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Week 9 Reading and Writing

 

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Hi guys~

 This is the first time I write a reading blog again after two weeks! For this week's reading task, we have to go back over to the readings and writing assignments that we did and reflect on them. I used the questions that are given to us.


1. Overall, how well are the reading and writing assignments working for you?

I find the reading tasks very useful because I applied the knowledge that I learned from them to my game project. It also makes me consider other things such as what would the future players feel if they play my game i.e. boring, thrilling, or exciting? I also used some of the articles that are essential such as the Game Elements, Game Fun, Exploring Game Design, and especially the Games MDA and GDD.

Even though the writing assignments are challenging to do, it still helped me to improve my writing skills. I was also able to learn new vocabulary that makes my writing more professional. I also find that my grammar improved though sometimes I still make mistakes. At first, I find the writing tasks were not enjoyable but overtime, I started to have more interest in them and enjoy writing.


2. What has been your favorite reading so far?

The reading task that I enjoyed was a Feedback Thoughts reading article called Creative Live by Maria Popova about Neil Gaiman (here is a link to my blog). I find the speech motivational and inspiring as an art student because I tend to take risks with my artwork. Here is one of my favorite sayings that I heard from his speech:

"Self-doubt is a part of doing something really difficult that you care about deeply."


3. Are your reading notes helping you each week with your game?

Yes. The reading notes that I make each week really helps me with my game because they are usually connected to the topic of the game every week which is handy for us. It also gives us a head start on what we have to apply to our game development. For example: before we started our Game Design Document (GDD), there was a reading task about it that also includes different types of the template we can use.


4. Have you discovered any new reading/research strategies?

Yes. During this semester, I was able to learn multiple strategies that helped me to complete my works. One of the things I found helpful is that I take inspirational quotes/sayings from the articles I have read throughout this semester and these encourage me to keep going and complete my work even though I still procrastinate sometimes haha.


5. Are you happy with your game project?

To be honest, I did not have a good start in my game project because I got nervous and panicked making me wasted so much time trying to fixed errors and installed assets that were not useful to my game. I also felt that I was not ready to start my game at all. However, I decided to start my game again and it was the best decision because everything is fine now (so far) which I am happy.


6. What do you consider to be your biggest accomplishment(s) for this class?

My biggest accomplishment for this class is that I did not miss any important tasks that we have to do each week. I think that it is a big fulfillment for me as there is still a lot of work to complete on other modules as well. I also feel more comfortable writing now and I can communicate with other students better. Doing the blog comments really help me to meet new people and learned that there are so many talented people around me making me feel competitive (in a good way) and eager to learn new things from them and other modules.


Good luck for this week guys!

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