User:Erumeldir

Week 1 Report

What I did

• Worked on Project Spec/Schedule with the team
• Made git repo ready for use and added help documentation for the team
• Researched XAudio2, FMOD and DirectSound
• Started concept sketches for game environments

What I'm doing this week

• Selecting our audio framework
• Beginning work on audio engine
• Finishing ship bay and bridge/cockpit concept art

What I'm doing next week

• Begin integrating the audio engine
• Sound design for boss and one character
• Begin sketching out musical ideas
• Start environment modeling

Week 2 Report

What I did

• Experimented with different audio libraries. Decided on FMOD
• Started implementing an audio engine for the game
• Continued with concept sketches

What I'm doing this week

• More environment concept sketches
• Modeling a basic box for our environment/arena
• Working on audio engine.

What I'm doing next week

• Finish audio engine integration
• Start sound design for effects
• Refine environment with better models/textures

Morale

Week 3 Report

What I did

• Started modeling the environment
• Relearned 3ds Max
• Exported the basic environment box for game testing
• Completed basic framework for audio engine

What I'm doing this week

• 1st iteration of the larger environment model
• Continuing work on audio engine integration
• Adding basic textures to the environment

What I didn't get to do

• Start sound effect design

What I'm doing next week

• More environment modeling
• Complete audio engine integration
• Start working on sound design

Week 4 Report

What I did

• Exported the first basic environment model!
• Got music playing through FMOD
• Started prop modeling
• Started environment texturing

What I'm doing this week

• Environment textures
• Exporting environment height maps
• Creating a sound bank class for game objects to use

Week 6 Report

What I did

• Continued modeling the arena
• Started exporting the rest of the wall height maps

What I'm doing this week

• Switching focus to the audio engine
• Finishing the framework for objects playing sound effects
• Sound effects for the player

What I didn't get to do

• Texturing of the arena :(
• Last of the environment modeling

What I'm doing next week

• Sounds and music!

Morale Excited to switch gears to audio!

Week 8 Report

What I did

• Finished basic audio engine implementation
• Merged audio into develop branch
• Finished height map export

What I'm doing this week

• 3d audio
• Sound effect design and implementation
• Music!

What I didn't get to do

• As many sound effects as I intended
• 3d audio

What I'm doing next week

• As much sound and music as I can

Morale Excited! Everything's coming together!