About TaxiCity:

TaxiCity is a game created using Silverlight development kit. The game resources are generated using Open Data from the city of Vancouver. Our team is working with Microsoft Canada and David Eaves to create an engaging and interactive display of freely available/Open Data. The Open Data is used to create the map; Bing Maps acts as a sort of GPS mini-map for the player; and Silverlight is our main platform.

This project is a four month long project at the Centre of Digital Media. Our Client for this project is Microsoft Canada and our mentor for this project is David Eaves.

Game Description:

In the game players will play as a taxi driver in Vancouver, picking up passengers and delivering them to key landmark locations in the city. Real world geometry creates the game map and the route tracking services provided by Bing will be used to guide the player to his/her destination.

My Role:

• Scheduled, tracked and managed the development team using SCRUM and Agile methodology
• Created process, outlined best practices and monitored compliance when necessary
• Generated and implemented audio using Adobe Sound Booth and Visual Studio
• Helped document and maintain project highlights and process

We are tracking development on taxicity.ca feel free to check it out.