Reb Lab B - Weekly Status Report #4

Due to the long weekend this week, there was only one short lab this week. As a result, most of the teams did not have too much class time to work on the actual game. However, the work that was accomplished this week will be outlined below as well. Also included are the tasks that are to be accomplished next week as well as a graph that outlines the progress of the lab.

Accomplishments this week:

Individual Teams:

• The final sprites have been implemented into each of the games
• Most teams have completed the first few levels of their game
• The individual game designs and concepts have mostly been finalized and are simply waiting for completion
• Some teams have assigned tasks to team members to work on the game during the long weekend
• Teams have set out testing criteria and will be able to test once their game is complete
• Some teams have actually began to conduct and record some forms of testing
• Some groups have assigned work packages to each team member for the upcoming final report

Lab as a whole:

• The lab nominated four individuals to represent the lab at the Open House Presentation
• A Game Assembly team was formed who will be responsible for compiling the individual games into the final integrated game
• One person from each group has been assigned to be in the Poster team; this team will be responsible for completing the poster that will presented at the Open House
• One person from each team has been assigned to work on designing the 'Instruction Manual' for the final game

To be accomplished next week:

• Each team is expected to have their individual game completed so that the integration process can begin; a date will be set during class as to which date the game is to be completed and sent to the Game Assembly Team
• Testing is to be conducted and finished next week
• Most teams will be starting to work on the Final Report
• The Poster team and Design Manual team will begin to work on their respective parts; a date is to be set during class as to when each of the components should be completed
• Presentation Team will begin writing their presentation for the Open House
• Come up with a catchy name for the final game

NOTES:
Some of the individuals in the lab that are working on creating the actual game for their team have expressed some concern as to having some difficulty with working on certain elements of Game Maker 8.0. There seems to be a lack of instruction on how to utilize the program to accomplish some of the tasks that are required for building the game.

If anyone working on the game in Red Lab B is having any difficulty, please be sure to contact someone in the Game Assembly team for assistance:
Brandon C. (gyrosese@hotmail.com)
Dan S. (dan_the_man_sander@gmail.com)
Mitch W. (yamahaguy_630@hotmail.com)