Day 1 | Sprint 1 | Walking before you can Run
Today marks the beginning of the first production sprint.
First Iāll briefly recap what I did last week.
Last week I got the sign off from my supervisor to conclude the pre-production sprint and commence with the project in earnest. He delivered feedback on my project proposal and I answered any questions he had about it.
One concern he had was whether I had enough time to complete the goals that I had set out for this project. I reassured him that whilst implementing the project plan on Jira I had reconsidered the goals I want to achieve and trimmed the scope slightly. For example, a quadrupedal implementation is now a stretch goal instead of part of the minimum viable product.
There were a couple of outstanding tasks at the end of Thursday that I had intended to address the next day, but I have had to roll over some of these tasks to the beginning of this sprint so not to delay it further. This is because I was unwell on Friday and over the weekend. I will cover these tasks in more detail when I address todayās plan.
Finally, my supervisor authorised my use of ChatGPT as a research assistance tool. As an example, I was not sure if the correct term was to āroll overā a task or to āgrandfatherā a task when I was writing the previous paragraph. A quick a Google of my question did not provide me with a clear answer, but ChatGPTās response pointed me in the right direction. My use of this software will be carefully documented and monitored by my supervisor, and will be referenced in my final report.
As mentioned, I have a handful of tasks rolled over from pre-production before I can conclude it.
These tasks are as follows:
Set up sandbox that will be used for testing.
Implement movement system prototype.
Populate stories for first sprint with child nodes
Item 3, customisation of the Dev Blog, is non-essential for project progress, but I would like to complete this prior to ExpoTees marketing material being circulated.
I will be tackling the remaining items this morning before.
After lunch I intend to proceed with the beginning of the first story of Sprint 1, implementing a walking animation utilising traditional animation methods.
Ideally a basic prototype will be achieved in engine by the end of the working day.