Preperation

2011-08-15T02:45:00.003+01:00

In order to prepare for the development of Fluidity, preperations have to be made. I currently have
around a months time before I begin my final year of university and I intend to get a head start.

Learning Phase

To prepare for the development of Fluidity I feel it is important to firstly refresh my skills and take some time to polish my art style alongside gain a deeper understanding of the Unity development toolkit.

I have decided to take six hours of each weekday and dedicate them to study. I will break this time down into an in depth schedule at a later time.

The following are to be my areas of focus;

3D Studio Max

Texturing (Including Z-Brush and Photoshop)
Modelling (Refreshing my memory in modelling standards and the flow of polygons)
Interface (In depth study of shortcut keys and hotbars)

Unity

Interface familiarization
Coding in C# for Unity
Environmental Effects (Lighting, particle systems etc.)
Animation
Importing and exporting accross different platforms and software.

These bullet points will be segmented and broken down into lessons. The lessons I will follow will all be associated directly to Fluidity in the hopes that the results of my teaching will provide content for the project.

Preparing a Dissertation

I believe it would benefit me greatly to prepare an action plan for my dissertation. I do not currently know what to expect from my final year of university and I have no indication as to the work load. As a result I need to make my plans flexible.

I will document my intentions for this project in a structured manner with each phase utilizing different areas of expertise at a later date.

Fluidity Development Diary

2011-08-15T01:17:00.001+01:00

Hello :)

I have decided to use this space as a place to document my work on a project named Fluidity. Fluidity is a concept for a video game that has already undergone some development with a team at the University of Huddersfield. I saw this to have potential for great expansion and decided to continue this unfinished project.

I believe the gameplay of Fluidity is a good starting point. It is addicting, simple, adaptive (towards other platforms and new game elements) and fun!

Under the guise of Advanced Entertainment, I will attempt to recreate this project and expand upon it greatly using the Unity engine. Initially developing the game Fluidity for the Android and iPhone marketplace as a prequal to the following game for PSN and Xbox Live: Fluidity Unleashed (that is to include a voucher for a free copy of Fluidity as a bonus).

I intend to create Fluidity, possibly alongside expansions for my Dissertation at the University of Huddersfield. Fluidity Unleashed will be a project I will present to a studio and offer a % and branding in exchange for a small team of developers.

Advanced Entertainment is a name I hope to one day open a development studio of my own under. Although before that happens, I want to create a community of design theorists to collaborate and create new innovations in the industry.

Hopefully one day Advanced Entertainment will evolve into a community orientated family of the brightest and most innovative minds the world has to offer.

Diaries of a Digital da Vinci

Preperation

Fluidity Development Diary