Multimedia Development

 Time management is important for students, planning out your schedule and allocating time for each module can really help in getting work done and meeting deadlines. My time management has been poor in the past so I am looking to improve on this.  I read the article "The myth of too busy" by Tim Grahl, he believes we should stop saying we are too busy and admit that we just haven't prioritized our time well. He also says if you are feeling like you are too busy then you should think about ways you can organize and control that rather than just accepting that you are too busy. I would agree with Grahl on this, if you can change your mindset and think about your time in this way you can then start to prioritize your time well and cut out useless and time wasting activities. I'm going to take some of what he said into account and start evaluating what activities are actually worth the time and will help me get closer to my goals. I am going to create my own study plan f...

 There are a number of technology tools that will be used in this module. I had a blog for previous modules in first year, we used blogger in Photography to show and discuss our use of different techniques in taking pictures. I've been enjoying using Blogger for this module so far, it's a good way to stay connected as a class and see the opinions of your peers. I've tried to organize my bookmarks, I have Moodle, Outlook, Blogger, the college website and the Multimedia Development class website. It makes logging on so much quicker having all of your essential websites ready at the click of a button. The class website is really helpful, you can see everything you need for the module all in one place and it's really easy to navigate. I haven't had anything like this before in any of my modules, so far I have been impressed and look forward to using it for the rest of the semester.  It will be beneficial to use web-based programs like canvas to create my own graphics, t...

All of the coursework for this module are interesting to me, I'm mostly intrigued by the Unity3D assignment and learning how to make game as well as making my own. This module is unlike an others that I've previously done because of how to coursework is laid out, the class website is very good and I like that you can find everything you need for the module in one place. I like the fact that there is opportunity for extra credits with the additional weekly tasks, they can help you get ahead in class or catch up if you've missed any submissions. I'll be looking at the growth mindset tasks weekly because I want to learn more about it.

 I actually had never heard of Carol Dweck or her research on growth mindset before she was introduced in this module, I have found it really interesting. Throughout my school life I think I've been on the border of growth and fixed mindsets, I plan to implement some of her work into my day to day life in hope to bring myself fully into a growth mindset.  According to Carol a growth mindset is attributed by things like a hunger to learn, embracing challenges as well as persistence in setbacks. People with a growth mindset believe in improvement and see hard work as the key to success and intelligence, they engage in their problems and see their failures as opportunities to learn and improve. On the other hand, there is a fixed mindset in which people seem to think you are either good at something or you are not and there's no way of changing that. People with this mindset seem to shy away from challenges out of fear of failure or humiliation as well as ignoring or taking offen...

Me Hi, my name is Mark. I am a 20 year old from Dublin and I'm currently studying Creative Digital Media in TUD Blanchardstown. I enjoy spending my spare time with my family or meeting my friends. I love watching movies and shows, my favorite series is either Breaking Bad or The Office I can't decide. My playlist is mainly Mac Miller, Travis Scott, Kanye and Tyler, The Creator. I'm a big Manchester United fan so I watch a lot of football well as gaa and basketball. I have a 13 year old sausage dog called Poppy, she's technically my sisters dog but she prefers me. She likes sitting on the couch and dislikes going on walks. I went on a trip to Barcelona with some friends at the start of September, obviously we haven't been able to travel much over the last year so I was really happy to get away for a few days. My wallet and passport were stolen on the second day... other than that it was a lovely city, beautiful weather, great food and an overall good time! Definitely...

  New York Skyline in-game source Favourite Game My favourite game at the moment would have to be Spider-Man ps4, probably because of it being my favourite childhood superhero series but also because of the beautiful visuals of Manhattan that this game provides.  From carelessly swinging around the city, to stopping bank robberies and super villains there is a sense of freedom because you can do what you like when you like.