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 over half of the year is over now I feel like I can give a good description of how the class has been this year. I realize now how hard it is to manage a class like this which is constantly changing because of all the things that need to be learned in the short amount of time. While I don't enjoy everything we do like the drawing assignments we do for example, I still find this class to be enjoyable and a very good environment to be in. As we have been moving into our coding unit, my enthusiasm had been very high and my enjoyment for the class is a lot better than it was at the beginning of the school year. So far this class has been very up and down in terms of my enjoyment but overall it has been pretty good and I will be taking AGAD next year. In terms of what the class could improve on, I believe that we should do the drawing assignments in the early years but focus more on digital drawing or design in later years as everyone becomes more advanced. Along with this I feel like we should do more coding because it is a valuable skill that can be used later in life if you decide to pursue a career in the game industry. Like I said before, while this class has its ups and it's downs, I have really enjoyed the class and I have especially enjoyed the coding that we have done so far. With this in mind, I hope we continue to do more coding in the future and start to create our own games.
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I think that this year there have been a lot of major takeaways. The first major takeaway for me is that when you are applying for a job you have to have a professional looking resume and portfolio in order to better help the people potentially hiring you and so you can look like someone that they want to hire. Another major takeaway is that whenever you are working on a project in 3ds Max, the composition of lights cameras and renderers always have to work well together. I cannot tell you the number of times when I would render a model and my lights would not work with the renderer and I would have to redo all the lights. The moral of this is to focus on what you are doing and think things over before you put them into action. Below is a visual I made showing what we did in class in a summary form. In this class along with what we learned from the material we also had rewarding experiences from our teacher Mr. B. I found that it was very rewarding for me that whenever we were messing around he would not only put us back on track but give us a punishment if we continued to do it. Because of this, at some points during the year we were required to do extra work. While this work was frustrating to do, it also helped me realized that I need to stay focused in both this class and life in general. Not only that but I also think this class has helped me learn a lot of skills that I will use in the future. Firstly, as I mentioned earlier, the knowledge that you will get many more jobs and job opportunities with a professional resume and portfolio will really help me later in life as I start working. Another skill that will help me is the knowledge of all of these programs that we have been working in. In the future, if I pursue a career path in digital design, the knowledge I have learned in this class will help me to become better at what I do and will not only help me find a job but can also be something fun to do in my free time. Overall this class has really helped me prepare for what is to come later in life and has helped me get on track and focused on the things I need to do.
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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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