Let's Begin!

Hello food lovers!

And welcome to the first devlog for our game development team! In this devlog, we'll be keeping everyone up-to-date on our progress and sharing what we're working on. We are three students from Instituto Superior Técnico taking the "Game Development" course, and our goal is to create a fun and engaging game. 

Let's introduce the team:

Ondrej Cermak (leader)

Hello, I'm Ondrej, a master's student at Czech Technical University, studying physics with a focus on quantum computing and quantum cryptography. Currently, I'm participating in an Erasmus program in Portugal and taking computer science and mathematical classes to broaden my field of knowledge. I have tried programming games on my own before, but I found it to be a complex task and didn't have enough time to complete it. This course provides me with the perfect opportunity to finally develop and finish my own game. I love building games such as Cities: Skylines and also have a passion for RPG games. My top favorites include The Witcher 3, Terraria, and Skyrim.

João Fernandes

Hello, my name is João, a master's student at Instituto Superior Técnico. I love to play strategy and adventure games such as Final Fantasy and Horizon Zero Dawn. When I play, I wonder how they manage to create spectacular games, with beautiful stories, good graphics, and make heroes able to do tricks. This motivated me to want to know what it would be like to create a game and I believe it will be a very interesting and fun experience.

Tereza Fucsikova

Hi everyone, my name is Tereza and I'm currently participating in an Erasmus program in Portugal. I'm from the Czech Republic, where I study Applied Mathematics at the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering. My main area of interest is Neural Networks, which I explored in my bachelor's thesis. I enjoy playing strategy and challenging games that require me to think carefully about making the right moves.  Although my background is in mathematics, I'm excited to explore a new field like game development. My goal is to learn everything necessary to help my team succeed in this field to the best of my ability. I'm excited to take on this new challenge and have some fun along the way.

We are also happy to have our friend Paulo Duarte from Game writing course helping us with the story and creative aspects of the game. He has been a great addition to the team, bringing new ideas and perspectives to the project

In the upcoming development cycle, we'll be concentrating on defining the core gameplay, which involves working on the Design and Tech Documents. Our focus for the next week will be on the following tasks:

Ondrej as a leader will describe the development plan as a start point in Tech Document. He will define the core experience in the Design Document and play scenarios in the Tech Document.

João's task will be to define the base references for the game in the Design Document. For the Tech Document, he will focus on identifying the technological requirements and main features of the game.

Tereza will work on the Design Document, where she will create the first "tweet" that describes the game and defines the player personas, along with the value proposition for each of them.

That's all for now. Stay tuned for more updates in our next devlog!