This is the last blog post I will be carrying out as I hand in my stuff tomorrow. I am going to use this chance to have a quick reflect on the year and my project.
To begin with I was quite nervous and unsure of what I was going to be doing. I had various ideas throughout semester 1 which kept on changing which I got anxious about. Aspects of my idea were kept throughout - I wanted to design and create a relatively big 3D environment. I wanted this environment to be scary and I wanted it to be situated in a Mental Asylum.
After receiving my grades for semester 1 I was a little disheartened. I felt I had worked really hard and did not get the grades I was hoping for. This nearly put me off even trying in semester 2 as I felt, no matter how hard I try, I won't get much of a grade. However, after reading a book which I was hoping to help me create a story for my game I became much more interested and eager. The book was Sebastian Barry's 'The Secret Scripture'. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and decided to adapt it for my game. The other aspect of semester 2 that really engaged me was using Unreal Engine 4. I had never used this before but when I seen some tutorial videos online, I realized that I wanted to use it so much. After speaking to my supervisor about it, he enthusiastically encouraged me to go for it and download it.
I did so and it has become one of my favorite parts of this project. As much as it is tricky, I enjoy the problem solving aspects of coding and setting the levels up. As my game progressed, and my skill level progressed, I found myself enjoying it more and more.
As for my dissertation, I started that quite late however, due to my constant blogging and research, I did not feel rushed or stressed for time with this. Admittingly each section was difficult to start but once I had stuff written down, I quickly managed to form it into a well structured dissertation. The feedback I have had so far on it has been great. My lecture feels I am good at academic writing and am getting along well with it.
Tomorrow is when I had in my portfolio and blog. Later in the week I will hand in my dissertation. The following week I have my final presentation and then to finish; my exposition. This year has gone fast but I will be glad to be at the end of it. Constant stress gets tiresome after a while! I apologize if this has been a sloppy post but it is currently 3am and I am moments away from finishing my work. One thing that I have always disliked about hand-ins is the preparation for them. I was finished my work around 11pm and it has taken over 3 hours just to sort it and arrange it suitably for hand-ins. I wanted to get it all done tonight so I could move my focus onto dissertation tomorrow (next week).
Overall I have enjoyed myself more than I thought I would through this whole experience. My supervisor Ryan has been a great helped and has helped keep me enthused throughout. I am looking forward to the exposition as a chance to relax and show the work I have completed through the year. I went to last years one and it looked like a lot of fun.
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