Lessons Learned

• It's important to do playtests much earlier than you think, specifically to ensure functionality of core features in packaged products and to correct any player feedback and instruction issues.

• Needed better Scope Control and Direction, as we wandered away from the management aspects too much and tried to include features that we couldn't finish by the end.

Lessons Learned

• Learned to cut content very early on (originally planned for multiple levels, expanded item combinations) in order to focus on a polished core gameplay experience.

• Sometimes, a small thing that a playtester recommends will not be an easy thing to implement, so playtesting multiple perspectives early on is helpful.

Lessons Learned

• Learned many aspects of leadership in a the game development process and that it's important to figure out much earlier on how the team should work together before jumping into project work.

• Needed to utilize better management tools to help key team members productive.

• Needed to provide better communication and direction for overall team as many would say they didn't understand or couldn't visualize the project's direction or vision.