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

This week, I wrote everything that I needed to get done down in my GTD system. I was introduced to “Construct 3,” a game development platform online. I messed with it and created a fun little WIP product.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

Unity – C#

I completed the course.

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

Screenshot from Construct.net

Advanced students can extend Construct 3 by writing their own plugins and/or behaviors within JavaScript. There is flexible licensing, it is easy to add and remove seats from your plan.

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

Screenshot from editor.construct.net

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

Image from bananatreelog.com

During my walk today, I thought about what I need to get done today. I want to work on my presentation for Biology, do some Geometry homework as well as study for an upcoming test in the same class on Thursday, and work a little on my English project. I aim to get that all done before midnight tonight. I put all of this in my GTD system.

STUDIO (CREATIVITY)

Screenshot from Construct Beginner’s Guide

I started working on something for fun, a toy gun that shoots sparkles but the twist is that it plays a audio and the higher your mouse is, the higher pitch the sound gets. The lower your mouse is, the lower the pitch gets. I’m just experimenting and this is not complete.

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

I learned some of the basics of Construct 3. I am currently working on resolving some of the errors within my project.

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

This week, I found my trusted system for getting work done in school.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

Unity – C#

Completed Unity C# on SoloLearn.

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

Screenshot from Animated Book Summary And Review at YouTube

Getting things done can be tough for some people. Some people are big procrastinators and don’t get things done on time, or efficiently. Working from home during the pandemic makes it worse because we have all of these things in our home that can distract us from working efficiently. Using things such as a reminder app, Trello, etc. can help you get things done on time.

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

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

Examine Two GTD Maps: Basic and Detailed

  1. Detailed map by guccio@文房具社 icensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
  2. Basic map from BiggerPlate.com embedded below

GTD-based Trusted System

Image from Trello.com

I used the reminder app on my iPhone as my trusted system. It helps get work done efficiently.

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

STUDIO (CREATING MAPS)

Things that I need to work on were added to my trusted system.

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

I learned that using a trusted system helps you get work done a lot more efficiently, and helps get it done on time. A problem I solved was figuring out how to use the reminder app the correct way so it can remind me to do something at a certain time.

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, I learned how to stay organized. I also learned about how I can/should set reminders so I can get work turned in on time.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

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

STEP 1: MAKE A LIST

Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
  • Geometry

Notebook work

  • World History

Do the schoology assignment (whatever it’s called)

  • Game Design

Do this blog post

  • Biology

Work on the keystone species project

  • English

Work on reading my independent reading book, as well as the class book.

STEP 2: NOTICE WHAT YOU NOTICED

Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
  • Biology

Keystone Species Project

  • Geometry

Notebook Pages

  • World History

Schoology Assignment

  • Game Design

Blog Post

  • English

Reading independent book and class book

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
  • Reflect on GTD and getting to the top of the colorful list above for a minute
    • How can the GTD process help you tame the crazy-busy dragon of modern life?

  • Then, go for a 15-minute walk, if it is safe to do so
  • Write a few sentence reflection
  • DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

I am better at organizing what is important to do and least important to do. I have set reminders for all of those things that tells me to do them so they are not turned in late.

WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

  • Give feedback on this week’s class Content and Process
  • DELETE THIS WHOLE SECTIONAFTER YOU ARE DONE