Proof that team work, works!

We were unsuccessful with the Games Development pitch against Blu-Box Creative but never the less I am proud of the achievements of the team (and in particular Gary) in getting the pitch together in time.

The assembly of the re-pitch coincided with week of the A9 hand in and so regrettably this diluted the amount of available free time to work on the A11 project; though significant improvements were made despite this.

Using an interactive PDF for the pitch I felt worked well as it gave us greater control over the navigation of the slides above the sequential back and forwards. Additionally, by adding the navigational controls into the mock up, I feel that it gave the perception of a working build but without all of the associated coding and cross browser issues. I feel that with a little polishing, this may be the solution I use for future pitches.

Mike certainly was difficult to read and gave nothing away during either pitches; though his feedback to Steve afterwards has given me a much needed insight into client phycology.

The morning (and I mean morning - 4am) of the pitch I was physically sick and overly emotional; I have never been like this about anything in my life before (and I have been through a proposal!). I really did not want to go into that room and face the impending pain that was going to be the presentation.

I was thinking of a million different ways to get my cool back and that only made things worse. When the daylight broke in through the window of the room I had been mindlessly staring at my laptop screen for I made contact with Gary. A few calming & encouraging words were enough to get me moving in the right direction (thank you for that) but it wasn't until the minute that I got into the presentation room only to join into a conversation about my monkey & star chart that I felt comfortable once again.

In the literal minutes that we left the room I felt like a weight had been lifted; I was me again. Presenting wasn't half as bad as I had somehow talked myself into thinking it was and regardless of the result, we had achieved greatness.

After the presentation Steve & I had a meeting with 'Mr. Boss Man' of the Thornes campus to discuss some of Bob's images and to seek permission to proceed with the project. Thankfully, we were given the proverbial nod to proceed. This combined with the receipt of Chris's images I am pleased to say that things are shaping up nicely; though time is of the essence.

The focus now is on the eCards for the college but with the submission date drawing ever closer, it wont be long before we are back into the builds for Bob & Chris.

Once again, big thank you to the team recently. Everyone has pulled together fantastically.

Shaun Bellis - Project Manager