Final Post - Design

I kept forgetting to do the weekly posts, but at least I can provide a comprehensive list of what I've contributed over the course of this game.

• made designs for the skewers/sticks and reiterated upon the first pass based on playtest feedback 
• placed the marshmallows onto these skewers/sticks
• tested out different placements to make sure the marshmallows wouldn't roast all at once
• tested out different skewer/stick placements for the best visibility with the current designs
• adjusted and calibrated the camera angle all throughout the development process, tweaking it to suit changes to new assets (the fire pit, etc.) as well as feedback from playtesters 
• created a placeholder terrain in the alpha phase and later modeled the current terrain used in the beta build 
• worked with Clay in experimenting with a reflection shader after playtesters expressed a lack of clarity in marshmallow distance from the fire 
• we ultimately had to discard this reflection shader but the prefab still exists in the files 
• placed and arranged the environment assets from Heather into the level to populate the world and build ambiance 
• assets include trees, fire pit, grass tufts, and moon 
• adjusted asset placements accordingly based on playtest feedback
• designed the Start and Menu buttons for the main menu, as well as the night sky background
• animated the title logo after receiving it from Heather and John 
• had plans to animate the Start and Menu buttons
• also to make the stars twinkle in the background of both the menu and the levels
• this is all to make the menu more dynamic for the player if they linger there 
• collected some playtest data over the course of development from friends and family outside of DePaul