Research Progress & Notes

I meant to post this before the sketchbbok post but I'll I'll do it now anyway. I have decided to start putting some of my research on this blog instead of printing it out for the sketchbook. This will save printing costs as well as allowing me to make better uses of website links.

The only draw back with this is the fact that I find it easier to work with printed notes, therefore it stands to reason there will be some printed off at various points throughout the year. These will be stuck directly into my sketchbook with relevant information highlighted. I have already done this with one of the websites I used (see sketchbook).

Sketchbook Progress

I have finally made a start on my sketchbook for this project and I am already at 10 pages. By working on this I am finding it easier to focus my energies towards completing the tasks set. Unfortunately it has also shown me how much I have left to do in a very short space of time. I fear a few late nights coming on again!

Promotional Poster

This is a draft of my poster, designed on A3 in Photoshop. The picture of Blaze the Cat was drawn by me and coloured in Photoshop. It is a poster to promote the LAN party we will be having next week as part of the college course.

I am hoping to add a background and if possible some further images relevant to the task. I will update when the time comes.

LAN Parties & Posters

Today we started off by looking at the LAN parties we will need to organise as part of the unit. This should be a really fun aspect of the course but we need to make sure we are organised and ready to record data from the experience. We looked at what sort of things we should be looking at using a mind map (see sketchbook).

We also began our work on promotional posters for the parties. I have been doing some artwork for it tonight so hopefully it should be finished later today.

Work & Work

Today I went to work for most of the day, and when I finished that, I did some homework. What a depressing weekend!

On the bright side I finished one task and nearly completed another. Unfortunately the college intranet is somewhat tempermental and won't allow me to use what I need. I shall just have to try again tomorrow after work.

My next plan is to work on the rough draft of my report which follows on from the first self directed study task.

New Planner

Yesterday we started using a planner which we could fill in ourselves. Obviously it's not finished yet, but it will help me to keep on track with my work.

Unit 20 - Computer Games Platforms & Technologies

In this unit we will be looking at the constraints of gaming technologies and develop an understanding of the history and evolution of gaming platforms. I am fortunate enough to have seen how computers have developed over the years from the Commodore 16 all the way through to the current generation of games consoles.

So far we have broken up into groups to study a decade of platforms and technologies. My group is looking at the 90's, which fortunately is one I remember very well. I've been using the internet to research this decade ready for writing a report and preparing a presentation.

Here we go Again!

Hello all, and welcome back to my reluctant blogging. I am now in my second year at college studying Games Development. For those of you who are interested, I got distinction for the first year and hope to continue this form in future.

This year is going to be a tough one having now seen my new timetable. It has a lot of conflict with real life things like work, which I need to do to be able to afford to study!

Oh well! Wish me luck.