DC Super Hero Girls Hub App

Platform

Mobile iOS/Android

Genre

Hub App/Mini-Game Collection

Tools Used

Unity 3D

Duration

On going

Role

Lead Game Designer/Producer

Overview

DC Super Hero Girls: Hub App is an app that pulls together multiple sources of content from the DC Super Hero Girls web show into one central location for mobile DC Super Hero girls entertainment.

For the initial release of this app I designed the overall app flow, activities, and the two Katana and Wonder Woman mini-games that would be included. I wrote up the games and their mechanics, guided the programming team through implementation of the designs, then tuned and balanced each mini-game for difficulty based on the target demographic.

After the initial release I worked on documenting new functionality for future updates. These updates have included: New mini-games, updates to existing mini-games, mini-game intro pacing, mini-game mission system, developing a hero avatar creator and tent pole takeovers of the app.

Responsibilities

• Technical Documentation: GDD & RFP
• Gameplay UI/HUD Mockups
• Defining Mobile Controls
• Determining Game Mechanics
• Designing Game Flow
• Creating Front End wireframes & mockups
• Designing Mini-Games
  • Documentation laying out core features
  • Creating wireframes & mockups
  • Mini-game balancing and tuning for difficult in engine
• Update #1
  • Mission design for each mini-game
  • Mini-game updates to Katana and WW games
• Update #2
  • New mini-game: Batgirl puzzle builder
  • Mini-game character intro pacing
• Update #3
  • New mini-game: Harley Quinn Whack-a-mole
• Project management
  • Milestone Scheduling
  • Build reviews to identify bugs and ensure vision and scope is on track to meet milestone schedule
  • Management of the ticket database
  • Internal QA Testing
  • Communicating with External QA
  • Managing QA database