Pieced Together

I am a Game Design and Programming Major, however, because we already had a dedicated designer and dedicated programmer on the team, I took on more of a producer roll. I was in charge of running meetings, leading the presentation pitch decks, and organizing documentation.  I worked with the other designer to create the game design documents and ensure out game met the expected requirements. I was also in charge of designing and implementing the menu layout and wrote the written explanations that went along with each pot.

I was also in charge of writing the information to go along with each pot.

For each pot, I had to thoroughly research the pot itself, who created it, and the common meanings of symbols found on these pots. When possible, I based my information on what the creator of the pot has said, but that was not always available. I also had to find samples of writing and expected reading levels for second graders. Based on this, I created a 100-200 word description for each pot.

Near the end of the project, I created a short intro comic to explain the story of the game to the player. It shows a small child accidentally tripping into a shelf, knocking it over and scattering pot shards on the ground. They are then handed a glue bottle by a nearby adult. The player is then presented with the level select screen.