{"id":1681,"date":"2025-03-12T21:31:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T21:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/?p=1681"},"modified":"2025-05-14T22:34:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T22:34:53","slug":"gdd-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/2025\/03\/12\/gdd-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"GDD Analysis &amp; Roles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I have been put in a group to make a game for Violet&#8217;s Dates, I will be analysing the GDD to give me the information needed for this module. But before I elaborate further, this is the team I will be working with for this project and the role I&#8217;ve been given to fulfil is the <strong>character artist<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image-28-1024x566.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image-28-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image-28-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image-28-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image-28.png 1405w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game Design Pillars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In order for us to stay true to the initial concept, we will be following these game pillars:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image-25-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image-25-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image-25-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image-25-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image-25.png 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why should the artists care about the game pillars?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although me and Izzy are both artists for the game, it&#8217;s still important that we both stay relatively close-knit so that we are on the same page in terms of what we want to convey through art. I have made some notes about the game pillars and how I can contribute to the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"845\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image-7-1-845x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image-7-1-845x1024.png 845w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image-7-1-248x300.png 248w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image-7-1-768x931.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image-7-1-1267x1536.png 1267w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image-7-1-1690x2048.png 1690w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image-7-1.png 1816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Character Artist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the character artist in my group, it is my responsibility to draw the characters and make any design changes if I see fit. I have done further research on the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/2025\/02\/17\/responsibilities-of-a-character-designer\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1338\">responsibilities of my role<\/a> and the<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/2025\/02\/28\/character-design-pipeline\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1562\"> pipeline <\/a>a character artist follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In our vertical slice, my group have agreed on making the game up until the end of date 1. This means that I will be drawing Yami and Violet. If our group has time, we can have time for an extra character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What I will be doing for this project:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Partial narrative<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yami full body pose<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yami sitting down + x5 different facial expressions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Violet headshot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poster art<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cutscenes x2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#d7e5ff\">UPDATE &#8211; Have I done everything?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#d7e5ff\">I have completed everything except for poster art \/ any promotional work for Violet&#8217;s Dates. This is because as the last playtest was quickly approaching, there wasn&#8217;t enough time to print stickers or draw a quality poster that would represent the game well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Characters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yami<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image-30-775x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image-30-775x1024.png 775w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image-30-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image-30-768x1014.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image-30.png 1098w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Character notes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yami is the first date you have while you are expecting your best friend. During this Caf\u00e9 date, you assume he is a natural supermodel because of his fancy looks and confident demeanour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Name : Yami<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Age : 20<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Occupation : Model<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Date plan<\/strong> : As stated in the introduction, this occurs after your best friend tells you that&nbsp;you were set up for a date. Before you&nbsp;can leave, he sits in the sweet caf\u00e9 and orders a drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Character<\/strong> : Comes across confident and charming but continues to only really talk about himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>During<\/strong> : Constantly interrupting , bragging about their success and wants to be validated, he talks like he&#8217;s almost feels like a competition throughout the date.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Good ending : Either Violet decides to leave the date or stand up for herself.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bad ending : Going on another date leaving you emotional drained after<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Violet<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image_2025-03-13_194457279-666x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image_2025-03-13_194457279-666x1024.png 666w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image_2025-03-13_194457279-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image_2025-03-13_194457279-768x1182.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/03\/image_2025-03-13_194457279.png 832w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Character notes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The playable and na\u00efve main character. She enjoys the concept of falling in love, as well as watching romantic films and styling herself. She frequently wears cool tones which gives of a more calm appearance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I have been put in a group to make a game for Violet&#8217;s Dates, I will be analysing the GDD to give me the information needed for this module. But before I elaborate further, this is the team I will be working with for this project and the role I&#8217;ve been given to fulfil &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/2025\/03\/12\/gdd-analysis\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;GDD Analysis &amp; Roles&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-research"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1681"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1681\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2106,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1681\/revisions\/2106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pv2g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}