Ethan Shaw's Blog

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Exit Interview - January 2019

1. Comment about your work ethic in this course and why.
...be honest here

-I think I did fairly well for the majority of time. There was a fall towards the end but that was due to me taking on a project that was a little larger than I thought.

2. Which assignments did you enjoy and why?
... list them out

-I did enjoy the gaming journalism but over that was the "cut to the beat" project in primer pro. It made me understand the effort that youtube content creators put into their versions of projects similar to the cut to the beat project.

3. Which assignments did you struggle with and why?
...list them out

-Definitely the cut to the beat, simply because the time, effort and patience that is needed to complete it.

- And maybe a little bit of sketchup as components and groups were difficult to work with.

Gaming Journalism Day 4 - Upgrades

5 Things Iv'e upgraded

Water Purifier

- What does it to better?

+ It has about 6 times the power of a basic purifier.

Grill

- What's the difference?

+ It allows 3 smaller items to be cooked at the same time, and larger fish to be cooked.

Anchor

- How does this help?

+ It can be used a variety of times and instantly stops you raft when the re-usable anchor is delayed and only a one time use.

Chest

- Why did you do it?

+ I simply needed more storage.

Smelters

- Was it worth it - Why?

+ Yes definitely, it allowed me to smelt and craft materials that I wouldn't have been able to make without them.

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Gaming Journalism Play Day 3

Build Something new

1. What new things did you build today?

- Today I built some furnaces, better chests, a advanced purifier, a large planter and a grill.

2. How will these new things help you play the game.

- The furnaces allow me to smelt ores and seaweed which are some key components to more advanced tools. The planter allows me to plant palm trees which gives me constant wood for my rafts development. The purifier gives off more water than the basic one which keeps me hydrated longer. The chest has double the space than a plastic container which is helpful in the long run, and the grill allows larger fish to be cooked and has three slots for the smaller items.

3. What Strategies are you going to try to focus on tomorrow?

- Tomorrow I will continue to gather resources in hopes to make a large upgrade to my raft size wise.

4. Add a picture of your raft (include a caption) Explain why you built you're raft the way you did.