Fri 5th Oct First Unity Steps

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Great to see you're enthusiasm in using Unity this week and it looks like most of you have enjoyed it. I think getting started is the most difficult step with using new software so fair play to taking that step.

An expert in teaching has just launched his first Unity tutorials on Udemy and its free and can be found HERE, well worth a look.

Remember a few tasks to work on before Monday, and always next weeks tasks are available, its good to get ahead.

Alert: for the Game Brainstorm remember to email the declaration as well

Friday/weekend: PROJECT
8 points appx. 60-90 min.
To see how the projects work week by week for the whole semester, take a look at this Overview of the Semester Project. Then, after you have looked at the Overview, you are ready for the actual assignment this week: exploring sources! 
Each week the Project assignment is the one that will take the biggest chunk of time, so make sure you budget for that in your schedule. Don't put it off till the last minute!
Friday/weekend: PROJECT FEEDBACK6 points45 min. - 1 hour
Starting in Week 6, you'll be leaving detailed feedback for people on their projects. During Weeks 2-5, you'll be learning about feedback in general plus specific feedback strategies. For Week 2, the assignment is:Feedback Thoughts, with a focus, is on how making mistakes and getting feedback is all part of the learning process.
Friday/weekend: BLOG COMMENTS (available on Tuesday)4 points30 min. - 45 min.
Each week you will be leaving comments on other people's blogs, and this week the focus is on the Introductions; you will be reading and commenting on the Introductions of four different people in your class. More information here: Week 2 Blog Comments. This assignment will be ready on Tuesday of Week 2.

Have a great weekend!

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