version/condition of The Tyrant
  • Review Goals and Questions for each Group
  • Review Unity Upgrade option. Natalie will go over how to upgrade and address questions.
  • Discuss Fresh Eyes Feedback
  • Week Two

    April 3

  • Dave Hunt via Skype at 12:30 pm
  • Lab

  • Design/Assign individual roles for signature “vertical slices” in each Group/Act.
  • Plan production schedule for the next two weeks based on those roles.
  • April 5

  • Lecture
  • Visitor - Chris Alderson, Art Director, Polyarc to be our Fresh Eyes for our work.
  • Review condition of the vertical slices.
  • The Art Director’s Role and the Art Pipeline for a VR film
  • Week Three

    April 10

  • Dave Hunt via Skype at 12:30 pm
  • Lab

  • SIGnature Vertical Slice roles reviewed and preparation for story review on Thursday
  • Focus on lighting and Efx/surface textures
  • April 12

  • Lecture
  • SIGnature Vertical Slice Review
  • Efx and surface textures in Unity
  • Week Four

    April 17

  • Dave Hunt via Skype at 12:30 pm
  • Lab

  • Review all motion.
  • Review all models and rigs
  • April 19

  • Lecture
  • “Screen” Review entire film
  • Visitors : Matt Balby and Matt Dean if he’s back.
  • Discussion re artistic and technical direction.
  • Week Five

    April 24

  • Dave Hunt via Skype at 12:30 pm
  • Lab

  • Address feedback from April 19
  • Plan for April 26
  • April 26

  • Lecture
  • Film Review and Troubleshooting
  • Motion
  • Shading
  • EFX
  • Lighting
  • Visitor: Matt Dean

  •