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As per my tutor feedback<\/a>, I was asked to look into both ‘Waterfall’ and ‘Agile’ pipelines in terms of game development.<\/p>\n\n\n

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After researching the two, I decided to create a table to compare them and decide which one was a better process for the development of Lament:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feature<\/th>Waterfall Pipeline<\/th>Agile Pipeline<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Development Style<\/strong><\/td>Linear, sequential<\/td>Iterative, cyclical<\/td><\/tr>
Planning<\/strong><\/td>Heavy planning upfront<\/td>Lightweight planning, ongoing adaptation<\/td><\/tr>
Flexibility<\/strong><\/td>Low \u2013 hard to change direction<\/td>High \u2013 can pivot based on feedback<\/td><\/tr>
Prototyping<\/strong><\/td>Minimal early prototyping<\/td>Prototypes early and often<\/td><\/tr>
Feedback<\/strong><\/td>Late in the process<\/td>Continuous, frequent feedback loops<\/td><\/tr>
Risk Management<\/strong><\/td>Risk discovered late in development<\/td>Early identification and reduction of risk<\/td><\/tr>
Ideal Use Case<\/strong><\/td>Stable, well-defined projects (e.g. some AAA titles)<\/td>Projects with evolving requirements (e.g. indie, student games)<\/td><\/tr>
Testing<\/strong><\/td>Done at the end<\/td>Continuous testing throughout<\/td><\/tr>
Adaptability to Feedback<\/strong><\/td>Low<\/td>High<\/td><\/tr>
Delivery<\/strong><\/td>One large release at the end<\/td>Frequent builds or playable milestones<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, I decided that an ‘Agile’ pipeline would benefit the development of Lament much more for a few reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n