My Stretch Goal For The Year

Role

 Level / Terrain Builder

Goal

I would like to be able to create levels (as you can see by my role). To make this goal more specific I would like to learn how to use assets to my advantage and how to set up different areas and set up good enemy placement spots.

Why

I enjoy messing around with Unity already and I have messed around with Unreal Engine 4 at home, I enjoy making basic areas and then adding stuff to make it look cool.

How

I will download Unity at home and start a project and practice messing with Materials, assets,  setting up areas, etc.

When

I can do this during the week for an hour every day after I finish my Homework and 2 hours every day during the weekend.

Resources

I will need to download Unity engine (But i’ll still mess around in Unreal at times). I have access to the internet, so I should also go ahead and use the tutorials.

Milestones
• I want to be able to have a completed map at the end of each month

• I want to be able to have one large chunk done at the end of each week

Heroines / Heroes

Gabe Newell because I enjoy Valve’s games and also steam. I spend way too much time on steam.. I mainly enjoy Left 4 Dead 2.

Unity Learn

Screen Shot 2017-10-11 at 1.22.04 PM

Using the tutorials for Unity Engine I learned how to create materials. Creating materials is very easy and is pretty much just choosing a color. I also learned how to get game objects to move, like a ball. I attached the main camera to the ball and I couldn’t tell what I was doing. Im currently attempting to attach the player to the Camera script in order to make it so I can see where I am going. Unity has many tutorials that can be used to help create games. These tutorials can be found here.

Career Exploration

Creative Commons image Dictionary - career by Flazingo Photos at Flickr
Creative Commons image Dictionary – career by Flazingo Photos at Flickr

The Lowdown

• Choosing what the game has and how to play it

• Telling this to the development team that creates the assets and code.

 

Is This Role Right For Me?

To work as this role you have to be able to:
• Be good at teamwork

• be able to communicate with the developers

• Be able to get feedback

• Show your work on paper and talk about it.

• Be creative

• Have basic design skills

• Know how to use both 2D and 3D art engines

• Be able to code (at scripting level at least)

• Know how to make games on different consoles and computers.

• Have good storytelling skills

• Be skilled in UI (User Interface) design

• Know about health procedures

What Does a Game Designer Do?

Game designers create what a game has in it and how you play it. They plan everything that is in the game (settings, rules, characters, etc)! Once they have all this stuff they tell the development team. Game designers usually work in teams.

Will I Need a Qualification?

Most people in Game Design are graduates, but there isn’t any specific qualifications.

What’s The Best Route In?

Game Design is complex and there isn’t a set route in. Game design requires teams of programmers, writers, and more!

For more information visit:
http://creativeskillset.org/job_roles/331_game_designer

Listen Smart – Safely Handling the Power of Sound

  • CC image Your Safety by Maximo Santana on Flickr
  • Can You Hear This?
  • Listen Smart – Safely Handling the Power of Sound
  • Sound is measured in decibels.
    if over 140 decibels is a plane taking off.
  • Concerts are over 140 decibels
  • How we hear: sound hits ear drum, causing vibrations in the ear bones, stimulates hair cell, then stimulates the brain.
  • Ear damage can cause pain
  • put in ear pieces in concerts
  • cotton and toilet paper doesn’t work
  • 3M™ Hearing Conservation Worker Training Video
    • Embed video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilsqGcCmPeQ
    • Whispering is 30 Decibels
    • Vacuums are 80 Decibels
    • a power saw is 112 decibels
    • 70 decibels: no damage
    • 80 decibels: damage after 8 hours
    • 91 decibels: damage after 2 hours
    • 100 Decibels: severe damage after 15 mins
    • 115 decibels: Severe damage within one minute!
    • 140 decibels: instant damage and pain
    • use ear plugs!
  • SoundAdvice.info For Audio Career Tips
    • Examine soundadvice.info for information about sound safety in the workplace
    • length is as important as
  • Chart of Sound in the Environment
    • Insert a chart with volume levels from Mr. Le Duc’s blog post

