This final project was a nice finale I think to the course. I decided to create an Inform project that explored the various parts of the course that I felt were the most important. I focused on ARGs, IF, and VR and then under each other I added in 'rooms' describing some of the things we did in/for class that went under each other those categories. This whole course has been different than what I had imagined going into it. I mean that in a good way. I never knew how to work with HTML, nor would I have ever made the time to learn, yet it is something that is going to be a very handy skill in the near-future. Being an English major, I wasn't too keen on all the projects that involved working with the computer but the explorations really did me a lot of good. I was introduced to a whole new genre of 'gaming' and it's all useful knowledge. The new technologies are a bit scary (I have flashbacks of different movies) but I am excited to see what keeps coming. After taking this course, I am sure that I am more prepared to handle it and be able to take part in it all. I was never good at the interactive fiction games. But because we had to create one, I am appreciative of the creators time and effort, as well as their creative genius (plus patience). I am obviously having a tough time putting this into words (it's my final Final exam and my brain needs a nice, long rest) but what I am really trying to get at, is this course was a pain sometimes (literally), but it has meant a lot to me and really taught me many new things. I wanted that to come across in my project, that is why I did the majority of it in Inform-form. I was thinking html as well but that gives me migraines.
Thanks Dr. Whalen for an awesome and enlightening semester! Happy holidays everyone, be safe.