Reflection

I found that the capstone presentations were very interesting. The biggest difference that I saw between the students who did good work, and the ones who produced capstones that I would be ashamed to put my name next to were the ones that actually cared about their project. So many students are required to produce capstones that they don’t give too shits about and I think it matters if you care about your project. It matters that you want to create something good. So I think the biggest thing I saw was that I need to care about my capstone and not attempt to just do it, for the sake of doing it. So with this in mind, capstones need to be optional. It is hurting everyone in the school when students are producing half-assed projects. It makes the school look second rate, only let the people who want to, who actually care about their project present. If you don’t care, don’t present…  

 

I do like the idea of capstones, it make sense to have a final presentation about what you learned. I feel they need to change several things about them to make them better. 1) Preparing students for them. They need to have an idea before their senior year what they want to make. It needs to be more than just a last minute decision. So helping prepare students for their capstone is very important. It will make all the difference in the world. 2) Push group capstones. No one in the industry really works alone; so all these single person projects don’t make sense to me… 3) Two classes dedicated to capstones…. That is so much money that is being spent on this. This should be a class that is free, and pass/fail. If the university cannot offer it free, then it needs to be more than what is currently being offered.

 

Overall capstone night was good, it gave me perspective on what people are creating, and what/how they did their projects. I am glad that I was able to attend and see the pitfalls and how to avoid potential mistakes that my forerunners have made.

Interviews

Nathan

1 Because he is passionate about this. I want to do this for a living. He is also making a game called Run ‘n Gunz… so he is using this experience to make the game.

2 Thought about doing color, but ended up being to much.

3 I had a good handle on mine, so I didn’t need the timeline much, since I had been working on it so long. They are a good idea. Stick to them.

4 Have more panels completed

5 Start early.

Sal

1 Because I want to be in the film industry and this is something I care about.

2 I wish I had better quality audio. Sometimes  the audio quality wasn’t as good as it could have been.

3 I had issues keeping to the timeline. I didn’t stick to it as much as I should have. If you follow it, its good,  otherwise it is a waste of time.

4 Wanted to be longer… but it was too much to make it longer, so had to keep it current length

 5 Start in August

Kenny

1 Because it is something I care. I want to make a difference, and I planned on doing this as a business anyway.

2 Switching from aquaponics to hydroponics

3 Sticking to them is the hard part, but if you are able to stick to them it will help you out.

4 Have more funding for the actual company

5) Do it on something you care about. If you don’t care about it, why do it.