{"id":38,"date":"2026-02-15T21:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T21:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aarongafurov.com\/?p=38"},"modified":"2026-04-15T21:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T21:59:27","slug":"project-management-and-engine-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aarongafurov.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/project-management-and-engine-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 2 – Project management, and Engine Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To ensure our project started strong and remained organised, I took the initiative to book the library study rooms for our meetings. Furthermore, I set up a Trello board to distribute our workload effectively. I took responsibility for populating the board with the necessary tasks and estimating the required time for each, which helped the team visualise our schedule and deliverables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During our team meetings on Thursday and Friday this week, the group settled on a cooperative fighting game centred around elemental characters: Fire, Air, Earth, and Ice. I took an active role in finalising this roster. I liked this idea the most because it allows for unique combat mechanics. I compared this idea to other ideas, such as 3D forms and different character game styles; however, in the end, elements felt the most correct to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While James drafted the temporary sketches, I provided the conceptual ideas and direction for the art style. I gave ideas for the mountain at the opening of the story mode and for how it would proceed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When we were sorting out the mechanics, I proposed including unique background arenas tailored to each character. This gives a nice, consistent theme throughout the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To get ahead of the implementation phase, I independently started on the introductory Unity tutorials on YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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