Level Design


[LD] Reports of Ryzom Forge's meetings (Level Design Group)

June 18th, 2015


Wiedii has been a lot less available in the past weeks. Tamarea would like to compensate for him and help the LD team when he is not, or not much, present.
What could she do for this? What are the dreams or needs of the team at the moment?


LD and Lore
[Ptitbill] Writing missions, and even more rites, commands a good knowledge of the Lore. Otherwise, there is a risk that the mission cannot be implemented.
[Tamarea] It’s absolutely true. For example, Virg proposed a very interesting mission, but didn’t have it validated before almost finishing its script. And unfortunately, a part of it doesn’t match with the nation he had considered for it: changing the nation will require to rewrite a part of it.


Collaboration between teams
[Tamarea] Hence it’s capital for the teams to work together upstream. For example in Lore/LD, or Ark/LD, or Lore/Ark/LD mini-meetings.
But meetings require time, and often a translator also: how to facilitate cooperation inside a group, or between groups?

- First idea: using pads. It allow everyone to work at the time that suits him/her most. And in his/her own language potentially: translation can be done through goo-translate or by a translator when one of them is available.
For example, the pad with the ideas for missions is there: https://mensuel.framapad.org/p/Ryzom_Level_Design_Ideas_2015. Everyone can add something there.
- Second idea: using more regularly the #ryzomforge channel. It is common to all groups, and the teams can more easily mix there. And invite by-passing players who may not have joined otherwise.
- Third idea: having a shared working place. For example Asana: it is a tool meant to be collaborative, free for small groups (up to 15 people), and the members under NDA already use it. Everyone could then know on what the others are working, propose validations to the Lore team, ask for a translation or a script…
- Fourth idea: having audio meetigs, a lot swifter than the ones on IRC. For people using the same language preferably, and on condition to remember to write a report, even a short one, for the ones who weren’t present.


Teams motivation
[Lyne] Giving precise objectives and deadines is motivating for some players. And presenting ones job (done or ongoing) at the next meeting also.
[Tamarea] Asana is the right tool in this context.


Missions workflow
[Tamarea] I’m late because of my RL work, but I’ll validate the document ASAP.
[PtitBill] Yes, with this document, ideas will have the same presentation, and we’ll all see what the designer has in mind.

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