This was always going to be a tough week from a reflection perspective. Not because the topic, version control, was particularly difficult, far from it in fact. The main challenge for me, personally, was always going to be about showing evidence of learning. I’m not the world’s expert in version control but I have used…
With Week 6 being Reading Week we had a somewhat easier week this week than in previous weeks. Nevertheless there was still a lot to do as the first game jam was still running and the guillotine deadline of the Wednesday Weekly Webinar was approaching on winged hooves. I’ve already written extensively about the game…
Having published my concept prototype for the first game jam of the course, it’s time to reflect back over the last thirteen days to review what happened, what worked and where improvements may be made for the next round. I’ve already covered the early phases in my previous posts, Game Jam 1 – The Reveal…
It’s Saturday evening and almost exactly 24 hours before the submission deadline for the Unity Game Jam and I’ve decided to throw in the towel. Why? Because most of today has been a write off. In this post I want to reflect on what happened, the positives, the negatives and the improvements I’ve identified for…
Week 5 presented an interesting waypoint as it offered an opportunity to look back and reflect on my learning thus far with the intent (I believe) of applying course correction for the future. This week’s learning objectives were: Develop the ability to discuss the nature of reflection Outline the plan of reflection within Agile Scrum…
These goals have been superseded by my 90-day goals which are better aligned to my 2-year and 5-year vision We all know and love SMART goals: the notion of defining meaningful goals that are both relevant and achievable for our development whether that be academically, professionally or personally. When used correctly they can be a…
This week’s spark discussion was to reflect back on our studies so far. I’ve replicated my post from the discussion forum here as I wanted to include it in my reflective journal as well. This week and continually throughout your studies, we ask you to engage in open and honest critical reflection. Reflection can be…
This week’s challenge was to take an artefact and modify it by applying the techniques covered during the week in order to remediate it into another form of the artefact. My initial thoughts were that this would definitely mean stepping outside my comfort zone. The biggest challenge being where on earth to start! As my…
In our second week of study we were asked to shift our focus to creativity. I felt somewhat uncomfortable at this because despite working in creative industries all my adult life I don’t really consider myself as creative. I often look at the work of others in awe, wishing I were talented enough to produce…
As the first week of study draws to a close, it’s time to pause and reflect on events of the previous week. When I originally applied for the course I did wonder if I’d be in a class of 1 or 2. That’s clearly not the case and I was pleasantly surprised to discover there…
