So, let's see what I WAS planning on doing in my past journal entry. I wanted to make a video game trailer that is 2 minutes long at most, followed by the first level of the game. Let's see the new revision I made for my 7Ps Framework.
NEW Purpose: Nope - the purpose is still the same; to create a compelling trial game that can be enjoyed by the gamer audience. The purpose, while mainly for entertainment, has not deviated from the goal of attracting potential attention from employers and clients.
Product: Obviously, it'll be a PC based platform, and it'll be a game software that will be using UDK and 3D based softwares to run. That goal hasn't changed as well.
People: The gaming people, and obviously potential employers and clients that are in the gaming industry.
Process: It'll be a primary collaborative effort to use the resources available in the labs to design this game.
Pitfalls: Obviously, finding people and getting a collaborative effort of getting it done on time is going to be the biggest challenge. Can I hit the goal which may be placed a bit too far out of my reach, and can I make it in such a way that it can inspire people to view my work and appreciate my results?
Prep: I got one more semester - this one - left before my capstone begins. I'll need to lay down the framework and begin it ASAP so I don't find the pitfalls waiting for me in the near future.
Pratical Concerns:
Herein lies the biggest question of all. Can I motivate and dedicate myself to such an endeavor...? Rethining this section has netted me an unsettling feeling. Can I get this done on time? Can I make something worthwhile to celebrate on? Would this work? The list goes on.
Just imagine - the capability of telling a story, and sharing that visual image, that feeling to others so they can enjoy it as a game, as a video...
Would they be able to see it in the same light as I do?
To be honest, I don't know. And because of that uncertainty...I am at loss on how to even begin such a journey.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Journal Entry - Week 2
Welp. The Professor is sick, and we got a TA substituting for her class.
We learned the 7 P's, but I believe we'll be able to get something more detailed when the Professor comes back next week for further lecturing.
Also - weather is unbearably cold. It'll be a good week.
For the Assignment --
7Ps Framework
Purpose: Why are you doing this? Who is it for?
- For myself, and to give it to the general gaming audience. Also for a portfolio reel and a demo product to get a job, of course!
Product: What will it do? How will it support the purpose?
- A video trailer that'll be 2 minutes long max, followed by the first level of the game made in UDK.
People: Who needs to be involved? How are they involved?
- The typical production pipeline for animators, modelers, programmers, conceptual art, the whole nine yards.
Process: What tools do you need? Time? Space?
- A powerful computer, a workforce, time, and the softwares needed such as Maya, UDK, Adobe softwares, etc.
Pitfalls: Plan for failure. Back up?
- 2 minute video trailer can be done, without the game.
Prep: Research?
- cgsociety.org, etc.
Pratical Concerns:
- Finding the people to help me with it, and using the equipments available on campus to promote and work on the project.
Monday, January 14, 2013
PreCapstone 420 - Week 1
Location: Second floor, located next to the stairs.
Mission objective: Acquire useful intel about PreCapstone requirements.
Secondary Objective: Network with potential clients and achieve a collaborative group for PreCapstone endeavours.
Tertiary objective: Finish assigned missions given by High Command to ensure successful completion of this course.
Further notes -
The amount of personnel within said location has almost maxed out. Many individuals have collaborated together prior to the entry of this course, resulting in fewer resources available for use when the time arises. It is unsure as of now whether there are any individuals left which may be of assistance to my cause, as many of them have wide and diverse fields of talent which may - or may not - coincide with my own.
Further observation is required.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Who are you?
Assignment Instructions
Note the point count for this project. You will be graded on evidence of a thoughtful and creative approach to the questions listed below, both in your project and your blog entry. Each question is worth 100 points.
For the final project create an original tangible or virtual project that explores the concepts of identity and purpose. Try to create something that will leave a lasting impression. Address these questions:
Who are you in the eyes/perception of others?
How do you see/perceive yourself?
Why are you here? (your definition of here)
What are the implications of your identity to others? (you decide to whom the implications apply - you or others, but be specific)
How are you effected by the identity of others? (are you different around various people - why might that be)
Is identity static? (make sure to show in your project your answer to this)
Be prepared to share your project in 2 minutes or less on Dec. 12, our last day of class. Post your dialogue with the questions listed above to your blog, along with a sample from your project. Upload the URL to that blog post here. Remember, this project is worth more than the rest of the semester points combined, so it would behoove to take this one fairly seriously.
