MILESTONES

This first milestone comes early, and while your initial plan may evolve, it serves as a crucial checkpoint. Think of it as a "gate" rather than just a milestone — a test of team cohesion, shared vision, and communication.

What’s Required:

• Main Idea – A clear, concise pitch outlining the project’s core concept.
• Reference & Moodboard – A collection of images defining the intended mood, setting, and style.
• Blockout – A rough in-engine layout using basic shapes to establish scene composition. This will be evaluated alongside the idea.
• Asset List – A breakdown of assets with assigned team members, giving insight into workload distribution. (This list can be adjusted as needed during production.)

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Solid progress should be visible across the team's tasks. The scene should be starting to take shape, resembling the concept, and moving closer to the final vision. Composition at this point should be solid or only need minor tweaks.

What’s Required:

• WIP Screenshots – Recent images of the scene and individual assets. The team organizer will compile everything into a single post for submission.
• Schedule a meeting - Book a final meeting with your group mentor to make sure the team knows that to focus on

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With just two weeks left, teams should have their final composition locked in. All assets should be in the engine even as placeholders, to distinguish size and shape, and lighting should reflect the final look and feel.

A final camera angle is selected.

At this stage, teams should be closing in on the finish line — no major composition changes should be needed, and assets should be nearing completion.

What’s Required:

• WIP Screenshots – Recent images of the scene and individual assets. The team organizer will compile everything into a single post for submission.
• Schedule a meeting - Book a final meeting with your group mentor to make sure the team knows that to focus on

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This is the final milestone! Each team should be closing in on the finish line. No composition changes should be necessary. Assets should be in the final level in representative state (textures applied). The team should be focusing on polish, post processing, and presentation.

What’s Required:

• WIP Screenshots – Recent images of the scene and individual assets. The team organizer will compile everything into a single post for submission.
• Schedule a meeting - Book a final meeting with your group mentor to make sure the team knows that to focus on

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What’s Required

• Final Images/Videos – Share your final renders in the #tc-post-your-results channel for the community to see.
• File Submission – Upload a zip file with high-res versions of your final renders to the provided cloud link, ensuring proper naming conventions are followed. See below for information!

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File Submission Guidelines

‼️The final file submission must be no larger than 100 mb!

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Mandatory

Main Render (1920x1080 minimum)

• File name: ChallengeTheme_TeamName_MainScreenshot_XX
• Must showcase the entire scene in one shot.

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Progress GIF

• File name: ChallengeTheme_TeamName_Progress
• A simple GIF showing the scene’s progression from the main shot’s perspective.
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Video Render (Highly Recommended for Scenes with Moving Parts)

• File name: ChallengeTheme_TeamName_Video

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Optional

Additional Renders (1920x1080 minimum)

• File name: ChallengeTheme_TeamName_Screenshot_XX
• Extra shots highlighting specific details, areas, or camera angles.