Development Roadmap

Prototype

• Form Game Design Document
• Design general plans for the project
• Detail game philosophy and pacing

• Set Up Unity Project
• Assign proper render pipeline
• Assess libraries and functionality
• Research potential optimization

• Program Functionality
• Create outer game mechanics
• Program modular systems
• Develop optimization programs

• Making an Environment
• Model environment in Blender / Maya
• Optimize and export to the game
• Place lights and volumetrics in Unity

• Draw UI Elements
• Draft UI layout and design
• Create UI elements in vector program
• Add UI functionality into project

PreAlpha

• Form Demo Build Document
• Review game design document
• Implement story pacing and context
• Detail holistic player experience

• Set Up Playtesting
• Form iterative playtesting events
• Conduct survey and detail results

• Implement Concepts
• Create cinematic mechanics
• Execute on ideas from document
• Fine-tune the player experience

• Marketing and Networking
• Connect with players on social media
• Reach out to groups to showcase game
• Attain further capital from Drexel
• Set up interviews with marketing figures

Alpha

• TBD
• To be decided during PreAlpha build