Scaling Down for Success and Good Feels
Swappy
- Large Scope (for me)
- Feature-rich
- Overwhelming
- 6 months of work
Development Halted
I had no success
- Defeated by scope
- Lack of success
- Got into a negative feedback loop
Pivot!
Apex
- No assets
- Complete Engine
- Dead simple game logic
Development
- Took about 3 hours
- I finished
Success bred Satisfaction
- Empowerment
- Confidence
- Experience
Return of Swappy
Micro-agile
Feature
- Character Control
- Multiple Characters
- Swapping Places
- Walking through doors
- Goal-pads for each color
Time Table
- ~5 hours
- ~2 hours
- ~3 hours
- ~5 hours
- ~1 hour
I Finished Swappy
Swappy!
Call to Action
- Finish Side Projects
- Feel Satisfied
- Direct that Satisfaction
PyOhio_2015_Lightning
By dlindema
PyOhio_2015_Lightning
Lightning talk PyOhio 2015
