Game Design – Week 11 – Updating Workflow – Mind Like Water

“Have a mind like water.”

― David Allen,  GTD

SUMMARY

  • I have played video games, started to learn javascript and am trying to catch up on schoolwork. I have also had a mental breakdown as well has a hugging session.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

Construct 3 / PlayCanvas – Javascript

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

Screenshot from Construct.net
  • I have learned that whether you are a beginner or have knowledge, that construct 3 lets you learn to make games in multiple ways, their own block building for games is easy and simple for people that are just beginning and as you progress you can slowly switch over to coding with javascript. Not to mention they have multiple premiums that you can get, one for individual, one for corporation, and one for education each one giving you benefits for the topic you choose. Not to mention that I learned that it was used to make games that I have seen like ‘There Is No Game’.

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

Screenshot from editor.construct.net

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

Image from bananatreelog.com
  • The infographic was really informative and I think and feel like I am having deficiency issues with all of them. I would really like to exercise regularly but I don’t care for calisthenics and prefer weight training, I am currently working with my parents to get a pair of 25 lbs dumbbells to help me start. I listen to music a lot already so I’ll continue to do that. I have been wanting to change how I eat and what I eat at what time for a while so I’ll be looking into that. I guess I could try taking a cold shower some time. I have been at home for the most part since covid hit so I haven’t really seen the sun that much could change that by going on a walk every now and again if it is safe to do so. I am keeping in contact with friends and family and my birthday is coming up soon so that will help with socializing. I like spicy food so I might eat a little bit more along with some dark chocolate every now and again. I can also looking into how to meditate effectively so that I can get the most out of that, I’ll also try to let my emotions out more see if that helps.

STUDIO (CREATIVITY)

Screenshot from Construct Begginer’s Guide
  • A very simple 2d side scroller, with gaps and a circle jumping over them. When the circle goes out of the layout it will reset and you can keep going.

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

  • I learned a little more about javascript, I started learning HTML a little back in middle school and haven’t kept up with it. And I have thought of some ways to solve my lack of motivation, my sadness, and other things as well and will work on it.

Game Design – Week 10 – GTD – Getting Things Done – Part 2

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

  • I have gotten a few things done this week, not much though sadly.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

Unity – C#

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

Screenshot from Animated Book Summary And Review at YouTube

You are going to learn to develop your own version of David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) process in this ‘room.’

  • The Getting Things Done process can be really effective if you apply it well to yourself. For me personally my GTD process would be to process my school work first and then anything else that needs to be done. For school work I put them in by the date they were assigned so that I can work on them in some semblance of order.

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

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

  • Go for a 15-minute walk, if it is safe to do so  and follow the advice from David Allen

OPTIONAL EXERCISE

STUDIO (CREATING MAPS)

  • Just WRITE STUFF DOWN
  • Decide the ACTIONS and OUTCOMES embedded in them
  • Get yourself a MAP OF ALL THAT so you can step back and take a look at it.
  • And then, basically, you USE THE MAP TO DECIDE, “OK, here’s the course that we’re going to go on.”
  • You then LAUNCH the ‘ship’ on a trusted course in the short term, as well as on the long horizon that you’re moving on.
  • And then, on a regular basis, you need to REASSESS, “OK, we need to take in NEW DATA, CLEANUP, RECALIBRATE, and REFOCUS for the next leg of the journey.”
  • ‘Capture’ all the ACTION ITEMS you can in your GTD Trusted System

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

  • I learned of a new way to deal with my problems. The GTD system helps me get things down and out of my head so that it is less to remember.
  • I have solved for the most part my problem of being overwhelmed by all the things I have to do and the things I haven’t done yet.

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: Write your weekly summary here, last, at the end of the week… Only one to two sentences of WHAT YOU DID

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS): The Art of Stress-Free Productivity: David Allen. The art of stress-free productivity was a very interesting watch, I understand the whole idea for the most part, but of course until I do it there will and are things that don’t make sense. Writing things down to get it out of your head makes sense, that way you don’t have to be constantly thinking about it and you can just look at it and be like “ok, thats what I have to do next,” and then do it. It can also help you organize things, put things in a certain order, so that you can tackle things in whatever way you see fit.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS): Missing assignments, Late work, Projects, Ask Questions, Raise grades, Finish Blog Posts, Take quiz’s to open simulation, Work on simulations, watch how too and informational videos, complete the study guides for videos, take quiz for each video, Read my book, write about my book, deal with political assignments.

STEP 2: NOTICE WHAT YOU NOTICED: Raise Grades, Ask Questions, Missing Assignments, Late Work, Projects, Finish Blog Posts, Watch How To and Informational Videos, Complete the Study Guides for Videos, Take Quiz for Each Video, Read My Book, Write About My Book, Take Quiz’s to Open Simulation, Work On Simulation, Deal with Political Assignments.

STEP 3: SET A TIMER: Open OSD Portal, Do Check In, Submit Check In, Go to Schoology, Look at 1st Period if it is Monday, Wednesday, or Thursday Look at Work that Needs to be Done, Do Work, If it is Tuesday or Friday Do this for 4th Period, Then Move on to 2nd Period and Repeat, If it is Tuesday or Friday Move onto 5th Period, Then move onto 3rd Period and Repeat, If it is Tuesday or Friday Move onto 6th Period, Only on Wednesday, after 3rd Period Move onto 4th Period and Repeat, Then Move onto 5th Period and Repeat, Then Move onto 6th Period and Repeat, Once Done Close Everything, Then Shut Off Chromebook.

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN): I’ve been way to stressed lately, I haven’t been able to handle the change from being at school to online schooling and it has been affecting me and my grades. Not to mention that I was already pretty lazy, but now it’s getting pretty bad, on a consistent basis I have been feeling insanely lethargic and apathetic. It’s to the point where I don’t even really want to listen to music, play games, or watch anime.

OPTIONAL EXERCISE: “I coach C-suite executives and rising stars from the earliest startups to Fortune 100 companies. My passion is to help ambitious leaders achieve their full human potential.” – Read more about Katia…

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED: I learned that I need to take things on at a time, to look at each thing separately and objectively. Also that writing things down can do a lot for you. I solved a problem that I was having with where to start, well more like I found a way to solve it day by day. Look at all I have to do in a list and find the things that can be done the quickest and then do them.