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• Jenny Lee Devlog 3
  April 09, 2026 by SpaceJohnnie

  Over the past few weeks, I finished texturing the remaining assets and began implementing them in Unreal Engine. Coral Implementation For the corals, there are five different types of meshes for them... Continue reading
• Charles Nyanasengeran - Devlog #3
  March 31, 2026 by LoreVine#habitat loss, #sea turtles, #conservation, #project management

  Hey folks, for this devlog I’ll be going over my experience putting in the animations for our polish round of the game, as well how I’m managing our playtest procedures and presentation as the tea... Continue reading

  
• Shaun Parker - Devlog #3
  March 30, 2026 by NXT01

  Devlog 3 - Production It's been quite a while since my last devlog, where I created the core features of the game in Unreal. To say the game has come a long way is an understatement. I'll do my best t... Continue reading

  
• James Munoz Sevillano - Devlog #3
  March 30, 2026 by munozsev

  PAINTING THE ASSETS I began working in Krita, drawing my UI-mockups on top of in-engine screenshots to find what the UI’s look would be. After I had shaped in some rough elements with colour, I woul... Continue reading

  
• Gil Carter - Devlog #3
  March 30, 2026 by GilCarter10

  Since the last devlog, I made 3 new levels for our game: Kelp Forest, Jellyfish Cave, and Bleached Bayou. I also ended up reworking and extending the level I had made for Alpha (Colourful Corals). Our... Continue reading

  
• Charles Nyanasengeran - Devlog 2
  February 15, 2026 by LoreVine#game design, #game producer, #project management

  Devlog #2 – Reinforcement For this devlog, I’ll be detailing how I’ve reinforced our pipeline as our team’s Producer to keep up our momentum towards our MVP and Vertical Slice goals! I’ve be... Continue reading

  
• Shaun Parker - Devlog #2
  February 11, 2026 by NXT01

  Devlog #2 - Feature Implementation Implementing Core Features In the last devlog, I covered the process of transitioning our workflow from Unity to Unreal. Overall, the transition was successful, and... Continue reading

  
• Jenny Lee Devlog 2
  February 11, 2026 by SpaceJohnnie

  The past three weeks involved the development of the turtle mesh as well as the other items and environment pieces needed for the game. Team Kaimana has graciously divided the asset list into differen... Continue reading

  
• Gil Carter - Devlog #2
  February 10, 2026 by GilCarter10

  In the past two weeks, I began planning, documenting and greyboxing the levels for the Coral Reef region of our game. I started by creating an LDD for the Coral Reef Region. This consisted of document... Continue reading

  
• James Munoz Sevillano - Devlog #2
  February 10, 2026 by munozsev

  DESIGNING REMAINING SCREENS After discussing my past designs with the group and taking their feedback into account I began designing the remaining menu screens: I first grey-boxed the Main Menu, Hub,... Continue reading

  
• Charles Nyanasengeran - Devlog #1
  January 23, 2026 by LoreVine#producer, #project management, #habitat conservation

  Devlog #1 - Preparation For this devlog, I'll be documenting the steps I've taken as the team's Producer to set us up for success as we explored our options for this project. As we made our proof-of-c... Continue reading

  
• Shaun Parker - Devlog #1
  January 21, 2026 by NXT01

  Devlog #1 - Unreal Exploration Transitioning from Unity to Unreal In this sprint, the goal was to test whether moving to unreal was feasible with our timeline and skill set. While I had some experienc... Continue reading

  
• Jenny Lee Dev Log 1
  January 21, 2026 by SpaceJohnnie

  Dev Log 1 This week, due to my participation in the Ubisoft NEXT challenge for 3D art I communicated with my team ahead of time that I will not be able to contribute to the sprint as much. I had my da... Continue reading

  
• James Munoz Sevillano - Devlog #1
  January 20, 2026 by munozsev

  PRE-SKETCHING As the person in charge of UI and UX for our group, my goal for the last few weeks was to start brainstorming and finalizing UI elements and layouts that mesh important gameplay informat... Continue reading

  
• Gil Carter - Devlog #1
  January 20, 2026 by GilCarter10

  Over the past two weeks, I was tasked with coming up with level ideas and references for the 5 levels in the Coral Reef region (the target of our vertical slice). Since our game is a rogue-lite, level... Continue reading

  
• Jenny Lee - Prototyping Devlog
  November 17, 2025 by SpaceJohnnie#DevLog, #Jenny

  I was investigating how the hub area of the game should look. My prototype was a 3D representation of the hub area where the player has to physically move around to reach the shops and access other le... Continue reading

  
• James Munoz Sevillano - Prototyping Devlog
  November 17, 2025 by munozsev

  PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT When developing my prototype, I wanted to create a working version of our idea’s main gameplay to figure out any issues or questions we may run into in the long run. To do so o... Continue reading

  
• Charles Nyanasengeran - Prototyping Devlog
  November 16, 2025 by LoreVine#game design, #prototyping, #project management, #research, #sea turtle, #habitat loss

  Hi, my name’s Charles and welcome to my devlog! For this log, I’ll be talking through the process of my integration into the team as a late addition to team Kaimana, how I found my niche as their... Continue reading

  
• Shaun Parker - Prototyping Devlog
  November 16, 2025 by NXT01

  Process Hey there! I'm Shaun Parker, the lead programmer on Team Kaimana. This devlog will cover the process and outcomes of my 2 week prototype . My aim was to test how players react to obstacle avoi... Continue reading

  
• Gil Carter - Protoyping Devlog
  November 16, 2025 by GilCarter10

  For the past 2 weeks, Team Kaimana has been in the prototyping phase for our game on the habitat loss of sea turtles. This devlog recounts Gil Carter’s prototyping log. Before we headed into the pro... Continue reading