Use Case: Gamejams and Ludum Dare 50

Time Spent: Between 48 and 100 hours (Time frame of the various jams)
Work Type: Gamejams - Hobby
Software: Photoshop, Unity, Blender, Github
Tasks: Concept Art, GameArt, "Animation", Illustration, UIUX, Art Direction...

For the past couple of years, I participated in a couple of gamejams both locally (Global GameJam 2020, Arte Gamejam) and remotely (Extra Credits, GMTK...) in order to practice working in a team.

I strongly believe Art doesn't exist in a vacuum.
To be the most useful I can for a team, understanding other departments is key. Understanding the basics of code allows me to be better at designing UI that works rapidly and efficiently in a fast-paced environment such as a gamejam (Unity free premium class on the basics of C# in Unity helped me toward that goal).

Understanding others, the way they work, how they think and see the world is helpful in communicating effectively and growing as a team. Doing such small projects regularly helps me practice it.

Ludum Dare 50 is the latest work we did in around 72 hours in a team of 6 (1 dev, 1 artist, 4 composers, SFX and voice actors). Discover below the concept and the in-game result.

Check the submission here

Play the game here directly within your browser

Notes on LD50

Crunch was inexistant! Our main dev worked part time on the project while I was getting full 9 hours of sleep. We even had time for open playtesting and balancing! To achieve this feat we:

Downscoped right from the beginning
Focused on one feature and one mood to get the most out of it.
We also have experience working together with Crychair, making the experience smooth.

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