202309191500 A conversation on AAA games

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Omar Bouali

• Intro

  • SHA
  • CHD
  • Closer
  • Toronto
    • Fc 6

• Closer

  • Director 在后期加入以新的视角来看待一个已经开发了很多年的游戏
  • Most challenge one
    • AC2 - the first project as closer

• Producer vs. Closer

  • Producer
    • Join at first
  • Closer
    • Join at end

• How define AAA

  • Big (size is not the only criteria)
  • Fun
  • Quality execution

• Unique challenges

• How become producer for FC

  • Join from FP
  • One month to FP
  • Creative director leave
  • Producer + creative director -> creative director

• Exciting part

  • Like creating art

• Experience on Avatar

  • Lore-based

• Lead and co-dev relationship

  • Fc6 dlc
    • Over expectation

• How to improve ourself

  • Co-dev to learn

• Biggest challenge?

  • Resources

• Achievement

  • 炸鸡叔最终作为反派

• What experience is unique for AAA

• Producer vs. Closer 是一种帮助的视角还是互相冲突的观点

  • 如果同时想做好两个可能不太可能
  • Producer 应该 push quality
  • Closer 应该 make sure deliver

• What to push, what to balance

  • Not to do
    • Everything

• Pros vs. Cons. Of working on own IP or external IP

  • Own IP
    • More freedom
  • External IP
    • Will get more feedback
    • Need to learn how to work together

• Tough situation makes you learn

• Highlight for different studios

  • Avery towler - racing game
    • Passion
  • Ac
    • Lovely

• Biggest mistake

  • Covid

• difficult choice - design/production

  • AC multiplayer

• How to settle in different studios/ adapt to different projects

  • Get to know people/ know what they want to do

• FC online to classic, why?

  • After FP then convince project to switch
  • Motivation
    • Engine constraint
    • What want to push
      • Character
      • Story
    • Safe choice

• how to balance the challenge between met their expectation and what we will to deliver

  • Game creator is experience creator.
  • We would like to create experience we would like player to experience, but player will have expectations. How to manage Player expectations?
    • As producer from start
    • As closer from end