Signing a contract/accepting a deposit/committing to a schedule
Once you take someone’s money, you have to deliver
Doing the work
Setting up a work schedule and deliverables: under-promise and over-deliver
Build the site in a secret location where only the client and you can view it
Launching the site
Test the site on mobile, tablet, Mac, PC and on a variety of browsers (Browsershots)
If appropriate, make a big deal out of the website launch (press release, have a launch party, etc.). Also, consider having a “soft launch” before the big launch to catch any errors
Maintenance
80% of your income over time can come from maintenance
Assignments
Beginning
Do chapter 11 in the book – upload work they have you do in the book, if they have you complete a project (if they’re just demoing something, you don’t have to upload anything)
Signing a contract/accepting a deposit/committing to a schedule
Once you take someone’s money, you have to deliver
Doing the work
Setting up a work schedule and deliverables: under-promise and over-deliver
Build the site in a secret location where only the client and you can view it
Launching the site
Test the site on mobile, tablet, Mac, PC and on a variety of browsers (Browsershots)
If appropriate, make a big deal out of the website launch (press release, have a launch party, etc.). Also, consider having a “soft launch” before the big launch to catch any errors
Maintenance
80% of your income over time can come from maintenance
Assignments
Beginning
Do chapter 10 in the book – upload work they have you do in the book, if they have you complete a project (if they’re just demoing something, you don’t have to upload anything)
Next assignment: redo an assignment from earlier in the semester (like your first project, moving text) using all the skills you’ve acquired over the last few months, and make it even better
Look at wire frames, mock ups, animatics, first drafts, second drafts, and finals for Portfolio Project
Work on Portfolio Project and book chapters
Assignments
Do Chapter 12 for this week and upload to Google Drive
Work on Portfolio Project. Here are all the steps we’ll do:
Signing a contract/accepting a deposit/committing to a schedule
Once you take someone’s money, you have to deliver
Doing the work
Setting up a work schedule and deliverables: under-promise and over-deliver
Build the site in a secret location where only the client and you can view it
Launching the site
Test the site on mobile, tablet, Mac, PC and on a variety of browsers (Browsershots)
If appropriate, make a big deal out of the website launch (press release, have a launch party, etc.). Also, consider having a “soft launch” before the big launch to catch any errors
Maintenance
80% of your income over time can come from maintenance
Assignments
Beginning
Do chapter 9 in the book – upload work they have you do in the book, if they have you complete a project (if they’re just demoing something, you don’t have to upload anything)
I went to the Arizona Game Fair last weekend. Here are some pics
Finalize and upload your games to the Gamecrafter website
The next project is a text-based adventure game, created in Twine, which can be done solo or in a small team. If you work in a team, you still have to do an individual game. Working in a team means you can help each other out with your games, and/or link them together thematically
Discuss Twine. I suggest you download the program so you can work on it at home. Don’t try to make the game on the Pima computers, as you can’t edit them if you make them here
Examples of a couple of my Twine games. See if you can win them:
Determine what features you will add to your website this semester
Assignments
Beginning
Do chapter 8 in the book – upload work they have you do in the book, if they have you complete a project (if they’re just demoing something, you don’t have to upload anything)
Describe the next project, which can be done solo or in a small team. If you work in a team, you still have to do an individual game. Working in a team means you help each other out with your games
Work on your game
Thursday
Finish your game. Any games not fully uploaded and proofed by next Tuesday will not be produced.
Assignments
Work on your game with your team – prepare to have it manufactured at the Gamecrafters by the end of March
First hour – learn how to use Elementor, talk about any additional plugins
Second hour – incorporate Elementor into some sections of your website
Advanced
I will work with you one-to-one on the following:
Determine what features you will add to your website this semester
Assignments
Beginning
Do chapter 7 in the book – upload work they have you do in the book, if they have you complete a project (if they’re just demoing something, you don’t have to upload anything)
