Also known as the post I may regret in the morning.
I love Authoring Principles, Design Practice and Ludology.
I do not love Design Principles.
Like dietary fiber it good for us but hard to get enthusiastic about and " gets in the way of" the fun stuff.
There.
Having slept on it for 2 hours I've changed this post.
I don't get your scepticism, do you even know the meaning of semantics - i doubt it. I have heard this creative shite from you on so many occasions in public space, do you want to do the work or just live in a creative fantasy.
ReplyDeleteI may regret this post in the morning too but such is life.
noelie
I left a post earlier but it disappeared into the ether alas. I don't understand your scepticism - you don't see the depth in the learning. You prophesy an understanding of semantics but display no manifestation of meaning. I question your motives and outbursts in class but hey we're all individuals - hey I'm not. noelie the unbeliever
ReplyDeletewhy do you moderate your comments are you afraid of honesty
ReplyDeleteI moderate my comments because either, it seemed like a cautious thing to do when I set up the blog or because it was the default setting I can't remember which.
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid I don't understand why my understanding or otherwise of the word semantics is important to this issue.
Strong words Noelie.
I must have touched a nerve.
Maybe it was my indiscrete use of "shouty" uppercase and bold.
ReplyDeleteOr the fact that I allowed the potential association of dishonesty with a potential mismatch between the course content and my expectations. That was sloppy of me. I was tired. It has been changed.
I don't prophesize(?) I refer to meaning because, having worshipped at the alter of science for too long, I've only just realised how important meaning/personal significance is.
My "outbursts" are a combination of poor self-control and a desire to mix things up.
The lectures are the experts (and I'm not being sarcastic here. Remember I come from a completely different sector)but I think a bit of to-and fro can clarify and make for interest.
I've been at the front of the room and silence/tacit acceptance can be disheartening.
Particularly when you've asked a question.
In the setting of the lecturer asking a question I do feel more of a compulsion to fill the silence the longer it gets.
I will try harder to resist my compulsions in future.
With respect to the "creative shite":
I prefer code, images and motion (I retreat into them when poeple get to much for me). I erroneously use the word "creative" to imply more playful, more personal......
Relative to those things reports (except the reflective stuff) seem more like work to me and ,yes, I want to do "worky" less than non-worky things.
Is that unusual?
Having come from a completely different sector I was hoping this year would be more playful, more personal, less structured but still a search for excellence, not easy or work-free (I think).
If we're looking for words that I may not understand "sceptic" may be one of them.
I don't think I spend much time as a sceptic but I sometimes get tired (gee, how whiny does that sound?).
Most of the time I think I'm annoyingly enthusiastic.
I can seldom appreciate my own motives.
ReplyDeleteI'd be interested in your take on them.
Maybe not on the forum though.
I don't think an olive branch is required but maybe a shift in tone.
vector art makes me happy.
Open spanners and holders make me happy.
I figured it out!
ReplyDeleteI'm not pised at Design Principles (and I'm certainly not pissed at SJ...I love Authoring Principles and SJ's real life take on everything is great).
The difficulty I have is with group work (not the groups I've worked with..they've been great).
I don't know to do group work and it all makes me uncomfortable!
I thought in this course we'd be given the tools, shown how to use them, given a brief and sent off to work in our own space only to come back later with our precious creations for feed back (kind of like Lego tehnics for grown-ups).
I think in my head I equated "creative" with having the space to go off on my own and make things and the group work burden caught me off guard. I'm going to need to work on that.
Hello Peter
ReplyDeletePlease forgive me for my outburst, fatigue stress and alcohol fueled. I truly appreciate your very important input into class, please don't change. I only question your expectations, my language was misguided. I too find the group work difficult and with it i am outside my comfort zone. I hope we can progress on and overcome my out of place comments.
mea culpa noelie