Week 8 Comments and Feedback

Week 8 Comments and Feedback

I feel i have definitely benefited from the blog comment feedback that i have received. Many comments have simply just been nice messages from peers and some have given some good advice and supplied some good, constructive feedback.
On some occasions i will admit that I have found myself just shooting out a paragraph on someones post about how I have enjoyed reading their thoughts and are interested by their game design ideas etc as i was behind on blogs and wanted to get something down. it is only in the last few weeks that  have realized the potential these comments can have, it is rare that we are encouraged to actively critique each others work as we progress through assignments and often I wouldn't bother to pass comment on peoples work, rather just compliment on things i like. in this case it gives a platform to sit and read through blogs and see someones progression and view their work as it improves while offering advice and criticism that they otherwise wouldn't hear.

Overall i would say that the blog comment feedback is a really positive and a great idea. It allows students to give feedback, share ideas and give constructive criticism in order to help other students improve and create. The main positive i see to this is that students are encouraged to visit other students blogs to comment, and in turn end up learning a lot about their own blogging by comparing other students work to their own whether deliberately or subconsciously. one downside to the comments is that sometimes the comments become another blog upload crammed in each week and students don't put a lot of thought into giving constructive advice and end up just giving empty compliments drawn out to fill a word count. that said, i would definitely recommend students to visit others blogs, learn from that experience and leave some advice or ideas on how the student can improve or what they are doing well as this is a great way to learn!

I like the randomizer idea as it encourages students to visit students blogs outside their class group and friend group

Week 8 Reading and Writing

Week 8 Reading and Writing

Looking back on my reading and writing blogs i feel that although I may have missed a few uploads on these topics i have definitely benefited from writing these blogs. the reading blogs give an opportunity to look at relevant subjects and information that i would probably never just come across while surfing the web or wouldn't even know to look for them while researching.
The writing blogs also help get ideas from my mind down in words which helps to develop ideas and progress as its easier to move on when things are put down in writing. I would have liked to work on more of these as they are a great way to show progression and research of game design info.
I feel i have fallen behind considerably in this lecture as a result of not being able to fit in almost daily blog posts or coming to Sunday and realizing i haven't been able to complete any blogs ahead of time and having to prioritize important uploads. I am not happy with my progression so far in the design of my game but I'm hoping i can pick up the pace on design and development and make a game that i am proud to share.

Gamification Model Canvas

This is an example of one image i like as it shows how a simple table created to outline a tool used to aid in my game development can be simple and effective in laying out essential and useful info into a graphic which can then used to compress full pages of information into a few strong points that can be easily recalled and used when needed.

I think it would be good practice to keep up the reading and writing blogs as they are good for keeping track of progress and can double as a notebook to keep ideas and notes of important info while creating our game.