Showing posts with label minutes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label minutes. Show all posts

Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Minutes 24 Jan


Meeting points


1.     Went through items outstanding

2.     Planned the rest of the build schedule as best could, we still do not have a submission date.

3.     CWH gave BS the articles she had created for the build.


To do/ outstanding


1.     Apply colour scheme to snaps logo (BS)

2.     Find chosen font (BS)

3.     Get all components ready for build (BS)

4.     Install Flash (BS)

5.     Start building the Countryside game (CWH)

6.     Update self Gantt chart (BS and CWH)

7.     Update self and group Gannt chart for this week (CWH)

8.     List all tasks individually completed - written as speech for working presentation (BS and CWH)



A.O.B

1) BS laptop booked in for Flash installation next week

2) Other assignment due in 14/02 so may need to focus on that for the next week or two.

Thursday, 12 January 2012

Minutes - 10th February 2012

Well we are finally back after the long break... Clare has now had her little boy, who by the way is very very cute and me, well my ankle is no different but thats another story.

1st task this week was to have a good catch up of where we were and where we needed to roughly be, slightly difficult though not knowing new hand in dates but at least we could ourselves something to work to.

We decided in order not to compromise marks on further assignments we would work to the criteria required only so the big ideas Clare and myself had took a back seat. The website portraits were first on the list to go, followed by the game character which we both said could possibly be done 'version 2' the footprints idea we said we would add should there be time at the end.

FOCUS: to build initial stages to the game for the working presentation.

what we achieved:

  1. Update ghantt chart (completed)
  2. Get submission dates (we will know this after 2/2/12)
  3. Planned working presentation (completed)
  4. Exchange sounds (decided this was not essential yet but we needed these on file)
  5. create countryside game basic version (decided to leave this until later date and if we had time create others for presentation) Clare to complete basic layout and both to work on the flash version

Tasks set to Clare:

  1. Create button for 3D Tutuorial, Map and Exit
  2. Provide countryside image for poloroid
  3. Provide beach image for poloroid
  4. Create logo for tutorial

Tasks set to Becky:

  1. apply colour scheme to logo
  2. add snaps logo to the map
  3. provide version of map with no locations
  4. provide version of map with locations
  5. provide mountains iamge for poloroid
  6. provide under the sea image for poloroid

Both:

  1. to provide congratulations screen images
  2. work on individual contextual research report
  3. list individual tasks completed including technical explanation

Wednesday, 26 October 2011

Minutes - 25 October 2011


Minutes

Date:     26/10/11

Meeting points

1.     Went through items from last week’s ‘to do’ list – see below for details (BS & CWH)
2.     Drafted product and team evaluation for Working Presentation (BS & CWH)
3.     Got large version of B&P logo.jpg and seascapefish.psd from BS for CWH
4.     Completed personal Gantt (CWH)
5.     Completed group Gantt up to start of meeting (CWH) updated after meeting and file AGAIN became corrupt! Need to report issue to IT!
6.     Put game logo (BS) and game fonts (BS&CWH) out to tutorial group to see what is the preferred.  Looks like the top faves are v1 and v6 of the logo and Peppa Pig for the font.  BS to trial versions and open out to the social networks for their feedback.
7.     Ran through game location allocations – approved – Mountains (Flash, Castle), Under the Sea (Shutter Speed), Beach (focus), Countryside (aperture, depth of field)
8.     Agreed on running order for the Working Presentation flash file.  This will just be a very basic navigation tool showing how the user will get from the start and move around the games.  It will not have any working individual games at this stage.
9.     Did not get time to start planning/ writing the game instructions.
10.  Not shared our sounds

To do/ outstanding

1.     Draft instructions and welcome information (BS & CWH) – 01/11

2.     BS to update blog with shortlisted game logos and fonts – 28/10

3.     Email/ upload our sounds to each other (BS & CWH) – 28/10

4.     Upload images to blog (BS) – 28/10

5.     Email shipwreck.psd to CWH (BS) – 28/10

6.     Complete castle outside.ai (BS) – 01/11

7.     create castle inside.ai (BS) – 01/11

8.     Introduction/ instruction screen – Falling polaroid animation – (BS) – 09/11

9.     Location screen – Falling polaroid animation – (BS) – 09/11

10.  Complete island map – include thumbnails of school, game logo and return key. Save as .psd and email to CWH (BS) – 01/11

11.  Complete congratulations banner with game colours save as .psd and email to CWH – 01/11 (BS)

12.  Write up notes on team and product evaluation for the Working Presentation (BS)

13.  Write individual contribution – (BS & CWH) – CWH to email to BS asap – 01/11

14.  List examples of our best work for Working Presentation - (BS & CWH) – 01/11

15.  Produce charts/ diagrams showing percentage completed for Working Presentation – from details in Gantt charts – (CWH) – 01/11

16.  Download Flash – (BS) – ASAP – for build –

17.  Both start building the Working Presentation Flash file – see which is most promising at next meeting! (my money is on Becky’s!!)

