I really enjoyed this class and I think that it was presented in a really interesting way. Laurie Petrou was always kind and approachable and was extremely patient whenever I was having trouble with flash/photoshop/HTML. She taught our entire class new things about what digital media is and what it will be in the next 10 to 25 years.
If I would change anything about this course it would be to maybe make the lecture more digitally interactive. I know this would be hard, but it would be cool to try out some of the stuff we are being shown on the projection screen.
This course has obviously changed me and I would be lying if I said it hadn't. The fact that I know how to create a decent flash animation or photoshop document or anything digital media related is change in itself. I wouldn't have been able to do any of this 12 weeks ago. However Im really glad that I can. I'm also glad that my ignorance about what digital media is has deteriorated. 12 weeks ago my Yiayia asked me what digital media was and I really couldn't answer. Now, 12 weeks later, although I still can't explain it to her in a way that makes sense, it makes sense to me which is all that counts!
What I'm taking away from this course is that if you have an idea, you shouldn't let the technology get the best of you. If you feel like you can create something really great but when you open the software you can't really do it, don't throw away your idea right then and there. Ask classmates, read or watch tutorials to get a better handle on the software. I found that I had so many great idea for my flash animation, but I discarded many of those ideas because they were too difficult to execute. If I could do it again I would put more time into understanding the software so that I could create an even better project.
So that's it guys. It's been fun. And I'm glad that you took the time to read these.
Let's do this again sometime.
Phil
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