Run, Big Foot, Run!

Adventure Academy is an MMO for Middle Schoolers. They go on quests, and some of these quests are learning games. I was asked to create a team called GSDK to build these games. This fun example game is a side scroller, where Bigfoot is seen by a troop of children. Kids must choose correct multiples of numbers for Bigfoot to increase speed and make his escape to avoid being photographed.

I created about 5 small cross-functional teams. We used a hybrid unique Kanban method that tracked only major stages, as they were smallish games and stages could be met within 1 or 2 sprints. I gave the teams a lot of autonomy with stand-ups and check-ins, but mostly tracked the stages concept/prototype/alpha/beta/final. The teams really liked the freedom, enjoyed that they could make any call with their team to get to the next stage quickly.

It was a good model, all teams enjoyed it. and they generated game content very fast.