Reflection

As the project comes to a close I have tried to collate my feelings about the project in this post. Usually I feel a little sad when a project is over as I get a great amount of joy from my work, however as this project comes to a close I'm feeling a sense of relief. A combination of world affairs, personal struggles and direct project issues has culminated into a rather challenging project for me. We always knew as a group that we were taking on a rather large task. This doesn't daunt me but I underestimated the impact of the communication issues that would occur along the way. These issues have caused delays, changes in plan across numerous points of the project and rather strained relationships between team members. This project has taken a bit of a toll on my mentality, so I'm quite ready for a break before work resumes in the third year of my degree.

I should note that at times I have felt a little underwhelmed by my own abilities this project. I very much enjoy being an artist but I didn't realise in our first semester of second year that this wouldn't be enough. I managed to find a space for myself in the wild wild animals project as the 2D artist making the user interface design and the cutscenes although I feel as if most people could easily do this (to varying degrees of success). I am happy with what I have produced and I have been kept busy across the entirety of the project - by no means have I been slack in my contribution - however I'm hoping to use the summer to refine my skills creatively and start to dabble into new skills to draw upon. I feel as if I am ready to approach learning again, not just developing the skills enjoy.