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What is 40 Days 2 Dev?

Develop a game and grow closer to God in 40 days.

Must have

• Team
  • It takes a village
  • 2-8 people willing to commit
    

 

• Commitment
  • Daily Devotional Video (aprox 15 min)
  • Daily Game Development (aprox 15 min)
  • Weekly meeting (aprox 1 hour)
  • 40 Day video game fast

Nice to have

• Computer with internet
• Software for game development
  • Unity (free download)
  • Photoshop ($$$) or Krita (free download)
  • Visual Studio (free download)
  • GitHub Account (free)
  • Trello Account (free)

Reference Links

Daily Devotional

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Software Downloads

Unity Hub Download
Unity Archive Download example Version 2021.1.12
​Krita Download
Visual Studio Download Community Version

Software Accounts sign up

GitHub Sign Up and Download
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40 Day Breakdown

Starts on Ash Wednesday March 2nd
Finishes on Spy Wednesday April 13th

The 40 days are broken up into three sections
Design and Discern (March 2nd - March 16th)
Develop and Discover (March 16th - March 30th)
Diagnose and Deliver (March 30th - April 13th)

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Design and Discern

• Discern what hat fits
  • Developer (programming problem solver)
  • Artist (visual creative)
  • Audio Mixer (musically inclined)
  • Tester (critical and thorough)
• Discern what game you will make
  • Mobile or PC
  • Local or Online
  • Game Genre (Puzzle, Platformer, First Person Shooter etc.)
• Prepare for Development Personally
  • Have access to a computer with internet
  • Sign up for Daily Devotional Video
  • Sign up for Development software accounts
  • Download and install Development Software
• Prepare for Development as a Team
  • Determine Team strengths
  • Help Team members prepare
  • Decide on best way to communicate as a team
  • Choose a time for weekly meetings (virtual or in person)

Develop and Discover

• Creating the game
  • Focus on making the game fun
  • Make sure the game can be finished before the 40 days end
• Complete Game Loop
  • Core elements of gameplay exist
    • Coding Structures
    • Art Assets
    • Music and Sound Effects
  • There is a beginning a middle and an end

Diagnose and Deliver

• Polish game
  • Fix bugs
  • Improve Core Game Elements
    • Code
    • Art
    • Sound
• Refine Scope
  • Is the game too big? - Trim the fat
  • Is the game too small? - Add more content

Weekly Meeting Breakdown

Weekly Meeting (aprox 1 hour)

• When is the meeting? - Team decides
• Where is meeting? - Team decides​

Meeting Overview

1. Open with prayer (lead by Emcee)
2. Round Robin Review (aprox 5 min per person)
   1. God Development 
      1. What did you do?
      2. What will you do?
      3. What is challenging?
   2. Game Development
      1. What did you do?
      2. What will you do?
      3. What is challenging?
3. Team Retro
   1. What went well?
   2. What didn't go well?
   3. How can we improve?
4. Pick next week's Emcee
5. Close in prayer (lead by next week's Emcee)

Daily Duties Breakdown

Daily Devotional (10-30 min)

• Watch video (aprox 5 min)
• Reflect on video (aprox 5 min)

Game Development

• Work on game (10-30 min)
  • Code, Art, Audio
  • Learning, Leading

Special Notes

Sunday is the Lord's Day!!!

• Make time for family and resting
• Break the 40 day fast and play a video game
• No Team meetings please

Team Communication

• Good teams communicate often
  • For work
  • For Fun
  • For insights and ideas

Unity is better than perfection

• Focus on building up the team
• Don't worry about perfection (you won't find it on this side of Heaven)

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