Where are you currently in the Senior Project planning process?
Pending approval from the appropriate senior project persons, I plan to do a senior project with Tom L (blog) on video games that can actually make a difference. Both Tom and I are pretty avid video gamers and have an idea for a game that provides more than just entertainment, but a public purpose as well. So in that respect, I have an idea in mind. We also have an idea for how we want to divide the work. While Tom is fascinated by the aspects of sustainability and game design, I plan on embarking on the programming and back-end development for the physical application. While some people know my affinity for computers and interest in computer science, I actually have a pretty poor background in programming. Outside of Mr. Green's Intro to Engineering class, I have no real experience to fall back on. This is what will make it a challenge for me- I'll have to learn the premise of two programming languages (C# and the Unity language) in order to program a stable and functioning application. I have some ideas for where I'll learn this from. For example, there is a site called TeamTreehouse I want to use to aid my learning. In regards to an internship, I got nothing though. I had a contact who ended up being completely unavailable so I'm kind of on my own at this point.
As of now, I need to find internship contacts (hopefully in software engineering or game development) and I need to start learning programming fundamentals so I'm not absolutely clueless for the first week of senior project. Also, refining an essential question would be helpful. And getting rid of this ridiculous bronchial illness going on.
Pending approval from the appropriate senior project persons, I plan to do a senior project with Tom L (blog) on video games that can actually make a difference. Both Tom and I are pretty avid video gamers and have an idea for a game that provides more than just entertainment, but a public purpose as well. So in that respect, I have an idea in mind. We also have an idea for how we want to divide the work. While Tom is fascinated by the aspects of sustainability and game design, I plan on embarking on the programming and back-end development for the physical application. While some people know my affinity for computers and interest in computer science, I actually have a pretty poor background in programming. Outside of Mr. Green's Intro to Engineering class, I have no real experience to fall back on. This is what will make it a challenge for me- I'll have to learn the premise of two programming languages (C# and the Unity language) in order to program a stable and functioning application. I have some ideas for where I'll learn this from. For example, there is a site called TeamTreehouse I want to use to aid my learning. In regards to an internship, I got nothing though. I had a contact who ended up being completely unavailable so I'm kind of on my own at this point.
As of now, I need to find internship contacts (hopefully in software engineering or game development) and I need to start learning programming fundamentals so I'm not absolutely clueless for the first week of senior project. Also, refining an essential question would be helpful. And getting rid of this ridiculous bronchial illness going on.
i do really like your project and I just hope its viable. Remember to do some real tight planning to show Amy next week.
ReplyDeleteGabriel, you need to have the internship, essential question, blog 3 and action plan completed asap
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