Reflection

1. Reflection
Week1
This week was the firstweek of my FMP in which I did background research into existingpeople and ideas
because this way I could then generate and get inspiration for my project, which is the best way to start
otherwise I wouldn’t have a clue. I also wrote up my proposal documenting,statingwhat my project idea is
going to be this is so I could then clearly say whatI want to make with confidence and actually get itin on time.
The proposal was a very detailed document which was helpful with my products in the aspects of deciding on
my concept of the project. I have made many proposalsbeforein many projects so this was nothing new to me
and I justgot on with the task instantly.The proposal was an importantdocument and would allowme to have
a clear visual aswell as explain my idea to others which hopefully they will likeand enjoy the prospect of me
makingit and seeing it, I am goingto get opinions fromgaming communities to see if they actually enjoy my
idea.In my opinion I havemade a great proposal which gives enough detail of what my projectidea is with
knowledge of whose it’s intended for and also howI will bereflecting upon the projectso I should be ableto
proceed forward and start becauseall the basic startinginformation isthere.
The next part of the project is the research stage of the project in which I will be lookinginto existingproducts
as well as doing audienceresearch with statistical information this isbecauseitgives a better understandingof
my projectand itbrings in and develops or cancels out ideas allowingmy project to be more fitting. I will also
be doinginterviews and getting opinions on my idea and this shows if itis a great idea or not and all
companies do this when creatingand testing new products. As of right now in this firstweek of the FMP I
believe I have made enough work ata very high standard and want the rest of my project to meet these
standards as well of courseI will begetting feedback on it and making adjustments becausethis is the best
way to improve yourself on a professional workinglevel.One of my main improvements would be to handle
time well and as of this week I am statingthat as I am goingto be makingstrictschedule’s and stickingto them
which I believe will help my work to be even greater in standards.Other than this I see no immediate problems
for me on this project.
Week2
This week I did the research task for my project, I did this because the research aspectis the foundation on any
great project to showhow you got to the final product. I did both primary and secondary research which both
helped me and you can see this in my work. I did these different methods because itgave me the chanceto
get different views and opinions allowingmeto generate my near final decided idea. Some of the reasons to
carry out primary research areto aim questions directly atyour research objective so you can create an
audienceand narrowdown your options. The research will also beup to date becauseit is really fresh and
related to the topic in hand. Primary research is effectivebecause itreceives in depth answers by the
participantrather than being vague, you can target certain people specifically. Secondary research is rather
useful because itis usually based on actual salefigures,or research on largesamples butthe main issuewith it
is itcould not be true and it is notexactly created specifically for me as a person carryingout research and
collectingdata.
Most of my inspiration gained fromthis task was from searchingup existingproducts. From these I will now
take littleaspects of different games and add them too my idea such as certain fantasy aspects,e.g. buildings.
From my research this week I have now decided upon certain characteristicsmy game will include,I did this by
drawingupon existingproducts,this is useful and helped me get a sense of the market that im creatingfor.
Research is goingwell so far but I would liketo pick up the pace in the next week and get more done.
Week3
From the second week of research,I have learned many new problems and solutions examples of these are
the issuewhich I will befacingwith getting my work out their professionally which I havelooked up and have
figured out the solution to the problem. I have also learned aboutthe audiences of gamingand people’s
interests due to their certain demographics. Research will still becontinuingthroughout my project and this is

