{"id":1837,"date":"2026-04-23T10:13:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/?p=1837"},"modified":"2026-05-14T10:20:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:20:24","slug":"week-9-log","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/2026\/04\/23\/week-9-log\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 9 Log"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week was the first week back from easter break, due to personal reasons I could not make it back for the monday lecture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Catching up from blackboard I understand that the <strong>public showcase<\/strong> will be on <strong>Friday the 1st<\/strong>. We should have a working <strong>build<\/strong> of our game that is accessible through an <strong>Itch.Io page<\/strong>, we also need to create a <strong>poster<\/strong> to market our game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday during the tech hours I focused on updating my wordpress, spellchecking etc. I also looked at the team website and ensured that all finished posts were added to the site menu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the afternoon lecture we had a guest over zoom that runs a consultancy for games studios, 8-bit Studios. The talk was very informative and opened my eyes to a side of the industry I had not given much thought to before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The consultancy mostly works with indie studios so they went over things that studios should do when setting up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Write a founders agreement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allocate responsibilities of who will manage the paperwork side of stuff. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not shy away from talking about money.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Write revenue share agreements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They went over when you should get lawyers involved in your studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Involve when dealing with a company<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>get lawers involved to read over publishing contracts to ensure that they align with your studios values. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last thing they did was go over some common legal terms and what they mean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NDAs &#8211; Hard to impose consequences, most commonly used when under a publishing studio for the purposes of marketing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Internal Policies(HR) &#8211; make sure your studio has certain policies inplace at the beginning like accessibility ones, even if not immediately needed. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employee Rights &#8211; Maternity leave, sick days and leave.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the rest of the lesson we had a short discussion over who should make the poster, I initially offered to do it but the environment artist had already made a fantastic start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I then turned my attention to figuring out what I needed to do for the rest of the week. The deadline for our other module is soon so I spent the rest of the week alternating my time between finishing off my business plan and drafting <strong>keyframes<\/strong> for the opening cutscene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Next Steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I need to work on my <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/2026\/03\/14\/cutscene-animation\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1715\"><strong>cutscene animation<\/strong> <\/a>further. A team meeting also needs to be sheduled so we can build and test that the game works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/2026\/03\/18\/week-8-log\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1726\">Previous Post<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/2026\/04\/27\/week-10-log\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1847\">Next Post<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week was the first week back from easter break, due to personal reasons I could not make it back for the monday lecture. Catching up from blackboard I understand that the public showcase will be on Friday the 1st. 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