What Is Project Backfire?
PROJECT BACKFIRE is a action game in an isometric perspective where a player controls a creature who navigates through the world dodging explosives, hazards, and interacting with objects.
Project Backfire was developed by a eight person group called, Team ZFighting, for UCF’s Summer 2017 Game Workshop Class.
Quick Project Information:
- Engine: Unreal Engine 4
- Genre: Single/Multiplayer Action Arcade
- Play Time: As long as you can survive!
- My Role: Producer/Project Manager/Documentation/Asset Creation
- Developers: 1 Producer, 2 Designers, 2 Artists, and 3 Programmers
- Development Time: 16 weeks, around 500 hours in development time
I was Project Manager & Producer for the team. My responsibilities included:
- Create and maintain documentation which included the Game Design Document, Art Style Guide, and Technical Design Document
- Holding SCRUM meetings with each team member and leads
- Tasks creation and assignment based on Gantt Chart and implemented through HacknPlan
- Marketing materials and Promo video
- Development of ability icon art in Illustrator
Download and Play Project Backfire on it’s Itch.io Page!
For more insight click here to read the Post Mortem by the team.
Ben Taylor 