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Alpha I am finding my game difficult to make. Last week my Unity crashed and I had to download it again for this week it is being very slow and laggy though. I will have to use the computers in college to finish my game if it continues.  So far I have set my scene, I used a package and got new trees. I am finding it difficult to get the lighting correct on them though, I have tried different textures and colours but it stays quite dark All the rubbish packages on the Asset Store cost money so I have used a cube instead of the rubbish for now. I put Jimmy Vegas' code for the Gem collector on it. Currently I am just using the first person perspective player. I do intend to make a third person character I just need to do more research on it. Overall I'm struggling to make my game as Unity is slow and keeps crashing when I do manage to get going on it. For the first time in this module I am finding it a challenge to keep up...

Unity Tutorial This week I decided to branch out from Jimmy Vegas. I knew that I needed a timer in my game so I look up "how to make a timer in unity" this video was one of the shortest ones.  I like Jimmy and he's great at explaining stuff butt his videos can drag on a bit. But this guy stuck to the point and it was very easy to follow. It's a pretty basic timer and so is the score I made but it's fine for the prototype. I liked this tutorial by N3K EN and I will definetly look out for their videos when looking for tutorials.

Game Stories The first reading discussed games being considered an art form. It is a highly debated statement but the conclusion is that some games, if not all are art. Art is an expression of a persons creativity and appreciated for their beauty. Games aren't always considered "beautiful" though but they are an expression of creativity and some have stunning graphics. We are just too distracted by the "fun" of a game to appreciate it's artistic value/beauty. https://learn.canvas.net/courses/3/pages/level-8-introduction-and-readings?module_item_id=44573 https://learn.canvas.net/courses/3/pages/level-8-dot-1-six-layers-of-art?module_item_id=44575 The next reading was all about the story behind a game. For the last few weeks we've been reading about mechanics of games and how to make a game "fun". We hadn't discussed the aesthetic value of the game nor the story line. As humans we love stories and Myth's. For thou...