Multimedia Development 2018

This wednesday was a big presentation day. Everyone got to present their final projects, and while it was very interesting to see them all, some felt very unfinished and rushed, which is understandable seeing how everyone had very high expectations.  There was a few working games which were good to see. The Tiny Farm being the top of them all, as it worked from start to finish, had many features including voice overs, music and hidden easter eggs. The illustrations were absolutely adorable and the game has an actual purpose - to help children with maths.  Ciaran's quiz game is also quite cool, even though it isnt the way he wanted it to be, but at least it is working and has features like timer. The questions are cleverly asked too.  The 19Sixteen was the most anticipated game as it was made in a massive group, so I thought it will be really well done, but it seems it had a lot of issues during the development.  From the less classical games, Darragh's Twine...

The first article I read was " The Trouble with “Amazing”: Giving Praise that Matters ". Many of us, students, have heard feedback such as "amazing", "great job", "brilliant". After all, it's an easy way to give attention without too much effort. Sadly, from reading this article, I have learned that such feedback not only doesn't help but can be harmful. While it might be nice to hear that our work is nice, such feedback carries little to no weight to it. This article refers to it as "Paula Praise", from American Idol.  This kind of feedback is also unspecific - we learn nothing from it. We have no idea what was really good and what needs improving.  The author also talks about how a person should be commented on their effort rather than their person or talent. I think that both should be commented on, because they are equally important.  Source: Pinterest The second article was " How to Give Feedback Without So...

Source: Pinterest Feedback. Negative. Positive. Constructive. So many people talk about feedback, yet they don't know how to do it properly or how to receive it. I had a lecturer who used to say that feedback is like a sandwich. That you start with the strenghts, then you provide criticism and, lastly, you reiteration the positives and add in the positive effects that can be expected when you act upon the criticism. Only to never do it that way. Not once through two years. Why talk about it and how important it is when you will never do it? The best feedback I ever recived was a constructive feedback, which wasn't all negative, but it really showed me a lot of way I could improve whatever project I was doing at the time. It kind of opened up my eyes to all the small, silly mistakes that I have made. I didn't make them the next time. The worse feedback? The one I never recived. The one where I only got a grade with no idea what I did good or bad. Just a blank grade ...