FMP Evaluation
Technical Quality of the Final Product
After completing my 3D environment I was then able to export it and create a walkthrough video. I am extremely pleased with the final outcome and think the graphics have worked really well. All of the elements I intended to include in my environment have been completed and the outcome has been a success.
Production Skills
During this Final Major project task I have used a range of different production skills. I have been able to apply my previous knowledge of illustrator when creating my floorplan which helped me out a lot. I have also gained new production skills when using new software such as pro builder. i was able to confidently build my 3D environment independently. I have also managed to learn new skills when texturing although I have required some assistance from my tutor when I have been struggling. I have also been able to independently use Unity to apply surfaces to my environment.
Final Product compared to Project proposal
My FMP 3D environment pretty much matches up to what I planned to do originally in my project proposal. The environment layout has remained the same and the floorplan matches my original design. I did have a few problems when it came to finding appropriate assets. I used the Unity assets store to find my objects and imported them. So this meant that there were not all of the objects in my environment that I originally anted to add such as the medical equipment. The textures were pretty much as I had planned with maybe some slight colour change but aside from that they were still what I set out to do.
Time Management and Problem Solving
This FMP did take a lot of time and planning and I had to ensure that I stuck to my schedule in order to get it completed. Everything in the beginning for planning ran smoothly and therefore I had lots of time however once it was coming towards the end where I had to start using Unity and importing the objects I feel I should have allowed more time because of the technical glitches I had as I wasn't expecting these. I think it is important to have the schedule in place at all times as this really helps to follow a plan. It also helped me to remember exactly what I needed to do and when so I could arrange with my tutors if I needed help. Most of the problems I was able to solve myself but for certain aspects I did have to get help from my tutors and other people in the class who had the same technical issues.
Reaching your target audience
I feel that my finished FMP has met the needs of my target audience. I aimed for it to be for young adults and adults because of the nature of the chosen theme. The abandoned environment has managed to meet all of the standards that people originally wanted in the beginning questionnaire. I have added all the rooms that were requested and the appropriate equipment through my assets.
Summary
If I were to repeat this FMP again i think I would choose a different environment. This is mainly because I struggled when finding appropriate assets. I think it would benefit me greatly if I did more research into assets before I decided on the theme. Then I would have a bigger insight into how much I could actually add to the final design. After having a few difficulties when building the environment in Layout and then having to do it again in Pro Builder I would now know to just do it in pro builder to start with as it is much easier to navigate. Although I am really pleased with the final outcome of my FMP and I really feel I have achieved the aim set in the assignment brief.