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Who am I in the eyes of others?
There's no simple word to describe this. I can try and describe all the words and labels the people I've talked to gave me, describing me as an intelligent person, knowledgeable, witty, charming, all that fun stuff. Through my actions, they can label me as a person who speaks his mind, a man influenced by many things...
In the eyes of others who know me personally, I am the cumulative result of my own actions that has now branded me with such a label.
But how others perceive me is inherently different from how I perceive myself. I believe I am all of what others say, yet being none of it at all. I see myself as a traveler, in a world full of rules and guidelines, a world where I am becoming aware of its rigid structure and its immovable culture - and watching many people wade through it without much thought, nor any reaction to its...density.
I see myself more or less aware of this as I wander through a world like this.
A traveler in a static world.
A wanderer in a world that slowly fails to give purpose and ambition to people - to give people the ability to yearn, to create, to explore.
To believe.
So why am I here, in a world that is slowly decaying in change?
To change it.
To bring ambition back.
To create dreams.
To make people believe for a cause.
To make people aspire to become something greater.
To never give up.
To have faith.
People may call me a traditionalist - even an idealist, perhaps. My implications to others may just be that - a man who preaches ambitions and aspirations. But even if I am labeled as such, I know where I lie, and what I want to leave for other individuals. Even if it is a goal which no one will appreciate, or a goal which people will dismiss...
I do it because I believe.
But how will I leave it? Will it become just an identity in which I shroud myself in?
What will I pass on?
How would I do so?
It's like a book, the content itself being the things that the author wants to leave behind to others. Dreams, ambitions, aspiration...
So if I bring a book, devoid of content...what will I add into it?
What can I give, which I can pass on to others?
I'll bring a book.
And we'll see how it goes in class today.
Note the point count for this project. You will be graded on evidence of a thoughtful and creative approach to the questions listed below, both in your project and your blog entry. Each question is worth 100 points.
For the final project create an original tangible or virtual project that explores the concepts of identity and purpose. Try to create something that will leave a lasting impression. Address these questions:
Who are you in the eyes/perception of others?
How do you see/perceive yourself?
Why are you here? (your definition of here)
What are the implications of your identity to others? (you decide to whom the implications apply - you or others, but be specific)
How are you effected by the identity of others? (are you different around various people - why might that be)
Is identity static? (make sure to show in your project your answer to this)
Be prepared to share your project in 2 minutes or less on Dec. 12, our last day of class. Post your dialogue with the questions listed above to your blog, along with a sample from your project. Upload the URL to that blog post here. Remember, this project is worth more than the rest of the semester points combined, so it would behoove to take this one fairly seriously.
_______________________
_______________________
Who am I in the eyes of others?
There's no simple word to describe this. I can try and describe all the words and labels the people I've talked to gave me, describing me as an intelligent person, knowledgeable, witty, charming, all that fun stuff. Through my actions, they can label me as a person who speaks his mind, a man influenced by many things...
In the eyes of others who know me personally, I am the cumulative result of my own actions that has now branded me with such a label.
But how others perceive me is inherently different from how I perceive myself. I believe I am all of what others say, yet being none of it at all. I see myself as a traveler, in a world full of rules and guidelines, a world where I am becoming aware of its rigid structure and its immovable culture - and watching many people wade through it without much thought, nor any reaction to its...density.
I see myself more or less aware of this as I wander through a world like this.
A traveler in a static world.
A wanderer in a world that slowly fails to give purpose and ambition to people - to give people the ability to yearn, to create, to explore.
To believe.
So why am I here, in a world that is slowly decaying in change?
To change it.
To bring ambition back.
To create dreams.
To make people believe for a cause.
To make people aspire to become something greater.
To never give up.
To have faith.
People may call me a traditionalist - even an idealist, perhaps. My implications to others may just be that - a man who preaches ambitions and aspirations. But even if I am labeled as such, I know where I lie, and what I want to leave for other individuals. Even if it is a goal which no one will appreciate, or a goal which people will dismiss...
I do it because I believe.
But how will I leave it? Will it become just an identity in which I shroud myself in?
What will I pass on?
How would I do so?
