Vertical Slice - Part Two
Tutorial
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Beginner
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+180XP
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20 mins
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Unity Technologies
In this tutorial you will use what you've learned about project planning and agile development to complete your vertical slice. This will set you on the path of creating your the first build of your game that you will have friends and family test for you later in the course.
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1. Agile In Journey
2. Vertical Slice - Part 2
It's time to complete your vertical slice, focusing on the bare minimum needed to convey what it is to play your game. Be ruthless – even more than last week – about prioritization. Your goal is to deliver that slice of gameplay and prove your concept. Don't let yourself polish anything; deal with bugs only if they are game-breaking.
At this point, you’ve almost certainly realized you’re not going to finish everything you wanted to get into this milestone. Remember, that’s fine! It’s part of game development. Good game development means being realistic, and being ready to let go of things that you just don’t have time to build. Warnings aside, it feels good when you finish your vertical slice – you’ll feel like you’ve already got a game!
- Using the sprint plan assignment you completed in the previous tutorial dedicate time to what you decided to work for this sprint.
- Get started building.
- Upload screen captures or video of your project. If you created a a WebGL version of your project share the link in your description.
- Browse the submission gallery and comment on at least two other course member’s submissions.
- Recommended feedback guidance: As you review, try to answer these two questions: "Can you see and understand the effects of your actions in the game?" and "Do you think the game has all the elements needed for a vertical slice?" If the answers are yes, let the author know they succeeded and provide specific information for how you think they successfully created a realistic, usable, understandable vertical slice. If you don't think did so, (gently) tell them what you didn’t understand and offer encouragement.
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3. What's Next
In the next module you’ll learn about some general principles for refactoring, that is, cleaning up code. Professional teams schedule some time for this after each milestone so their code stays flexible and easy to work with.
With your vertical slice done and your code in good shape, you’ll be ready to start down the road to alpha.