18.  Update self Gantt chart for this and last week (BS)

19.  Update self and group Gannt chart for this week (CWH)


A.O.B
1.     BS is having an operation this Thursday (27/10) and may not be mobile for the next few weeks.  An extension has been agreed in principle, but need to find out the terms from Doctor after the operation.  We will still work to plan until we hear from him!
2.     BS not got Flash or Project on her laptop – BS to see if she can download CS5 version of Flash.  If this is successful perhaps she can focus on build aspects? (wishful thinking J?!)
3.     CWH not got Project on her Mac – twice now the college PCs have corrupted her Gantt charts.  IWH advised we could use illustrator to show projections if needs be.  CWH acquired a version of Project for PC, will get a copy to BS and se if she can borrow RCH laptop to  install Project and work from home rather than having to go into college and risk another corruption!  CWH to speak to Holy Cross ICT about the issue again.

Wednesday, 19 October 2011

Minutes - 18th October 2011

The beginnings of flu like symptons have set in and much to my annoyance at the moment i am finding it very hard to concentrate which is not what i or Clare need right now... To be perfectly honest i am not sure even what day it is!!!

Due to my forgetfulnessand lack of concentration at the moment Clare and i ran through the minutes of the previous meeting and what needed to be done. Check list completed and slightly back on track revised list of what needed to be done for 25th October was completed, including any forgotten bits from the previous week.

This week due the unforseen and once again VERY annoying circumstances of Clare's lost Ghannt Chart it was decided she would concentrate most of her time this week on completing a new one... big hugs Clare.

Becky was set the task of completing the group Ghannt Chart, check, and also her own- which she decided to properly update next week 25th October (TOP PRIORITY)

Both listened to Flash Tutorial and picked up some rather good ideas on how to create games that appear to be rather effective and fingers crosses quite simple to set up, but hey, we shall see. Further discussions on this next week i feel.

Discussions for this week were:

Music/sound
Colour Scheme, which we both felt had to be decided this week
Build Schedule, which we decided on creating a flowchart first to give us more of an idea of what would be involved and what needed to be done we could then assign the tasks equally.

Clare To Do:

2/3 different versions of the points display
Brighten simple version of the countryside
Add coral to under the sea image
Search Fonts
Search realistic sound effects for each location

Becky To Do:

Scan Sketchbook and add images to blog
Shipwreck/ Castle inside and outside versions
Introduction Screen
Location Page
Instruction Page
Complete Island Map
School
Search Fonts
Search realistic sound effects for each location
Congratulations Screen

**25th October 2011**

First Job for Becky and Clare- write product and team evaluation and also individual contributions

Wednesday, 12 October 2011

Minutes - October 11, 2011


Meeting points

1.             Agreed allocations of designs to be completed in Illustrator/ Photoshop as .PNG or .JPEG format  by 18/10
a.     CWH
                                                                    i.         3D Flash gun
                                                                  ii.         3D lens
                                                                 iii.         3D waterproof housing
                                                                 iv.         3D battery
                                                                   v.         3D flash/ memory card
                                                                 vi.         Points display screen
                                                                vii.         School shop – the location and the thumbnail for Polaroid
                                                              viii.         Sketches for details in the Countryside and the Beach
                                                                 ix.         Produce the colour schemes as per list below.
                                 x.     Complete the design for the countryside.


b.     BS
                                                                    i.         Mountain scene – Flash game
                                                                  ii.         Design frame style for menu – instruction page & intro page
                                                                 iii.         Complete Polaroid design – the location indicator
                                                                 iv.         Design game logo
                                                                   v.         Complete Map
                                                                 vi.         School – the location and the thumbnail for Polaroid
                                                                vii.         Complete Shipwreck
                                                              viii.         Sketch and produce static version of the animation ‘winning’ sequence.
                                                                 ix.         Sketches for details in the Mountains/ Castle and Shipwreck
                                                                   x.         Footprints

2.     Assigned other items to do for next week
a.     CWH –
                                                                    i.         Type minutes
                                                                  ii.         Email Game template and Under the Sea layers to BS for her Shipwreck
                                                                 iii.         Update the group GANTT chart (all actions done and new projections – see below)
                                                                 iv.         Try and recover the corrupt version of self GANTT chart and update
                                                                   v.         Update Production Diary

b.     BS –
                                                                    i.         Email Group GANTT chart to CWH
                                                                  ii.         Test photography games
                                                                 iii.         Update self GANTT chart
                                                                 iv.         Update Production Diary