It's like a book, the content itself being the things that the author wants to leave behind to others. Dreams, ambitions, aspiration...
So if I bring a book, devoid of content...what will I add into it?
What can I give, which I can pass on to others?
I'll bring a book.
And we'll see how it goes in class today.
What the Bleep do we know?
Based on your experience in this course (overall) and the final project in particular, discuss how some of the ideas rasied in the movie we watched today, What the Bleep Do We Know?, might impact your personal and professional development. How has exploring large topics such as what is presented in the movie and final project assignment helped you with critical thinking and creative exloration? Post your answer to your blog and submit the URL here to earn your points. This assigment is worth 50 points. That should help anyone who needs it to be able to make up some missed points from earlier in the semester. It also reflects the gravity of this topic.
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The movie was rather informative, though each individual in the video had their own subjective view on what is reality, and how we define it to be. Personally speaking, I believe that the video gave us an interesting perspective on how we, as individuals with our own perspective and viewpoint, can perceive things differently from one another. Each argument brought up by the individuals within the video is a valid point, and can be defined as a certain approach to seeing their world as it is.
How it shapes our professional and creative mentality, is that it allows us to - at the very least - recognize that there is always another viewpoint, a set perspective on how we can approach a subject. One can say it is through the influence of our own biological features. Another can argue - without difficulty - that we are under the influence of quantum mechanics - where we create the world whenever we approach a said area.
Everything is valid, and can be argued as the truth. There is no "one" right view that overwhelms the other - and the video points that out rather well. One must always be humble in the idea of alternative methods, and understand that reality isn't just one 'static' image.
And only when we realize the broader picture of reality, do we come ever so closer in understanding our own placement within it - either through enlightenment, or through our own struggle to sedate the curiosity within us.
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The movie was rather informative, though each individual in the video had their own subjective view on what is reality, and how we define it to be. Personally speaking, I believe that the video gave us an interesting perspective on how we, as individuals with our own perspective and viewpoint, can perceive things differently from one another. Each argument brought up by the individuals within the video is a valid point, and can be defined as a certain approach to seeing their world as it is.
How it shapes our professional and creative mentality, is that it allows us to - at the very least - recognize that there is always another viewpoint, a set perspective on how we can approach a subject. One can say it is through the influence of our own biological features. Another can argue - without difficulty - that we are under the influence of quantum mechanics - where we create the world whenever we approach a said area.
Everything is valid, and can be argued as the truth. There is no "one" right view that overwhelms the other - and the video points that out rather well. One must always be humble in the idea of alternative methods, and understand that reality isn't just one 'static' image.
And only when we realize the broader picture of reality, do we come ever so closer in understanding our own placement within it - either through enlightenment, or through our own struggle to sedate the curiosity within us.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Fear Result -
Now, with all the fear presentations done and over with, the reaction of what I got for my fear - arachnophobia was more pleasant than not. It seems like a few peers amongst the group shared such distaste for those damn critters, and I got a good scream out of one or two of them. Perhaps my presentation didn't give as much kick as I thought it would; I went with a scientific approach, and in the situation the fear got toned down as a result of me describing the effects of it before presenting it to their dismay.
Sigh.
Perhaps it would have been better to ask someone to bring in a giant spider to scare the bejeezus out of people - but I know for sure that if someone did bring one, I would certainly be unable to attend class at all, as long as that atrocious thing is in it.
The double-edged sword of bringing in something I fear, I'm afraid.
As for the presentation that I responded most strongly to, I believe it was the one in which a particular fellow brought in drugs, describing his inability to cope with himself - and was then forced to use drugs to alleviate suicidal tendencies and such. That presentation got a strong response from other people too, especially when people chimed in to share their emotions - I believe one girl cried after recalling a rather traumatic experience which fell in relation to the person's presentation, leaving a stronger impact by itself.
Sigh.
Perhaps it would have been better to ask someone to bring in a giant spider to scare the bejeezus out of people - but I know for sure that if someone did bring one, I would certainly be unable to attend class at all, as long as that atrocious thing is in it.
The double-edged sword of bringing in something I fear, I'm afraid.
