Meeting Report 11/29

Discussed GUI layout. Established timeline for prototype.

Timeline:
Images/Sounds by Tue Dec 5 - Post on blog, if possible.
Alpha completed by Wed Dec 6.
Meeting Thursday Dec 7 @ 2:00 in M6. Will demonstrate prototype, begin bug testing.

Images:
Background images, title image.

Sounds:
Correct answer, incorrect answer, exit?, music?

Meeting Report 11/26

Accomplished: Use Case Diagram, Class Diagram, Architecture Diagram

Todo:
Amanda & Kristina:
Vision Document
Name Document
UseCase Document
Get trivia questions from Dr. Patton.

Austin:
Class Diagram Document

Kien:
Architecture Document

Document will be in the repository.

Please have this material in by Monday night.

Next meeting: Wednesday 2:00, M6. Will discuss programming assignments.

Subversion and Linux Box

I put together a Linux box out of some spare parts, and now have Subversion running on it. To access the repository, you just need TortoiseSVN (for Windows; you'll need the subversion client and the GUI of your choice for Linux - more here). After installing Tortoise, you can just right-click and hit "checkout".

The URL of the repository is: http://www.optimize-life.net/svn/challengex .

There's a simple README file in there for now, if you want to test your access.

Unfortunately, it has public read/write access right now. I can change that, if you guys think it's necessary, but it takes some work.

If you guys have any problems or questions, give me a buzz - AustinM271 on AIM.

Java Applet Resources

Swing
Applets

Methodology Article

Awhile back I came across an article on gamasutra about game design software methodologies; I thought it was a useful read.

The article gives a brief introduction to Scrum as a game design methodology. While I don't think Scrum as a whole is what we need (daily meetings are overkill, for example), some of its elements would be great for our project. Things like emphasis on the entire team working together, "vertical slices" as intermediate deliverables, frequent customer meetings for feedback, short work cycles, and the fact that it's an iterative process could be easily worked into a methodology.

I'm not entirely sure we're supposed to have a formalized methodology (although I seem to remember hearing that we're supposed to stick to a methodology at some point), and I'm not sure whose job it would be to run it (probably Amanda's, but again I don't know). Just throwing this one out there in case.

Version Control

So, I am supposed to initiate version control. Austin pointed me toward Subversion, I like it and I think it would help, but I also don't have a linux server set up...easily fixed, however my box at home is wholly unreliable. So, we could either set it up on someone else's machine or for this project just do a manual version control, post the code on an ftp or something and post the changes on the blog, or do the same through email. Let me know what you guys think so I can get started on that.

-K

Dr. Patton Meeting

The meeting is scheduled for after the SWE meeting on Wednesday. That roughly correlates to 1pm, most likely in her office. I agree with Kien about the web page...if thats part of our project. That is one of the things I'm asking Dr. Patton. So far I'm going to ask what exactly we are doing for the site, whether we are doing the entire thing or just the game. I'm going to ask about the rules of the competition and any restrictions she requires. Then I figure we'll discuss what exactly she is looking for and present any more concrete ideas we have. If you guys have time, I'd like you to send me some ideas on what the game itself should be like...i.e. a who wants to be a millionaire style, where in the world is carmen sandiego style, or like Austin suggested another kind of game with trivia thrown in. We need more fleshed out ideas like these for Dr. Patton to see. So...if would be awesome if you guys could send me some before wednesday morning so I can type it up and have them ready for the meeting.

-Kristina

Update:

Goal:

• Use GM logo and GM related marketing
• Do the game, not the website
• Reduce energy and fuel emission
• Attract as many as K-12 students as possible
• Teacher can use the game as educational resource

Ideas:

• Pimp my ride (reward)
• Who wants to be a millionaire
• Beat the Geeks
• Car building theme
  

Team Role

Prototype due: 11/28/2006
Final due: 12/11/2006


Project Lead: Amanda Strickler
Senior Programmer: Austin McDonald
Senior Analyst: Kristina Pyles
Architecture: Kien Pham