Reflections and Aspirations

Starting at SAE I was overconfident, ready to take on the world, I thought I could do anything, but over time I discovered there was much to learn.

First 3rd
I did well my first two Trimesters, however in my first production class I hit my first roadblock, drawing wasn't really my strong suit, and I was stubborn to try new art programs, limiting myself to just Microsoft paint. It was during this period that I wrote my first GDD, and created my first two games, Hollow world and Spellthief, two very unique experiences, I'll never forget.

Second 3rd
3rd Trimester I could no longer keep my momentum from previous tri and my grades began to fall, I ended up focusing on UI and while I really enjoyed working with UI, it limited my experience too very niche opportunities, while I learnt a lot about less viewable topics, like GDD creation, writing and general teamwork in this setting, my ability to show my work quickly began to suffer, In this period, I was apart of the teams that made Defective Detective, and in my opinion the best release I was apart of WICK. Wick Gave me the opportunities I needed to shine, and I was highly encouraged to start branching out which I did and my art improved because of it. I was humbled but still confident, I was happy there was room to improve.

Third 3rd
My Last two Trimesters at SAE was incredibly messy, while I learnt much during them, a lot of mistakes where made along the way. In the process, I started to think to myself, I'm not really cut out to do this, and I lost the confidence I had finally after all the time I spent at SAE. I have a lot to learn about a lot of things, and I can only ever try my best at what I do.

Resolution
From this I have decided I wish to pursue less artistic and more technical directions of Games design, Throughout my time at SAE I took a large interest in programming as I spent time there, always looking to learn more lines of code when I can, and I highly wish to learn programming properly now. Though I will still practice drawing, and I don't think I will ever give up art, I definitely think studying programming is the best direction for me as a person now.