As for the presentation that I responded most strongly to, I believe it was the one in which a particular fellow brought in drugs, describing his inability to cope with himself - and was then forced to use drugs to alleviate suicidal tendencies and such. That presentation got a strong response from other people too, especially when people chimed in to share their emotions - I believe one girl cried after recalling a rather traumatic experience which fell in relation to the person's presentation, leaving a stronger impact by itself.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
The concept of fear
Fear. The sense of what I would like to call, 'survival instincts gone rogue'. It is a type of emotion which creates a stressful phenomenon to the human body, either compelling it to avoid encountering said fear, or to repel it convulsively with said fear. Usually, fear is a good thing - it is the body's way of telling when to avoid dangerous things from occurring, and keep the human body breathing - or surviving, however you want to coin it - in life-or-death situations. A good dose of fear ensures that the person is at the very least aware of the dangers ahead. The body sense gets heightened, the adrenaline is pumping...
Fear is basically human survival instincts. However, in some cases, fear can go rogue - a traumatizing or profound experience can leave an imprint on the person's psyche and/or body, which can cause a loss of control of the limbs or mindset, depending on how deep the experience goes. For this kind of fear, I will name it physical fear, for simplicity's sake.
Often, physical fear is developed at an early age of childhood, especially before the mind is properly developed. A bite from a dog, drowning at an early age, heights, syringe shots...such fear is most likely the result of some intense experience in which it leaves a lasting impact on the person's psyche or body itself. And when there is anything that is closely associated with their fears, the body remembers, or the mind replays the scenery in a darker tone or atmosphere...so on and so forth.
There is another kind of fear I would like to call it as mental fear. Mental fear is a bit less dramatic than the physical, but can become a physical/mental ailment to the person's body depending on their first-impression. Mental fear is performing things in which the person is uncomfortable with - and is usually seen in social events sometimes. Taken out of their comfort zone, the person is brought into an unknown situation in which they cannot dictate - like a speech, dance, etc, and they find themselves avoiding said action if their overall impression with it is negative. These can be remedied often early on - but still, it can degenerate into the more problematic physical fear if left alone for years on end.
In the end, fear is something which makes us human. It is encoded into the very aspects of our lives, and helps ensure that at the very least, we are aware of the dangers ahead and alerted enough to make a good decision.
As for the fear which I shall be presenting for the fear presentation...
...
....
......
It's a secret. But I'm pretty sure that at the very least, the audience will either be unnerved, or cringe with a repulsive attitude. Some may even find it frightening, if there are others like me. Unfortunately, since my own fear prevents me from maximizing the possibility of scaring the audience...
We shall see how it actually goes, with my own restrictions in play added to this.
Fear is basically human survival instincts. However, in some cases, fear can go rogue - a traumatizing or profound experience can leave an imprint on the person's psyche and/or body, which can cause a loss of control of the limbs or mindset, depending on how deep the experience goes. For this kind of fear, I will name it physical fear, for simplicity's sake.
Often, physical fear is developed at an early age of childhood, especially before the mind is properly developed. A bite from a dog, drowning at an early age, heights, syringe shots...such fear is most likely the result of some intense experience in which it leaves a lasting impact on the person's psyche or body itself. And when there is anything that is closely associated with their fears, the body remembers, or the mind replays the scenery in a darker tone or atmosphere...so on and so forth.
There is another kind of fear I would like to call it as mental fear. Mental fear is a bit less dramatic than the physical, but can become a physical/mental ailment to the person's body depending on their first-impression. Mental fear is performing things in which the person is uncomfortable with - and is usually seen in social events sometimes. Taken out of their comfort zone, the person is brought into an unknown situation in which they cannot dictate - like a speech, dance, etc, and they find themselves avoiding said action if their overall impression with it is negative. These can be remedied often early on - but still, it can degenerate into the more problematic physical fear if left alone for years on end.
In the end, fear is something which makes us human. It is encoded into the very aspects of our lives, and helps ensure that at the very least, we are aware of the dangers ahead and alerted enough to make a good decision.
As for the fear which I shall be presenting for the fear presentation...
...
....
......
It's a secret. But I'm pretty sure that at the very least, the audience will either be unnerved, or cringe with a repulsive attitude. Some may even find it frightening, if there are others like me. Unfortunately, since my own fear prevents me from maximizing the possibility of scaring the audience...
We shall see how it actually goes, with my own restrictions in play added to this.
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