Shifter

I worked on Shifter as a part of a ten-person team for eight weeks as part of a minor production assessment at the Academy of Interactive Entertainment. 

Shifter is a puzzle platformer with a dark vibe! The player takes the role of the fallen king of darkness on a quest to regain lost, dark powers.

Click Here to view the team Shifter page!

I began this project as a level designer, but took on the role of producer half way through completion when the former producer had to stepped down. In these roles I:

• Stayed on top of team tasking using HackNPlan
• Validated and implemented art assets in engine
• Programmed code to preserve the velocity of the dedicated programmer's progress on more important and complex code
• Ensured everyone's voice was heard when determining the direction of the project
• Performed gap analysis and did my best to fill knowledge gaps so that my peers could perform their tasks more easily
• Facilitated external testing and then recommended re-scoping and shifting task priorities based on the feedback I collected
• Led the scrum stand up meetings several times a day to maintain velocity with our quick iteration periods as we moved past our milestones
• Led bug hunting sessions towards the end of the project with the goal of everyone identifying things to be fixed or otherwise polished before our deadline

I had not previously taken up a leadership role of any kind, so this was a rather sudden learning experience.

Some of my challenges were being over indexed, maintaining awareness of everyone's tasks and responsibilities, maintaining awareness of timetables, and staying confident in the face of new and unfamiliar duties.

I have to admit I struggled the most with that last challenge.