The new brief
Now that the small break after BA5 is officially over it is time for us to move onto our newest assignment, BA6. We were all told very briefly what it is we would be doing for this unit a pretty long time ago so a refreshment lecture was in order for us all to learn probably what it was we would be doing and what work we needed to complete.
In our most recent group lecture we were told that BA6 is all specialism project. This essentially means that each student much choose a certain artistic area that they would like to focus on for the duration of this project. It must be fairly specific and be a medium that the student feels most comfortable with and is most likely to continue to focus on in the future. This could be anything really, from 2D environment art to 3D modelling, as long as it links in with game design, we can choose it. We must then, after our specialist area is chosen, create a small project to our own specifications that must include an important and key aspect which is to strongly focus on the meaning behind the project work we are producing. We mustn't simply come up with a concept and then have no other basis behind it, it must be a detailed and thought through idea that has a strong and understandable premise. This project is very strong focused on making sure we are creating meaningful work so when I start thinking about a concept I must bare this factor in mind.
Now that the small break after BA5 is officially over it is time for us to move onto our newest assignment, BA6. We were all told very briefly what it is we would be doing for this unit a pretty long time ago so a refreshment lecture was in order for us all to learn probably what it was we would be doing and what work we needed to complete.
In our most recent group lecture we were told that BA6 is all specialism project. This essentially means that each student much choose a certain artistic area that they would like to focus on for the duration of this project. It must be fairly specific and be a medium that the student feels most comfortable with and is most likely to continue to focus on in the future. This could be anything really, from 2D environment art to 3D modelling, as long as it links in with game design, we can choose it. We must then, after our specialist area is chosen, create a small project to our own specifications that must include an important and key aspect which is to strongly focus on the meaning behind the project work we are producing. We mustn't simply come up with a concept and then have no other basis behind it, it must be a detailed and thought through idea that has a strong and understandable premise. This project is very strong focused on making sure we are creating meaningful work so when I start thinking about a concept I must bare this factor in mind.
Overall although we have only been given a very brief introduction as to what we need to focus on for this unit, with more expansive lectures to come in the next week, I am really looking forward to this unit. It looks like it is fairly open so I will be able to work on something that I feel comfortable and happy with which with hopefully keep me motivated through out. I really do not want a repeat of what happened in BA5 so it is crucial for me this term to keep up to date with everything I am doing and to not let myself fall behind or become overally stressed. I am a little worried about how I am going to keep myself motivated over the three week Easter break we have coming up but hopefully I will find a way to be able to balance work and enjoying the holiday at the same time.
Right now I am not really sure what I want to do for this project.I know that I am most comfortable with 2D character design so that makes sense for my to be focusing on as my specialist subject but then I don't really have a meaningful concept to work with at the moment. So my goal by the end of this week is to have a solid idea which a good am mount of research behind so I don't find myself lost and losing focus throughout the 3 week break. This also means that I will have an opportunity to talk to my tutors about it too and get there feedback so that I can make sure I am focusing on the right thing because there would be nothing worse than me coming back after Easter and realising I had been doing completely the wrong thing. The next stage for me now is to have a good think about the concept I want to work on and what I want to be able to produce. I have posted the brief for BA6 bellow so that it will be easier for me to refer to as I work though my project and check the specifications of what work I need to produce.
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