Capstone Interview/Semester Reflection 12-9-11

Capstone Interviews

I've asked four or five capstone presenters if I could interview them. The ones I have chosen to interview are as follows:

• Tim Andrick-"Reformation"
• Jacob Daniels
• Jake Richardson-"Western Expanse"
  
• Joel Bergman/Dustin Ostrum-"Homeland-Elements of Chaos"
  

1. What has this week been like for you?

• Tim Andrick: Easygoing, had work done beforehand
  
• Jacob Daniels: Busy finishing up the project
  
• Jake Richardson: Not that bad or stressful, had most work done beforehand
  
• Joel Bergman/Dustin Ostrum: Crazy, sleepless, just trying to get everything done
  

2. If you could change anything in how you did your capstone, what would it be?

• Tim Andrick: More integration with social media/more promotion
  
• Jacob Daniels: Wouldn't have procrastinated
  
• Jake Richardson: Lower Poly Count, More interactivity
  
• Joel Bergman/Dustin Ostrum: Starting earlier
  

3. How close is the outcome to what you originally thought it would be?

• Tim Andrick: Pretty close; first issue and printed issue completed
  
• Jacob Daniels: Smaller than expected
  
• Jake Richardson: Close; happy with how it turned out
  
• Joel Bergman/Dustin Ostrum: Ended up changing a lot of things, including look of the game
  

4. If you had one more month to work on the project, what would you do?

• Tim Andrick: Comment integration with Facebook
  
• Jacob Daniels: Fix all of the Shape Tweens
  
• Jake Richardson: More buildings into which you can enter
• Joel Bergman/Dustin Ostrum: Start Earlier
  

5. What advice do you have for me about working on my capstone?

• Tim Andrick: Start Early
  
• Jacob Daniels: Start Early
  
• Jake Richardson: Start Early
  
• Joel Bergman/Dustin Ostrum: Spend a lot of time planning everything
  

Semester Reflection

1. Address the efficacy of the approach we took in this class.
In conjunction with the N490 class, I was able to finalize the best idea for my capstone and study the tools needed for the capstone.

2. Discuss whether the breakdown of the project development was advantageous.
It was advantageous because I could get a better idea of what capstone idea to use and what resources to use and how much my budget would be.

3. Discuss the advantages and/or disadvantages of the student guest speakers for forming your own approach to capstone.
• Advantages - I could get a perspective of what it's like to work on a capstone

• Disadvantages-Their experiences and projects may not exactly fit what I am personally doing on a capstone

4. Were there any assignments that you thought were particularly helpful? Please elaborate.

• The Project Development Issues assignment, because we were able to get into teams. I was able to get some resources that I may need for my project and some people that would help me on my capstone.

5. Were there any assignments that you thought were particularly useless? Please elaborate.

• Mentor Profile: I had already chosen Lykins as my mentor, and I had already taken classes with most of the MAS faculty.

• Budget: It may not be in stone, and I might not know what else I may need as I work on the project.