Patrick Daggitt

What is your role and tasks for the Darwin’s Island game?

My role is Creative Director, I am working on making sure the game is fun and keeping the look consistent. Really I am just translating the original vision into bite sized pieces for the team.

Who do you hope will play the game?

Everyone obviously!!! But seriously? I think the game will be really big with younger audiences around 13-20 years old. These gamers are looking for something bright and fun in mobile games and are more likely to take care of a virtual pet/pets and enjoy it.

What do you hope to learn from the project or hope to take away from the experience?

I am learning so much its really hard to say what I will learn specifically. I think planning and communication skills are the biggest ones. Keeping the whole project in mind while you are looking at little pieces of it is really hard without a plan and a vision of how those piece will come together. There are a lot of really talented people in our group, so clearing communicating a look and feel we want to achieve has been a matter of detail. Communicating the details of a feature or element is simple, its explaining why it has to be a certain way that has challenged my communication skills.

What kind of changes has the game gone through since the inception of the original idea?

So many that I have lost count. The original idea remains the same but the game mechanic and the monster generator has changed many times.

What are some mobile games or apps you’ve been enjoying lately?

Although we are developing for Android, I have an Iphone currently so forgive me.

TOP 5
Solipskier – Fast paced side-scrolling ski jumping action with a heavy metal soundtrack!
The Incident – Chicken Little meets Katamari Damacy, nuff said.
Worms2 – A classic I can play everywhere!
Carcassonne – I love boardgames and this one happens to be my favorite.
Cut the Rope – This is just raw fun. Physics based but with a lot of strategy.

What is your favourite island?

The micro-nation of Sealand.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand

No man is an island?

This is extremely true, nothing can be done in solitude. Go teamwork!!! lol.