Signing off.

On Wednesday we went to class and handed everything we had done for the project in. It was a good feeling. We worked really hard and I only hope our grades reflect that in a couple of weeks when we receive our feedback. I think ours was good enough to get us top marks but of course we are also marked individually. Our game didn't have super polished load up screens or main menu screens like we had planned, but the game itself was polished to a high standard and had six playable levels which wasn't bad considering we started building the levels with six weeks remaining.

We did it!

Personally, I feel I contributed enough to earn a high grade but we'll have to wait and see. I handled the vast majority of the design aspects of the game, including the documentation. I did enjoy having all that creative freedom but sometimes I would've liked someone to bounce ideas off, particularly with the level design.

I really enjoyed working with Lab Rat Games, and it's sad that Simon is leaving us. I learnt a lot about myself and how I fit into a development team. I hope a few of the guys want to stick together for next year's project, because we've formed a good working relationship and become good friends in the process. It's also a shame our tutor James Burton is leaving the course as well as Simon, although his feedback sometimes felt harsh, I learnt a lot about design with him as our tutor. It was also fun watching him play Dimension Hop and swear in Spanish whilst doing so. Who knows who we'll get as our design tutor for next year. We've had two great design tutors in Ben and James in the first and second years respectively that I just hope they can get me through my final year.

I'm excited/nervous about my grade but I'll push it to the back of my head for now as there's nothing left that can be done. For now, I'm going to stop worrying about everything and just enjoy my time off. I think for the next project, I want to work on a more serious story. Hopefully, there'll at least another designer in our group and I'll have more time to work on more areas of design. So this is me signing off until the end of September when I start my third and final year! I'll probably stick with this blog for my third year so I'll be back baby!

PEACE!