Game Design – Week 11 – Updating Workflow – Mind Like Water

“‘Be shapeless and formless.. like water’ (Bruce Lee)” by Akinini.com is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

“Have a mind like water.”

― David Allen,  GTD

SUMMARY

  • Write your weekly summary here, last, at the end of the week…
    • Only one to two sentences of WHAT YOU DID
  • DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

I have completed basic concepts for Javescript.

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

Screenshot from Construct.net
  • I learned that Construct 3 is beginner-friendly, easy to learn, and works with javascript. It uses a very powerful engine, and you can make a perfect game in this engine.

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

Screenshot from editor.construct.net

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

Image from bananatreelog.com
  • I learned many things about all of the different chemicals that affect us. I am the type of person that usually gets things done right when it’s published. It might be because I exercise a lot and also socialize with some friends online. I also have pets around that makes me feel good because they show us so much affection.

STUDIO (CREATIVITY)

Screenshot from Construct Begginer’s Guide
  • I messed around with a lot of the controls. It is a total mess but I will learn how to actually make something happen soon. I was testing what does what and how things string together.

CONTROL ROOM (PRODUCTION)

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

I learned how to place images in the back-rounds for games. A problem that I solved was fixing some settings on my keyboard so it is back to normal.

Game Design – Week 10 – GTD – Getting Things Done – Part 2

Image from BiggerPlate.com

Teens are overwhelmed, partly because they don’t yet have the skills to manage the unprecedented amount of stuff that enters their brains each day.  – from LifeHacker.com

“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.”

“You can do anything, but not everything.”

― David Allen, (GTD) Getting Things Done for Teens: Take Control of Your Life in a Distracting World

SUMMARY

I did a lot of homework and learned a lot more about the GTD.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

Unity – C#

  • Lesson 6

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

Screenshot from Animated Book Summary And Review at YouTube
  • I learned that writing things down can help you and your brain a lot. I recently learned that our brain is not suited to hold ideas which is why we have to write it down which clears our brains. Many people think teens already know what the GTd process is, but in reality, most of them don´t have a clue (like me). This is probably the reason why teens are mostly stressed out because they don´t have a system to get things done.

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
Screenshot from Animated Book Summary And Review at YouTube

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

I learned about the construction engine and how it works. A problem that i solved was a glitch in a game. I had to log out and log back in and go back to a previous heck point.

Week 9 – GTD – Getting Things Done – Part 1

“Day 092/366 – To Do List” by Great Beyond is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Your toughest work is defining what your work is! –  Peter Drucker

SUMMARY

This week has been very busy, but I have completed my work and now ready to move on. I have also learned how procrastination works and how we get over it.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

Image of David Allen at TED Talk
Screenshot from David Allen TED Talk

In this ‘room’ you are going to try Getting Things Done (GTD).

STEP 1: MAKE A LIST

Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
  • Edublogs
  • Gym workouts

STEP 2: NOTICE WHAT YOU NOTICED

Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
  • Edublogs
  • Gym workout

STEP 3: SET A TIMER

https://giphy.com/gifs/time-clock-konczakowski-d3yxg15kJppJilnW

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

David Allen image
Oct. 2020 Lucidchart interview with David Allen
Image from FastCompany Magazine, https://www.fastcompany.com/3026827/the-brain-hacks-top-founders-use-to-get-the-job-done
Image from FastCompany Magazine, https://www.fastcompany.com/3026827/the-brain-hacks-top-founders-use-to-get-the-job-done
  • The GTD process can help you get one thing done at a time while keeping you focused and doing the actual work. It can also help prioritize what work you should be doing first and how to measure how long the workload is.
  • I thought about how much work I will have today. I also thought about when and how I should finish them.

OPTIONAL EXERCISE – Literally, read the article and go for another walk 🙂

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Katia Verresen, kvaleadership.com

“I coach C-suite executives and rising stars from the earliest startups to Fortune 100 companies. My passion is to help ambitious leaders achieve their full human potential.”  – Read more about Katia…

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

  • I learned about how the GTD works. I also learned how to prioritize work. A problem I solved was fixing an internet issue at home.