At first we tried tackling brainstorming and tasks as a whole group, but it only resulted in long meetings with debates after debates. It worked much better when we divided up the work and put trust in our team members to do what they do the best.

We also waited on the client to get all our content, but we realized later that we could use placeholder text to get on with the development. It was also difficult to lock down the content with minor revisions that kept coming through. So it was a good thing we had an extra week in case we needed more time.

For our team, our developer hosted a Unity workshop for designers and it helps speed up the process. Designers who never used Unity before like me also get to learn how to integrate assets in Unity, and Developers can just hook everything up right after that.

For both our team and clients, English is not our first language so it would be good to align on the same terminology in the beginning to avoid any confusion. It also helps to explain things in simplified terms.

I was a bit afraid to try our own ideas and relied on the client’s approval. If I had more time, I would love to add those extra ideas to make our game even more fun. What the clients need is not necessarily what they ask for, so that’s where we can step in.