The life of Niamh

This week i have been working on my game, especially the first playable version of "Past the Limit". Since the prototype last week I've updated my terrain and how the cameras work in my game.  In my terrain i've updated the walls surrounding the track to make it look like the player is driving in a rocky area and have also added a bunch of trees to the game to make it seem more like the country side that i was aiming for.  Currently the camera has been set to follow the car and no longer tumble and flip whenever the car hits the wall or flips over.  The car runs smoothly. Adding colour and enemies is still needed in my game and i have not yet completed that task. I'm still trying to fix the audio on my game. For the first playable game its at a good point and i will continue to work on it till i complete the full game. "Personal image from "Past the Limit"

Over the past 8 weeks now i have been working towards where i am now with my game and where am i want to be in a few weeks. At the start of the semester myself and my classmates made a schedule to stick to in order to complete the assignments on time to have our game up and running on time. I'm going to be honest with you right now, i haven't stuck to the schedule at all. Out of the 8 weeks i've been uploading these assignments and posting on the blog, i've stuck to the schedule once or twice. I've never been good at sticking to "study timetables". I don't dedicate enough time to them and thats my own fault, but saying that i've uploaded 97% of these assignments on time so i'm not doing too bad. I am happy with where my game is and how its developing but i still haven't figured out why there is no sound on my car (Tune in next week for the continuation of me complaining that theres no sound).  I like how my terrain is developing and where...

Over the past 8 weeks or so myself and my classmates have been giving each other feedback through blog comments on each others post. We'd either have informal comments or would use techniques such as TAG or WWW. For anyone who is reading this and is wondering "What in the hell is TAG and WWW?" ill let you in on a secret to get the best comments and feedback to others. TAG stands for Tell, Ask, Give. Tell the person what you like, ask questions about what they've said and give them some pointers on how they can improve. WWW stands for Wow, Wonder, What if. Let them know if they achieved any wow moments in their post. Wonder - ask questions if you're not sure about how something will work etc. What if - make suggestions on how to improve or change their game which will help them improve the best quality of game. For me personally, i've really liked these types of strategies to give and take in feedback that my classmates have given me throughout the weeks. The...

Over the past 8 weeks i've been reading and writing about articles that range from improving your learning mindset to the mechanics, dynamics and aesthetics framework. Over these weeks i've learned many new techniques and ways to work that i hope will benefit me in the future, in work and just in life in general. Overall the readings have been a good thing in my opinion. they made myself and others start to remember what reading is like, especially when you find a good reading that intrigues your mind and thoughts. My favourite reading so far was "Growth mindset". I found this to be my favourite reading over the weeks as it though me many things about myself and how i deal with work and development processes. Since this reading i've been trying to employ this mindset into my daily life. With projects recently i've been trying to push myself more to gather as much and work as hard as i can throughout the process as it will allow me to get the grade i'm ai...