I think my red thread (title drop!) is a general sense of wonder that I always appreciate within the media I consume; additionally, I enjoy expansive, lively worlds and characters. My motive is essentially attempting to create that kind of world, scene, character, whatever with my own hands. My stories usually attempt to stray mostly into fantasy, but they always keep some earthly element to them as a ground base. My stories and ideas always remain authentic to me because they represent what I like to see in media and what I like to create in media. I always put care and enough into my creations so that I am proud of them, and so that I can feel the sense of euphoric wonder I get seeing other peoples' amazing creations. As I learn and develop my skills, I am confident that my ability to fulfill that goal will meet and surpass my expectations, but also that my abilities in world-crafting will expand as well. I might be able to create worlds that are so far past our own, characters with so much depth they feel real, and scenes that one could mistake to be ripped out of an alternate reality.

I noticed that the recipient of my review had a vastly contrasting style to mine. Especially visually; my portfolio attempts to be much more pleasing to the eyes and have more style than just plain black and white. His reflections were also much more, well, reflective. I have to commend him for his thorough thought in design decisions for his game, and that thoroughness has made me think a lot more about why something works rather than just going how well it feels that it does. Feedback is constructive when a problem is not only pointed out but explained and, in the best-case scenario, offered a solution. Again, the reason why. In a creative field it is so important that we do not just shoot down ideas because everything is subjective, but there are also always improvements that can be made to still make something better. What I learned from reviewing portfolios is that I need to question what decisions do for the game and how much they affect or do not affect my product in whichever way.

The reviewer was able to see the creativity I put into my work and complimented me for it. They liked how well I represented myself and how I realised my creativity. They mentioned an odd grammatical choice in one of my reflections, and most importantly, suggested a complete overhaul of my portfolio. They told me that making all my singular reflections have their own singular pages disconnected them and made navigation more difficult. I agree, on some level, that they are a little disconnected, and could be grouped together for better navigation.

First, I updated my about me to be more of a statement on what I intend to do and how rather than a meek explanation of my more basic traits and shortcomings. I also decided to change how my navigation works. Instead of being all separated entirely from one another, I clumped them up like the reviewer suggested. However, I still value the organization and efficiency of my old model, so I'm going to keep reflections sorted by unit. This shows my flexibility in taking criticism on my work, while also maintaining my ability to stay firm on some of my decisions. I only made this change for Portfolio Reflections and Unit Seven, though, because there are too many pages to go back on the formatting of.