Summary of my first job

It's time to summary my first job after been resign about one month.Actually i was learn alot during this job and was enjoyed to work on this until few problem occurs....

Reason to join the company:
The reason to join Infusion Solution is because they are having a games project with the idea "mix the education content into the computer games"(The company main business is on education courseware).I was giving the chance to learn and use the commercial 3D game engine to implement this project.This is quite attractive and good chance that make me to accept this job.

The project:
The background of the games is base on the history of Melaka which the player will able to control the hangtuah,hangjebat and other character to having the quest,fighting and learn the history fact.So it have been named as: Melaka Warrior.

The games engine that use in this project called : 3D game Studio
and it no the free engine so no much people are ever hear about this.The benefit of this enigne is quckly to develop the 3D graphic application prototype(games,VR application) in short period.This gamestudio also provide lot of tutorial,code snipet,code template and demo for you to start the project.You will able to learn lot of technique use in the current gamedevelopement.So the main focus on this project is the 3D object modelling and level modeling.

Problem:
Eventhrough ours team have two 3D modeller,but lack of understand on requirement and compatible on the gamestudio was delay the creating of main character model.I have to take care and create the enviroment level with the tool provide by gamestudio because the gamestudio limitation(it a BSP engine so can't handle well on huge level created in 3D studio MAX.)So the first phase of project is 3D modeller focus on doing game opening CG movie and i was focus on build the prototype of training/instruction level with the free internet 3D model as the replacement in the games.

The opening movie was been rejected cause the quality didn't match the expectation of management(ours boss).Start from here,most of the thing willn't in the control by the team.Management people was decide most the thing.We have to outsource the character model to boost up the progress and was include the MOCAP to feature the character model action(we done this in UPM). Most of the team member have been assign to doing other project cause lack of staff.This was seriously delay the game project.....

Beside that,there have a conflict and miscommunication between the teammate.The messy project planning and lack of communication was cause the wastage(outsourced 3D model didn't optimazed good for in game use,the difference of design between the document and actual application )It was wasted the time,money and resource on this..

With lot of unsolve problem occurs,the management was start push and rush us to finish this game project in the short period given. The new experience 3D modeller was added to speedup the project but it was abit late.Somemore each members have to handle and involve on more than one project..this was spoil the work focusing and continues delay the game project...

As the result,i was decide to quit the job .

For me,this willn't be the good decision cause give up in the half way...but the situation willn't allow me to continues stay. A team without the proper project management and work focusing willn't bring the completion of project."We can't full filling the bottle with many holes".



here are some screenshot of this project:




(all image above copyright by Infusion Solution and the image didn't represent the final product in future)

But it was good news that there already have a replacement of me to continues working on this game project.Hope this project can finish at the end.


summary:
Company: Infusion Solution Snd Bnd
Start join: May 2004
end quit: April 2005
position: Game Programmer
project: Melaka Warrior (PC games)
Calorie Calculator(mobile application)

special thanks:
Jajad,Ana,Su_md,Amar,kim,Zac and Rock.