Design Document

Description of work done
For this piece of work we were asked to create a design document for a game that didn't exist, a game of our own creation. For this we needed to come up with a basic idea for a game then flesh the idea out in a more detailed fashion, this included creating the metrics and the mechanic's for the game. We were to treat the design document as if we were actually going to be presenting it to a professional company. The actual game was not needed, just the design document made to a professional standard. Each person in the group was required to do at least 4 pages of work, with there being 6 people in our group, we needed to create a 24 page document as a minimum. Between us we created far more than the 24 pages required, however we where let down by 1 member of the group only contributing 1 page of work. This meant that the rest of the group had to make up for this lack of effort.

Reflection and Issues Identified (SWOT)

There was both strengths and weaknesses within the group and the work. One of our strengths was the regular meetings that we held which often included the group as a whole, the meetings would act as a time where the group could come up with idea's and have a look at what we had done by ourselves. We could also help each other during this time by giving positive and negative feedback to each other.

There was a lack of concentration and focus within some members of the group, for example some of us had finished our required amount of pages almost a week before the deadline whereas one or two still had work to finish on deadline day, as well as being a weakness this was also a threat to the finished design document. There was also a problem during some of the meetings, one or two members would focus more on idle banter with no relation to the work rather than working on their objectives.

During the group work I feel took parts of the document that we where best at, serving as a strong point throughout the assignment. We each focused on a set number of sections with relation to one another.

Plan of Action (SMART)

For the next group assignment i participate in I would like to continue the current method we use, for example holding regular meetings and sharing ideas. I feel it would be be a good plan of action for me to attend all of the meetings that I am able and maintain a note form diary which will consist of what exactly went on in these meetings, any decisions made or idea's created.

I also feel a good plan of action for me is to plan my work out more, and complete each section of work in order, instead of going back and forth between sections. I also need to proof read more thoroughly than i currently do, to prevent any basic grammatical errors created by something so simple as a typing mistake.


Completion / Review / Conclusion

Overall I felt the assignment was successful. It was handed in on time, with the work which was required completed, to a professional standard. However, I felt we could have accomplished more if every member of the group put the same amount of effort in, instead of doing the bare minimum or even less than the minimum to get by.

I feel the project went successfully because we played to each others strengths and weaknesses and we all got on well as a group which made meetings enjoyable and the project become a fun experience.

The regular meetings we had helped a lot with the project and would defiantly like to continue this method, it kept the communication constant and made sure everyone knew and understood each others ideas.