For almost a week and a half now we have been out of school and are having assignments online. This has been a very interesting transition as I have never done anything like this before. While it has been interesting, I find online school to be a lot easier and a lot less stimulating for most of my classes. This class however is about the same as it was when we were in school. While there are definitely downsides like we are unable to work in-person with our classmates, most of our work is already online and fairly easy to do at home. This means that this class doesn't really change and it has kept me very involved and also because most of the class is online already, it allows me to get information quicker than my other classes and we can use better technology. This brings a huge benefit to the class as it allows us to stay on schedule and we don't fall behind like in other classes. While this class has been very easy to keep track of, Durham Public Schools has released very little information to students about the situation and that is one of the key reasons I get confused during online school. While working in Unity is no different, deadlines become very hard to keep track of because of all the missed school due to our spring break being moved. While all these things are true, as more and more information is released, online school becomes less stressful to worry about. Finally, while I believe online school to be easier, I do want to go back to school because it is a very different environment when you cannot see the people you spend so much time with throughout the year.
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As I have become more advanced in coding and we have done many more activities, I feel my skills at coding have become a lot better and it feels more natural. While sometimes I do get confused and have to look back at activities, I am really getting a handle on my capabilities at this point along with a great overall sense for what I can do with coding. This has really come into play during our project in which we create our own game. While we are not creating all the assets because that would take a long time, we are doing all of the coding and making the games by ourselves using our ideas. This has been a really interesting experience for me because it has shown me how much time and effort has to be put in to make games and how even though are games are very simplistic, they take a lot of work. Along with this, it helps me test my capabilities as a game developer and shows me how much I really know about coding. While this assignment has taught me a lot, I wish we had more time to work on it to not only make it more detailed but to also create our own assets as give a larger sense of accomplishment. Overall, while I am getting better at coding, there is still a lot to learn and a lot to improve on that will in the future help me create better games and be more successful.
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AuthorHi, my name is Nick Bayer and I will be posting blogs about every 1-2 weeks in the 2020-21 school year. I am doing this for my Advanced Game Design class at Durham School of the Arts(DSA). The views and opinions expressed in this blog are solely those of the author and do not represent those of Durham School of the Arts or Durham Public Schools. Categories
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