2. because if I encounter a problem then I will need to take necessary research steps such as if I need a certain
effect or piece of code to make a character fade in and out of existence, if this is done however I will need to
alter and showthis process.I can take forward the idea of how my game will begenerated out due to the fact I
have chosen and created an audiencewhich my game will be tailored too this is useful to me because then I
can have a foundation/ startingpointfor my project.
One of the major issues I need resolvingis decided upon if I want to make parts of the game and what
software I should use for this, I don’t really knowthat many and need to expand my knowledge, so this is
something I will beexperimenting with in my free time and in experimentations part of the projectbecause I
think itwill be major for my game. Research is a partof projects that I have been lackingin before so I have put
lots of time and effort into this task and hope itreflects in my grades.I would say my most successful aspect
would have to be the existingproducts pages; this is becausethey arewell detailed and structured and do
thorough analysiswhich was themost helpful partfor me.
Week4
Problem solvingwas my third task of the project and so far, from startingitI have looked at problems that will
occur in my project. The problems will be theoretical and practical,becauseI am makinga video game
discoveringtheoretical problems will bemuch slimmer of a chance to locatehowever with practical problems I
have looked at audio,software and experimented around these. This is becausethese are key parts of my
project and I am not entirely surehow I am going to approach this so experimenting swayed my decisions.
Potential issues for me so far in my production would be the audio and I’m not surehow I’m going to tackle
this currently I have justlooked at soundproofing rooms but next week I will begoing through audio with my
tutor and hopefully I will learn many new things. Software was another major issueand to solvethis I looked
and tried different gaming engines, the main ones likeunity and unreal but I even tried unheard ones such as
ogre, which was also great. These engines gave me a broad sense of how my game is goingto play out and if I
even have enough time to do everything I desire.
Continuously throughout my projectI will berecording every event that happens and writing it up in a journal
so if anything changes or doesn’t go to plan then my changes will beseen clearly and my reasons for it as well.
This shows my projectoff well and doesn’t have a product not telling anybody how it got too that point. I feel
that I’m fairly confidentatproblem solving and havealways donewell at itin the past so I don’t see anything
obvious that I personally need to get better at with it. This is becauseI experiment and push myself too new
heights by using tools that I’ve never seen before, or try software I’ve never been taught, this is hard but I
believe the payoff is greater.
Week5
Problem solvinghas yetagain gone well this week and I am well on my way to nearly being ableto start my
project, something which I am excited for and believe itwill be a great piece of work with a lot of time and
effort placed into it. To finish off the week of experiments I looked atmusic and time management, music is
something I have solved by practicingand I know the general basis of notes and creatinga solid stablebeat.
Time management is justsomething that I need to work on over time but so far I am lookinggood and getting
everything in on schedule.
From this week I have learned all aboutaudio recorders and the position of a directional mic,this was a huge
learningcurvefor me as audio is a topic I am not too keen on. For next week I will definitely beready to design
and take the production of my project forward.I know this because I feel confident with everything I have
generated so far.Currently my website is up to date and has all the information and key projects uploaded on
their. There areactually no more problems to work on; I have covered everything that I don’t feel as better on
as other aspects and many other details I already know due to previous creations or testing or I have
previously created them such as my walk and talk animations froma project lastyear which I can utilizeand
use yet again.

3. At the end of this to finish off the production experiments i had to do a write up on each of the experiments,
this write up was a talk about the tools and processes i went through to show where i had ended up. The
process was a good way to reflect upon what i had made and decide to discard or continuewith the idea so
the audience could see my thought process and how i had got to where i was,which is also useful to me in
casei want any of the ideas for any future projects.I think that my experiments were all rather high standard
and will get me a fairly good grade but i think i could have pushed myself harder on one to do something really
challengingbecausei half did this exploringsomenew tools and software but nothingextreme was taken into
action.
Week 6+7
Planningis a task thatI am confident in, itis something that I have done well on in many previous projects and
hope to do so this time as well.Planninghas gone well duringthis week and it is a great startto the production
of my project. Plans thatI have already generated are certain scenes and characters thatI want to make and I
have great ideas for them and how they aregoing to look. The scene that I really likeis thefantasy forest with
new kinds of plants and brightcolours;this is a partI would really liketo carry forward.I think that my
planning is atdistinction level becausethis is whatI have achieved with previous work that I will be guidlining
for this project. Of course I will still begetting feedback to showif my planningis actually atgood standards.I
have generated tables with resources and schedules as well as stylesheets and layoutplans showingoff my
work ethic. My website uploadingis thebest option to achieve a better grade because I can get continuous
feedback and improve my tasks. My website is currently not up to date but I believe my work will makeup for
that. On my too do listis justto get everything before production handed in so I can get feedback straight
away, this is the only concern I have. To finish off,so far I am going to look at the work I have previously done
because due to feedback I can continue them to get a better grade. The production scheduleis something that
has been finished and this will bestuck too in my production itself.It is a factor in my planningwhich is useful
to me in many ways because I can have a clear path on what will be made each day and I will actually havea
structured product which isn’tjustthrown together with randomness. Due to planningI have now decided and
shown what some of my landscapes and backstory of my game are, also I haveshown off my colour scheme, I
have learned where my projectis heading. During production I will becontinuously referringto my work in
planningbecauseithas my original concepts placed in itwhich I will need to use for reference later on. At this
point in time my planningis finished and there is no further work to be done upon it.