Today I presented my map proposal to the class. This was to inform them of my map theme and design idea, the Cyberpunk Mall.
Presentation Peer Review
From the peer review of the actual presentation, I found the feedback to be extremely positive, citing that I spoke clearly and was very concise and to the point with how my information was presented. Everyone got what I was trying to convey. The main small criticism was that in my presentation I didn't help people who may have been less familiar with concept of cyberpunk. I could have made a single extra slide explaining the concept with a couple of non-gaming references to this concept, such as using Bladerunner and Akira.
General Peer Feedback - Idea
Later in the lesson, we had a peer review cycle on the actual map idea and theme. Based on feedback from other classmates, the reaction is again extremely positive, with people interested in the design and theme and even one person saying they would help me work on assets if the design got taken any further.
Direct Peer Review - Idea and Questions
In a forum post, I asked for feedback on the general layout, whether some interaction would be beneficial to the map and maybe the introduction of a timed event, for example a power cut. In general people were happy with the layout, but it was suggested that it could be a little linear. I had considered adding some corners into the map layout earlier, but I thought it best to wait until after some gameplay tests to make changes to the map layout. For suggestions on interaction, I received the suggestion of lifts, which again is something I had considered and even have spaces on my map for them to go, but again I had decided to wait for some playtest feedback before adding these. The power cut idea was considered to be good in general, but that there should be a reason for it.
Conclusion and Evaluation
In all I am pretty happy with how today went, with positive reactions to both how the presentation was given and the map idea itself. I think I can improve in a few areas, as I could have given my presentation a bit more practice and I know now that in presentation that I shouldn't assume that everyone knows what something is, even if everyone you know does.
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