— PROJECT
Primal Arena
— ROLE
Project Management
In a fantasy insect realm, a slave is thrown into the gladiator arena and is given the chance to fight for its freedom.
Primal Arena was made over the course of 7 weeks by a team of 16 people in the DADIU programme.
Responsibilities in Short
•Production planning and task delegation.
•In collaboration with the game director, defining priorities using a tier-based system throughout the development.
•Managing work tools such as kanbans, asset lists, production plan, podio workspace, and a Slack channel.
•Making executive decisions on creative work to access desired scope.
•Facilitating ongoing communication among team members and informing about milestones and important deadlines through weekly meetings, feedback sessions, and documentation.
At DADIU 2019, I was responsible for the planning of two mini games and the graduation game, Primal Arena, managing a team of 16 people and ensuring that the production was on schedule.
I took on the project manager role to challenge myself personally and professionally and to learn about the game development process. Taking responsibility and practicing proactivity, as well as learning from mistakes and continuously adjusting procedures and tools were all key learnings from the project that I now practice daily in my professional work.
