Scientific Visualization has been a very interesting class so far this year. I knew we wouldn't solely be doing game things this year, since that will come in later years, but I didn't exactly know what to expect. So far it's been more challenging than my math class, but easier than some other courses too. However, since it's a class I really care about, I've made it a bit harder on myself at times because I can be a perfectionist. However, Sci-Vis has really helped with that.
After our assignment to make a game about careers in scientific visualization, I realized that the assignment had taught me a valuable lesson. I had stayed up really late each night of the project, and by the end I was still unhappy because of the lack of continuity in card format, the information I felt we were missing, and flaws that I thought would make the game unplayable (we didn't have enough time to test it out). We got to play other peer-made games in class though, and I realized that at least comparatively, ours wasn't too bad. The effort my group had put into our game was apparent, and I felt a bit better. Still, when I looked at my grade, I feared the worst. Instead I was surprised to find an A on the project. Mr. B had said he wasn't looking for perfection, but I hadn't expected that what we had done had made the cut. I realized that I had done well enough on the parts of the game I had gotten done, and that if I hadn't spent so long perfecting every little thing, we could have tested and fixed up our game. As the saying goes "Don't miss the forest for the trees." Since that project I've had much better prioritizing skills when working on projects, and I know I can go back and fix the rest if I have time. Time management is probably the most useful thing that I've learned so far from this class, though not necessarily an intended lesson, it applies to all of my other classes and aspirations, and will be useful throughout the rest of my life. I am incredibly excited for the rest of the year, even though I know it will continue to be more and more challenging. I am excited to get into the more creative part of the course. I have been interested in animation for a while because I really like cartoons, but I imagine it is going to be hard. Just learning how to do better digital art of any sort will make me really happy because I have a lot of friend's whose skills greatly surpass mine. I would love to be able to make cool art too. But whatever we learn next, I'm sure that it will be great.
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