Crime Scene Innovation

Today:

• Researched references for visual style for the interface
• Re-worked files to coincide with new Pipeline structure
• Turned over first draft assets to programmers for integration into prototypes

Tomorrow:

• Continue research for visual style
• Mock up more elements based on research
• Continue to improve overall UI design

Today:

• Continue animated various sections of the interfaces for the prototypes. Unfortunately, I could not load them to Unity Assest Server due to a activation error in my Unity Pro trial period.
• Consulted with Steve about a possible solution for the Unity problem.

Tomorrow:

• Get prototype assets  to Navjot and Jungsuk for implementation.
• Make design tweaks and improvements as necessary.

Today:

• Adviser meeting with Scott and Shirley to discuss project progress
• Worked with Navjot and Jungsuk to discuss details on UI implementation.
• Started creating animations and assets for UI for “Level 1” games

Tomorrow:

• Continue work on UI design and assets
• Begin asset handoff to Navjot and Jungsuk for integration into the prototypes.

Today:

• Edited and submitted drafts of all promo materials.
• Filled out the remaining website pages.
• Design meeting with team to discuss progress on Level 1 game
• Began detailing out more interface design

Next:

• Complete wireframe of interface for both Prints and Ballistics games.
• Create “dummy” assets to be implemented into the protoypes
• Begin work on “final” visual design direction.

Today:

• Added the project description to the half-sheet back and to the project website
• Worked back and forth with Steve to get our website transferred properly over to the ETC web servers.

Tomorrow:

• Continue adding more website content
• More touch-ups on poster and half-sheet
• Work on Level 1 game interface

Today:

• Finished first draft of our Project Poster
• Finished first draft of our Half-Sheet front
• Nearly finished draft for our Half-Sheet back; currently awaiting project description
• Finished project Logo
• Finished draft for project Web Banner

Tomorrow:

• Continue website updates
• Expand upon Level 1 game design

Today

• Worked on team Poster design.
• I researched different techniques regarding fingerprints and how they are collected and analyzed in forensics.
• Continued work on project website, Team page is nearly completed.
• Participated in a team “design” meeting to discuss the research we had all covered for possible Level 1 topics.

Tomorrow

• Continue work on Poster and Half-sheet design
• Continue work on website
• More design on Level 1 game interfaces

Today I finished setting up the Team Blog so that we can begin recording Dailies. The pages (Project, Team, Client) of the site will be completed over the next week and a half. At noon we had a conference call with Dr. Lee to discuss the objectives of the project. Later in the afternoon we had a design meeting and discussed the structure of our games, project schedule, and assigned some research to determine game topics.

Tomorrow we will determine what topics will be used for the matching game(s) and advanced the designs for them.