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Design: Analysis Questions<\/p>\nCompleted September 30, 1:45 PM<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Game 201T: Design Challenge Analysis Questions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. I still think Unity will be most useful to me for my final project.  This is mostly so in part that I have more experience with it than any other engine thus far, but also due to the scope of my original concept- if it ever were to be completed- likely being better handled there.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Unity has a free tier that I\u2019ll be taking full advantage of.  Exceeding $200 million in yearly revenue, however, will result in the monthly cost of $210 or yearly cost of $2,310.  I fortunately won\u2019t have to purchase either anytime soon, as I\u2019m positive that reaching such a threshold would take years, perhaps a decade if I had to think of a number, give or take.  On a much smaller scale, I think I could become entirely comfortable with Unity in a matter of months, seeing how much I\u2019ve gotten the basics within just one.  Other resources Unity can coincide with is Blender, from which a user can import models to animate and program as part of the final product.  Another is the GitHub repository which can be used in place of Unity\u2019s built in version control, though I\u2019ve chosen to stick with the latter.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Simpler alternatives to Unity that I potentially could\u2019ve saved myself from days of frustration, tears, and headaches with were GameMaker and Godot.  I instead overambitiously chose Unity, believing it the best capable of handling a game of the scope I had previously dreamed.  I\u2019ve learned the hard way that it would have been much, much wiser to have started small, both in game engine and game idea.  \u201cKeep It Simple, Stupid\u201d is a worthwhile motto I\u2019ve known for years and ought to have remembered all this time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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        1. Three ways Unity may benefit my project:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n