Week 30, Year 2 It is finally time

It was the week of the hand in for everything but off the map. So this week was mostly spent working on my reflective writing essay but I also had to get my blog updated and finish off my character re-submission. This was going to be a very hard week.

I had to write a reflective essay on my career aspiration. I was looking at being an environment artist when I leave and go and work for a small indie studio maybe. I started of my essay by making a simply plan, how I wanted to lay it out. Then went into each part and started making bullet points. On what I wanted to talk about within these area. Once I had all my points I just started writing about them more.

The problem I had was finding good references to use in my essay. We had to look for book and journals, not use the internet. I spent to long looking for references to use and should of found them before I started my essay. After sometime I finally went to the library to see it I could find anything I could use. I had found one book that could work but… when I found it. It was in a place where they put all of their gaming books. I had hit the jackpot of references. I ended up leaving with 6 books.

The essay took a lot longer than I had planned and left me with no time to work on my character. Thinking about it, it’s all to do with my time management. Something I talk about in my essay as an area I need to improve on. If I had not got so lazy over the Easter holydays and started my essay then. I could of maybe had it done sooner and could have had my character completed as well.

This week has been very hard and stressful. Looking back at it I feel like I’m back in my first year again and have not learnt from my mistakes. I need to make sure I follow my action plan that I made in my essay to improve all my skill for my 3^rd year because I cannot let something like that happen otherwise it may cost my future as environment artist.

All that is left now is off the map, only 2 weeks left.

Week 29, Year 2 I got a little lazy and I got a lot to do

Back from the Easter holydays and I think I got a little too lazy just chilling at home playing borderlands the pre sequel. I did do some work just for my character and I did some digital painting as well, other than that, did not do a lot.

So there is only 4 weeks left for off the map and 2 weeks for everything else. The mean thing this week is was the presentation. It could be done about anything. So I decide to do mine on game modding and how it has affected the games industry. It was 10 slides and each slid was 18 seconds, so 3 minutes in total. After the last presentation I did, I knew I needed to be more ready and have of practice a bit for. I knew this would really help me feel more conferment about doing it and not having a panic attack on the spot.

In the end my presentation went a lot better than last time. I was still very nervures and my legs did start to shake again but I got throw it and felt really good after would. A little sad that I missed on something’s I that I was meant to say but ran out of time.

Mostly for the rest of the week I was just working on texturing my assets. I have just started with the tea set and they are coming along nicely.  

Other things that happened this week I did, was go to the Richard the third museum in Leicester. It’s a little small but the first area starts of talking about his history and what he did for England. Then leads onto the battle of Bosworth, where he die. After that area it leads onto how they found the body and shows how they think he died in battle. It was a really nice place to go, so if you are ever in Leicester I would go if you have the chance.

Also GTA 5 finally came out on PC. I’ve not played it too much right now but still in love with it.