Oh, let me tell ya; nothing's improving. I actually just got 4 vaccines (none of them covid) and the arms are quite sore. I'm actually still a bit loopy.
Let's talk about unity. It takes too long to load (upwards of 20 minutes) and it performs so slowly that I can't even do anything in a timely manner. Want to go into play mode? Go get a drink, maybe take a walk as well. Seeing an issue? Have fun staring at the red text while trying to edit it for at the very least 5 minutes! But the worst part... the absolute worst part is the fact that half the time the errors aren't told and you have to try and find it yourself with no reference... even when looking up solutions or using the tutorials I can't fix a lot of the issues on my own and have to ask my peers, who also seem to have the same issues. I don't think I'd be mentally able to work on this infernal punishment of a project during Spring Break. In conclusion:
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I forget the word for it. I'm doing worse and worse. This year has been awful, and school's not doing any favors or making it easier. Meeting twice a week sounds less stressful, but that just means there's less time to ask questions, to learn, and to get used to information.
It's impossible. But, of course, it's always the students' faults. The school board has done everything they possibly can (not) and we just aren't working hard enough. Even this class is more challenging, but at least Mr. B. tries to make it interesting. I love learning about this stuff, and he actually gave us freedom to make our work ours. I can't say that for any other class. The work for the beginning of third quarter was amazing. I loved making the video on 2020. And sure, it was a cringe-worthy mess, but I made every single graphic, edited every single bit, completely made that entire video. (Although I used mario sounds) I was allowed to make it my own. And now we get to make our own video games. I get to make my concept art and my level design into an actual video game. I think that's pretty cool. Really, that's about it. This might be the one positive thing I can say about this awful, awful virtual learning experience. In conclusion
Hoo boy, has this year started out with a bang. I wonder if this will just be more 2020, like how people were talking about some big bad Groundhog Day situation where we all wake up and it's 2020 again. My theory is that if we had all went to bed before midnight, and I mean everyone in the world, that that could have happened. But, thanks to the all-nighters, myself included, we avoided repeating one of the worst years yet.
Anyway, let's talk about what I've done for GAD since the last update. I made a lackluster GDD, a disappointing prototype, and I'm not even done with level design yet. Oh, and I have a sketch due tomorrow. Let's go... What can I expect for the rest of the year? I expect from myself that I am going to continue to not thrive in this awful situation, and I also expect that the work will continue to add up and that I will be no closer to success than I am now. Which is pretty far from it. To summarize:
Thanks for reading, I don't have a safety tip this time. I kept it up for two and a half years, what do you want from me. I tell you what. I This year just keeps getting more and more bad. My computer, usually having issues anyway, is having even more. This is a problem since now I have to use my mother's computer to do some school work, and I don't even know what the heck the issue is as of right now.
Regardless, this is a reflection of me, not of my device's woes. I have been getting more work done this year than the last quarter of last year, however I still am missing a few assignments. Including a project. Unfortunately, I can't do anything until I have working ram. I also have been noticing a rather sharp decrease in my concentration and ability to focus on even the most interesting of things. For example, I used to watch hours on end of certain Youtubers, but now I find myself clicking off of their videos five minutes in and shutting off my phone. I don't sleep enough, and yet I sleep too much at the same time. I am never not tired, I am never not hungry, and I am never not just slightly devoid of emotion. What the heck is going on? Normally I would be trying to fit as many jokes as I can into a blog post like this, but now I just don't have the energy. Anyway, I think this has gone on for far too long. Sorry for the waste of time. To summarize:
Well hello again y'all. First quarter 1 portfolio check. Sucks that I only did one, but that comes with reinstalling windows and not having reliable internet for most of the week. All that's behind me now, and my nearly melted internet adapter may be laid to rest peacefully.
Anyway, enough with me. Let's talk about... me. (But in a different context.) I have made a vow that I will do better in this class this year, most likely because of my abysmal performance last year. With enough effort and time (time is SOMEHOW a shortage during all of this, maybe because of french piling assignments out the wazoo.) I believe I will have at least a B average. Don't pay attention to my summer assignment grade... This year is starting out simple. I know the workload will accelerate as time progresses, however I think I will be better equipped to handle it. (Minus portfolios I guess) I think that as soon as the adobe suite finishes downloading that I will be working my butt off relearning the basics of and trying to excel at photoshop and the gang. I will hold true to my promise. To summarize:
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