The document outlines the phases of game development overseen by the producer. It discusses establishing the project scope through documents, determining staffing needs, and that salaries make up the largest part of the budget. It also describes dividing the project into categories and tasks, prioritizing tasks, estimating task lengths and risks, and using tools like Microsoft Project to maintain schedules and track milestones like alpha, beta, and gold master.

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3. Phases of Game Development
All Overseen by the Producer
Used as a reference
for Artists & Animators

5. • GDD and TDD should provide enough info to determine the scope of the
project and will determine the staff size
• The staffing plan lists the full-time staff required
• The largest part of the budget is for employees’ salaries

6. When our team works together we glide forward easily
– Design Director and Design Team
– Technical Director and Programming Team
– Producer and Management Team

7. When our team works together we glide forward easily
– Art Director and Art Team
– Audio Director and Audio Team
– Director and Testing Team
– Flexible Staffing

9. • The project is divided in major categories
• Categories broken to individual tasks
• tasks are prioritized

10. • task length
• tasks risk assessment and alternative
solutions
• top-down planning
• down - top: new technologies involved

13. T A S K S

14. Master Project Schedule
• Microsoft Project
• the technical director maintains the software schedule, the art director the art
schedule, design director - the design schedule
• the producer needs the Master Project Schedule in order to see the whole
picture
• Milestones
• specific points in the schedule where various components are integrated, an end
result could be produced
• milestones should be entered into the schedule every 4-6 weeks
• Ex.
• Alpha
• Beta
• Gold Master

16. Could be broken into monthly
increments: CATAGORIES
• fixed cost - salaries, rent, electricity
• variable cost - short-turn contractors,
capital expenses, travel and
entertainment, software license fees
Budget could be broken to :
• salaries
• general and administrative
• research and development
• licenses
• travel and entertainment

17. • SALARIES Largest Part of the Budget

18. • SALARIES of Administration

20. Research & Development
One Time Cost

21. Research & Development
One Time Cost

22. Research & Development
One Time Cost

23. Research & Development
One Time Cost

24. Research & Development
One Time Cost

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