Before I being mentioning anything else technically great related to the course, overall the course has led me to meet great people and friends that I can call for life. And I will miss them greatly. Shout out to the whole CS108 group!
I learned a lot about both art and software equally. Also, concepts about game.
Art
I learned there were ways to do art that does not require fancy software and tools such as photoshop and a wacom tablet. There are other ways of doing art. Earlier, I was assigned to do art and I dreaded doing art with a tablet pen but later found out that there are free app softwares that can create transparent art with my finger which is perfect for games.
Software
I learned to use Gamemaker 2 but really despise it with its limitations on users who cannot afford to pay for the full-version. Luckily, older versions are better such as Gamemaker 8 and has no limits to how many objects that we can put. However, working with limitations was fun and really opens a whole new creative outlet on how to get work done.
Concepts
Aside from all the hands-on activities, the most memorable concepts that I learned from readings were types of play such as iterative play and strategical. There are many types of play and how play is important. My favorite lecture was when Koster was live on skype with the family dog.
Final Comment
I love this class and I'm really happy that I chose to enroll in it.
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