What did you learn?

I learned that designing a small world let alone a video game is very detail oriented and most times difficult. Learning about lighting and the use of lighting I thought was interesting and useful even though creating the world lighting wasn’t a center point.

What was easy?

This project was easy to enjoy once you got the ball rolling. There were a lot of frustrating moments dealing with this project, but all said in done it was fun to create your own world then go run around within the world itself.

What was challenging?

I struggled with making adjustments to one thing without effecting the other pieces around it. It seemed to be a continuous problem where I could get to the right angle in order to design one individual piece of the world.

How could your submission be improved?

I think that I could have made the lakes within my world look a little more real. As well as making the path a little more interesting at points even though there is only so much you can do to a dirt path to make it interesting.

How could the professor improve the assignment for the next class?

I think that it was a good project that had some technical issues that can only be fixed by doing the project multiple times. I think the class as a whole ran into some unfortunate luck when dealing with the work in progress day.

How might you apply your knowledge in future assignments or work scenarios?

I think that this could help me turn my ideas into something physical. For example if I wanted to design a house or something else to build I could look into using this software to better help me design and envision my idea.

How did a specific reading or video found outside of class inspire or help you?

I knew I wanted to create a world that share similar qualities of Colorado. So I made sure that there were a lot of mountains and unique land formations. I wanted it to be interesting for the player although all they are doing is walking around the world so I tried my best to build a world that I would find interest in adventuring.