My Presentation

Transcendental Awesumitude by dospaz at Flickr.com
Creating and Formatting The Blog Post Overview Video

Step 1 – Summary of Project

I had to make a presentation in my game design class. This presentation was about myself, and I used information about how to present well during the entire project, such as how a good presentation has a core message and uses a lot of visuals. I learned about how to create presentations fast and efficiently during the project as well. I also learned about the workflow and the creative process. workflow is used by successful people to be productive and creative while working. No one wants to send one thousand years making a presentation, and the notes I took in this blog have helped me not take that long to make one.

Step 2 – What is Good Presentation?

• Identify the core message (Yourself)

• Turn off computer and think about what you want to write… write on paper first

• Identify what’s important.

• Use S.U.C.C.E.Ss

• Brainstorm

•Grouping (group brainstormed things to help identify the core)

• Storyboarding (Give it a story)

• Design. Use visuals!

Step 3 – Brainwriting and Brainstorming Ideas

  1. EXAMPLE: Robb Brainstorm

    Brainstorming is a technique that allows you to be away from the computer and get your ideas down on paper quickly. You need it because it allows you to quickly get your ideas down without interference from the computer.

Step 4 – Creating the Storyboard

  1. Robb Storyboard1

    Robb Storyboard2

    You need to storyboard your ideas because it allows you take your brainstorm and form it into a story. Stories stick with people better.

    Step 5 – Gathering and Citing Images

  2. Go to Creative Commons and search for images
  3. Download image and save the title, author, and date the image is accessed.
  4. The last slide of the presentation should be the title, author, and date in this format:Anthony Albright. Fence. N.d. Flickr.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2017.

Step 6 – Creating the Master Slide

  1. MASTERYAM!

    By using the master slide you can set up the format of all of the slides you will have in your presentation. This allows you to get the presentation done faster.

     

  2. Step 7 – Building the Slide Show

    First create the slides that will have words  on them

  3. Type the words onto each slide
  4. For the slides that have pictures on them type  PICT OF (Blank)
  5. check the slideshow for good storytelling structure by going over the S.U.C.C.E.Ss Model!
  6. Place pictures on the picture slides
  7. By placing the text first, you can review your structure as you work, as well as use the text slides to figure out if you are placing the pictures on the right slide. This is helpful because you don’t want to have the wrong picture in the wrong place, which could potentially ruin the whole presentation. Working on one thing at a time also allows you to work faster.

Step 8 – Sharing the Slide Show

  1. Uploading the slideshow to a website like Slideshare.net allows people to view your presentation on any computer. This can increase your audience! this also allows people to view it from any device connected to the internet in the world.

Step 9 – Preparing to Present/Pitch

Julian Treasure

•  Use H.A.I.L. (Honesty Authenticity Integrity Love(wishing people well)

• We prefer deeper voices

• We prefer smoother voices

• Pitch, Pace, Volume

• Warm up your voice

Amy Cuddy

• Body language can help you get hired

• you take up more space when you are confident

• you take up less space when you aren’t confident.

• you are more likely to gamble if you hold a “power pose” for two minutes.

Step 10 – What I Learned

What I learned is that people remember things that have visuals, good stories, and emotional/ unexpected encounters best. In order to be successful in the workplace it is essential to have an efficient workflow. Good presentations require a lot of time and effort. Although visuals are what people  remember the most, if the audio isn’t able to be heard well, or doesn’t sound smooth people get annoyed.

Me as a Game

Star Wars: The Old Republic
This game represents me because I am a HUGE Star Wars fan (Yay)! This game has a special meaning because I grew up playing it with my dad and my brother Colton. The character(s) I am most like are the ones I make (The ones I play as) because you make desicions for your character(s) throughout the game. Nothing in this game really parallels my real life besides being able to choose different things. Synopsis: There are different classes with different storylines. You make choices throughout the game that may do something later. I have several favorite parts. 