Good evening ^_^/ ✧
Tonight’s sooo cooold ~ >_< ~
On Thursday I presented my game concept. It didn’t go well ***^O^*** (tears of disappointment). I dedicated a lot of time in brainstorming
and creating my game. I even made a mini version of it for my
presentation board… but I blew it when I had to present it /~_Ô\ I didn’t make it entertaining at all, and it
was completely the opposite as how I imagined I would present it. I think I know what my main problem was, I
think too much, so it was like I wanted to say everything at once… getting
tangled with all of my information. I
even forgot about the name of one of the men in the twelve dollars, and I only
remembered that he was in the $100 bill and mentioned that he’s considered the
First American… it was Benjamin Franklin
/^0^\ Aarrgh!!! Another major problem
was my voice. I have a loud voice, but
when I get intimidated it becomes low, and I could still remember it sounded
breaking… so embarrassing. ‘^,~\ The
good news is that I learned to clear my thoughts for future presentations, to
avoid the same problem.
I was only concerned with the sizing of my mini bills. When Prof. Jimmy pointed out that my
presentation board had a lot of problems in terms of visual communication, I
still don’t know why, but I do want to learn the reason(s) in order to improve
them; however, when he mentioned that my mini bills had the wrong rectangle
shape for a dollar bill, I disagree because I did measure a bill. Perhaps it may not have had the perfect size,
since I had to consider the limited space from the board to make twenty-four
mini representational bills. Twelve of
the bills have the images of the face value men in the center, and on the four
corners their dollar amount. The other
half has their information, such as their name, if they were a president which
number were they, and an important fact as to why they’re important in history,
as well as their years from birth to death.
In other words, their images are matched with their names and information
for learning purposes. For example, in
one bill is Abraham Lincoln’s image and the $5 in the top and bottom
corners. Its matching mini bill is: 16th
President, Issued Emancipation Proclamation, Abraham Lincoln, (1809-1865). Nonetheless, the critique was about my
presentation skills, but I’m eager to learn how to provide successful
presentation boards as well.
I did get feedback about my presentation from some of my
classmates. I remember one of them
telling me to talk as if I was explaining my game to friends. Another classmate told me that I looked a lot
at my presentation board. Others told me
the problem that I had with my voice, by being low and sounding as if I was
asking questions rather than stating. I
have mentioned before that I love critiques because I learn so much from them, and
they help me to see my mistakes and improve.
Now I have the opportunity to explain my game as a creative brief… kind
of like selling it to a client Ö_~/
Golden Adjectives:
1. Visual: Perception in the arts.
2. Trendy: Fashionable in the arts.
3. Bizarre: French word for weird/strange.
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