3.     Set new deadlines and tasks – to input into GANTT
a.     Practice presentation and demonstration of working product – 01/11
b.     Produce diagrams of percentage completed of work (from GANTT) – 01/11
c.     Write evaluation of team’s performance so far – 25/10
d.     Evaluation of the product as it stands – 25/10
e.     Write each team member’s individual contribution to the project – 01/11
f.      Plan the build schedule – 18/10
g.     Start the build – 18/10

Other items discussed
4.     Portraits for the website – CWH 18/10
5.     Music and sound for the game – to be planned into the build schedule – 18/10
6.     Post production areas – these although wonderful ideas are a big ask for us in terms of our present abilities and the time constraints.  We agreed to bump this to ‘Version 2’ this would be a development opportunity for a next generation of Snaps Academy.
7.     Delivery material – we cannot really start the design of this until we have a brand/ logo and contents – we will start this after our next deadline - 08/11 onwards.
8.     The ‘winning’ animation can for the most recent deadline, be static or animatic – it is for demonstration purposes only.  The final animation can be started after our presentation - 08/10
9.     Although BS is designing the winning sequence, we have not yet agreed the build schedule.
10.  Iain is happy for us to chose whether to submit the time plan (Gantt), minutes and production diary in our chosen format.  He is happy for the production diary to be the blog so long as it was obvious which submissions were who’s.  We decided that we would have a projection of this, with maybe one hard copy of each incase someone wants to flick through a copy.  This hard copy would simply be a print out of the blog and Gantt chart, bound. No fancy, time consuming, designs!
11.  Iain said we do not need to simplify the Gantt chart, the more detail the better!
12. CWH's bloody bastard Gantt chart has become corrupt since it was produced last week so couldn't update this evening!  IT chappie will look into it for me.  BS has the group Gantt chart on her pen drive but didn't have it with her so will need to update next week.  
13.  Colour schemes – we looked at the 3 schemes suggested based on ‘Island’ looked at ‘Photograph’ and ‘School’ – CWH will be producing the colour scheme charts to make decision next week.
·       Photograph
a.     Across the Sea
b.     Golden Gate Bridge
c.     Stop photographing me
d.     Photograph (by awakening)
e.     Old C print – too girly
f.      Acid Handbags – too girly
g.     Scrapbook
h.     Lost Photograph – too manly, too muted
·       School
a.     Old school bag
b.     Primary School – too pastely
c.     School colours


Saturday, 8 October 2011

Minutes - 04th Oct


Date: 04th Oct 2011 - 1800-2100
  • Completed group and self Gantt chart (BS)
  • Completed CV & refined job spec (BS)
  • Update self Gantt Chart (CWH)
  • Scanned in all Gantt charts (BS & CWH)
  • Insert BS CV, Skills Audit & Job spec into pitch doc (CWH)
  • Insert all Gantt chart scans into pitch doc and align all new additions (CWH)
  • Drafted ‘to do’ list for next week.
To do for next week - HAND IN 11/10
  • List designs that need sketching and start sketching them (CWH)
  • Type up minutes (CWH)
  • Create the island design (BS)
  • Get pretty for portraits (BS & CWH)
  • Study schedule and work out what needs doing next (CWH)
A.O.B
No, was a hectic one, no real ‘meeting’ per se as we had so much to do.

Monday, 3 October 2011

Minutes - 29th Sept


Date: 29th Sep 2011 - 1800-2100
  • Discussed the names as brainstormed, CWH to test out on pupils at school.
  • Becky producing her job spec
  • Clare collating notes and drafting up content for the pitch document.
  • Agreed flow of game with the chart.  Suggested that character and potentially some locations/ functions of games may end up being in version 2 of the game.  This was as a ‘get out of jail card’ in case we do not have the time to create all the aspects of the game that we have conceived.  
  • Agreed all games would upon completion, award points that can be exchanged for camera equipment, to be used in other locations.
  • Drafted ‘to do’ list for next week.
To do for next week - HAND IN 04/10
  • Put game names to pupils at school to see which is the preferred (CWH)
  • Type up minuits (CWH)
  • Write up job spec, skills audit & CV (BS)
  • Create the island design (BS)
  • Put Island graphic, BS’s job spec, skills audit & CV in to pitch document (CWH) 
  • Finalize content and design then create pitch document in Illustrator (CWH)
  • Personal GANTT chart (BS & CWH)
  • Group GANTT chart (CWH)
  • Create ‘Mood board’ and concepts page for the back of the pitch document (CWH)
  • Draw up game flow diagram (CWH)
A.O.B
Becky is away this weekend in Germany so will taker her laptop with her to work on her elements.
Clare will take the portraits at the next meeting.