Week 9 reading and writing

the readings have been a time for me. Most of the time I would actually do the reading on the busses to and from college, because you know, don’t want to waste those 4 hours hours by doing nothing p. If I’m not doing assignments then I’m catching up on sleep or the other way around.

Not going to lie there has been a couple of times where I will wake with a start and think “THE READINGS”. But I think they have been beneficial. Coming into this module I hadn’t really thought about how much thought and prep goes into games, or how many different elements there is to consider. I suppose it’s just something I took for granted.

In the beginning they seemed like a bit of a chore but after the second week I really started to enjoy them. I think my favorite reading so far has been, week 6`s Game GDD. That week we really looked into the different game pieces and how the aesthetics of games effect the players overall experience. Like I mentioned earlier,this really seemed to be something that i have overlooked when playing games,even with my art background.even though i would look at a deck of cards and think , woah this deck is so pretty, I would ever consider, well why is it that you like it so much?
Learning about the way that color, shape and size DO matter when it comes to game design opened my eyes for my own assignment.

From doing these readings I’ve found that I absorb readings better in the morning and then writer better when I sit down at night after a day of college. I think this is due to me being more open and honest the more tired I get. This is something I’ve noticed even in my other college work as well as my own art pieces. I may feel like an old person who can’t stay up past 10pm but you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do I suppose.

Am I happy with my own game project so far? I’m not going to lie, I’m actually a little disappointed in the lack of progress I’ve made so far. I had hoped to have a lot more completed by now but due to personal health issues and computer technical issues,that hasn’t been the case.

Art of witch found here 

This is probably my favorite image that I have found for this module. The image actually gave me the original idea for tomb town, the sort of soft spooky feeling, the softness being trough the use of low-poly assets.

I think i need to start doing the reading assignments earlier. Doing them on the Monday rather than an  hour before the deadline like tonight. Doing this may encourage me to spend more time worrying about my actual project and may even leave some time for some extra credit assignments (which i could really do with completing...).

That’s enough blabbering on from me for one night i think,
Signing Off
-AK