{"id":503,"date":"2026-02-17T15:39:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T15:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/?p=503"},"modified":"2026-10-06T13:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:33:12","slug":"week-3-reflection-project-management-presentations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/2026\/02\/17\/week-3-reflection-project-management-presentations\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 3 Reflection &#8211; Project Management &amp; Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday 9th February, we had a guest lecture from two WSA Game Design &amp; Art alumini students that have since formed their own little indie studio in Brighton- Canteen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/canteen.games\/images\/Logo_Cropped.gif\" alt=\"Canteen\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their works so far are two games: <em>Corponation: The Sorting Process<\/em>, a sci-fi work simulator game, and their upcoming title <em>Remote Control<\/em>, which is a first-person game that has the player controlling of a group of people on a derelict spaceship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/corpo1-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/corpo1-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/corpo1-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/corpo1-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/corpo1-1.png 1376w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/corpo0-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/corpo0-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/corpo0-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/corpo0-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/corpo0-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/corpo0-1.png 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/remotecontrol0-1024x576.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/remotecontrol0-1024x576.avif 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/remotecontrol0-300x169.avif 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/remotecontrol0-768x432.avif 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/remotecontrol0-1536x864.avif 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/remotecontrol0.avif 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" data-id=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/remote1-1-1024x578.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/remote1-1-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/remote1-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/remote1-1-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/remote1-1.png 1374w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their main focus or aim is to create games that &#8216;feel like reading a sci-fi novel&#8217;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The focus of their talk was project management &#8211; using their experience as a 2-person indie team they came to give us advice about how we should structure our game development and production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were 12 main takeaways from their presentation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>01. Making games is about iteration &#8211; start simple, protoype and slowly scale up.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>02. Playtest as much as possible! Feedback is absolutely key.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>03. Game dev is a marathon, not a sprint; their first game was supposed to take 8 months, ended up taking 3.5 years!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>04. Set goals, work in milestones to keep everyone on the same page during development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"789\" height=\"444\" data-id=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/slide1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/slide1.png 789w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/slide1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/slide1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"446\" data-id=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s2.png 791w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s2-768x433.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" data-id=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s4.png 790w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s4-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"443\" data-id=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s3.png 790w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s3-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s3-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>05. Work backwards to set milestones.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>06. Keep track of your progress &#8211; feeling like you&#8217;re making progress is really important for motivation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>07. Watch out for bottleneck and dependencies. Expect the unexpected!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>08. Have a solid foundation &#8211; gameplay pillars in particular are key.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"446\" data-id=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s5.png 792w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s5-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s5-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"789\" height=\"448\" data-id=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s6.png 789w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s6-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s6-768x436.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"789\" height=\"444\" data-id=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s8.png 789w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s8-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s8-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"444\" data-id=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s7.png 791w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s7-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s7-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>09. Aim for less at a higher quailty; quality over quantity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10. Don&#8217;t leave things until the end &#8211; things WILL get out of hand very quickly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11. Don&#8217;t neglect the player!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>12. Games need plenty of tutorials &#8211; players do not understand your game like you do.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"444\" data-id=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s9.png 792w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s9-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s9-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"447\" data-id=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s10.png 790w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s10-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s10-768x435.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"442\" data-id=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s11.png 790w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s11-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s11-768x430.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"445\" data-id=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s12.png 791w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s12-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/s12-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This talk was very helpful and gave us a strong outlook into the inside world of game development, and certainly gave us a lot of tips on how to go about constructing our game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the talk, we were given the oppurtunity to talk with them both in our team: they were very happy with how we were getting on so far and had no major feedback to give us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also had the chance to ask them questions at the end as a class, and I asked them how they recieved funding for their games. They told me their story of how PlaygroundGames found them at a games convention and were quick to offer them funding &#8211; telling me that once you have a portfolio, the difficult part isn&#8217;t finding the funding but moreso winning them over with a strong gameplay concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This actually has made me significantly more confindent about being able to find a secure future in games, and so I took the advice very happily. (I am still building up the skills and portfolio of course, but I feel like I&#8217;m exceptionally good at creating scalable game concepts that are fun and also explore new concepts &#8211; my best example of this perhaps being Backchat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I also made a good deal of development progress this week on my prototype. You can see the developments I made <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/2026\/03\/05\/development-log-02\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/2026\/03\/05\/development-log-02\/\">on this page.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday 9th February, we had a guest lecture from two WSA Game Design &amp; Art alumini students that have since formed their own little indie studio in Brighton- Canteen. 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