The career I'm interested in is Game Design and Computer Science.
The reason I've thought about this career field is because I have been around and using computers since I was little. I enjoy making things and working on computers. I have always been interested in playing video games and I have always imagined making my own game. I've already made a simple Pong game but I want to go bigger and make an actual game. A big influence in me deciding this was my dad programming and introducing me to computers.
A typical day of this would consist of designing, concept art, decisions and actual programming. Game Design is the big picture, I want to go into the actual designing of it such as programming the actual code and testing for bugs and glitches. There are deadlines for certain things so I wouldn't be able to fall behind and I'd have to make sure I do my job properly so others can do there's correct as well.
To be proficient or good at this job it is almost necessary to have a basic understanding of computers, software and a little bit of coding. Since this job is all coding if you have background experience in coding it will be extremely helpful.
I have grown up around computers and have always been interested in them, my dad helped me with coding when I was fairly young and I have made a simple pong game. mI know a lot of computers and have still be learning more and more every day.
I could get experience for this career by just programming and coding stuff. It could be a game, a phone app, etc. Just practicing and learning different types of code can help prepare me for this career.
Upon looking at the Job Outlook in the next couple years for my chosen career path. It is on an upward slope ranging from 15% all the way up to a 25% increase in jobs demanded.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Don't Do Drugs PSA
My topic was about not doing drugs and how they can ruin your life.
I learned that the smoke from cigarettes is just as bad if not even worse than the actual cigarette itself.
The interesting fact I used from the website was how many chemicals are in the cigarette and the smoke and how deadly some of them are.
My rough sketches and ideas are here
My finished PSA informs and educates the viewer by...
I learned that the smoke from cigarettes is just as bad if not even worse than the actual cigarette itself.
The interesting fact I used from the website was how many chemicals are in the cigarette and the smoke and how deadly some of them are.
My rough sketches and ideas are here
My finished PSA informs and educates the viewer by...
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| PSA Don't Do Drugs Poster |
Monday, November 18, 2013
© 2013 Copyright. All rights reserved.
According to the U.S Copyright Office, copyright is a form of protection stated in the Constitution that gives the owner of the article or works complete ownership of it.
Examples of objects that can be copyrighted include 1) Books 2) Movies 3) Music
Fair Use: Fair use means it is possible to use copyrighted work for very few selected purposes. The reasons according to Stanford University are commenting upon, criticizing, or making a parody of the original works. Commenting and criticizing upon usually includes the public gaining benefits from your review or commentary.
One example would be a teacher or student copying a news article for use in the classroom, a lesson, or homework.
Shepard Fairey: Fairey is most known for making Obama's Hope poster. He said he wasn't aware of the image being owned by Associated Press after he proceeded to alter it for his poster. What got him in trouble was altering with evidence which inevitably led him to a $25,000 fine and probation. Fairey settled the Civil suit with Associated Press in 2011 agreeing upon $1.6 million.
The University of California defines Public Domain as objects or works that aren't eligible for copyright or copyrights that have expired.
An example of Public Domain would be U.S. Gov't Photos and Images.
Creative Commons as defined by http://creativecommons.org/about is a non-profit organization with the goal of enabling knowledge and creativity through free tools on the internet. Creative Common licenses don't replace copyright but allows for easier access and means of altering copyright to better suit your needs.
Halloween Make-Over before image, used with permission. Creative Commons.
Examples of objects that can be copyrighted include 1) Books 2) Movies 3) Music
Fair Use: Fair use means it is possible to use copyrighted work for very few selected purposes. The reasons according to Stanford University are commenting upon, criticizing, or making a parody of the original works. Commenting and criticizing upon usually includes the public gaining benefits from your review or commentary.
One example would be a teacher or student copying a news article for use in the classroom, a lesson, or homework.
Shepard Fairey: Fairey is most known for making Obama's Hope poster. He said he wasn't aware of the image being owned by Associated Press after he proceeded to alter it for his poster. What got him in trouble was altering with evidence which inevitably led him to a $25,000 fine and probation. Fairey settled the Civil suit with Associated Press in 2011 agreeing upon $1.6 million.
The University of California defines Public Domain as objects or works that aren't eligible for copyright or copyrights that have expired.
An example of Public Domain would be U.S. Gov't Photos and Images.
Creative Commons as defined by http://creativecommons.org/about is a non-profit organization with the goal of enabling knowledge and creativity through free tools on the internet. Creative Common licenses don't replace copyright but allows for easier access and means of altering copyright to better suit your needs.
Halloween Make-Over before image, used with permission. Creative Commons.
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| Playing with Photoshop. Experimenting with Liquify, Dodge and Burn, and the Clone Stamp Tool. |
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Color Psychology
Color Psychology is pretty much how colors effect a person's emotions and feelings. There are different types of color psychology such as cool colors, warm colors, and even colors used in marketing and advertising. Cool colors are colors such as blues, purples and variations of those colors. Those colors are known to be relaxing and help keep people calm and lower the heart rate. Worm colors are colors such as reds, yellows, oranges, and other vibrant colors. These colors are known to increases heart rate and cause hunger. So many restaurants like McDonald's uses yellows and reds to keep the customer hungry. The colors white, black, gray, green, brown, and pink also have meanings and strike different emotions. White usually represents purity, innocence, and cleanliness. While Black represents power, evil, strength, and intelligence. Gray represents neutrality and green represents growth, money, health, and envy. The color brown has a lot of meanings including but not limited to stability, friendship, sadness, comfort, and security. The color pink should be fairly obvious to most people, it represents romance, love, calm, and gentleness.
A more detailed explanation of Color Psychology can be found here.
Color Psychology can also affect non-profit organizations shown by a study performed at the university of South Florida and written by Claire Sellus. Colors are an important part of communicating messages and trying to persuaded people. Many organizations use color psychology to create awareness and use it as symbolism for the cause they are trying to support. Results have proven that colors used in communicating messages helped to support the cause and back it up even more than using certain colors.
More info on this can be found at http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/1763/.
A more detailed explanation of Color Psychology can be found here.
Color Psychology can also affect non-profit organizations shown by a study performed at the university of South Florida and written by Claire Sellus. Colors are an important part of communicating messages and trying to persuaded people. Many organizations use color psychology to create awareness and use it as symbolism for the cause they are trying to support. Results have proven that colors used in communicating messages helped to support the cause and back it up even more than using certain colors.
More info on this can be found at http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/1763/.
Friday, October 25, 2013
Dream Destination Get-Away
The Olympic Stadium is a dream destination for me because I love sports and have always wanted to play or go to a famous stadium. The Olympics are the most popular sporting event in the world and I want to be able to visit or go there when they happen. It would be cool to watch all the different sports and athletes there. I think it would be a great life time opportunity to be able to go to the Olympics.
The official website for more information on this location can be found at the Official Olympic Website.
I imagine visting this location and my experiences being like the image I illustrated below with me laying in the middle of the Olympic Soccer Stadium while it is empty.
The official website for more information on this location can be found at the Official Olympic Website.
I imagine visting this location and my experiences being like the image I illustrated below with me laying in the middle of the Olympic Soccer Stadium while it is empty.
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