Spring

The year is moving quickly to a close. Globaloria students are engaged in self learning. I am impressed with the students who conceive of an idea and then make it happen. This is not an easy thing to do! Distraction and lack of commitment can steal so many precious minutes....leaving not a lot accdomplished...So amazing to see the investment of personal effort paying off in advanced skills, and growing confidence!

What is Globaloria anyway?

Globaloria is the most real-life class I have ever taught.  The responsibility for the learning is thrown back to the learner.  The questions that arise are like puzzles, or quests to be solved.  It is wide-open where the puzzle keys will be found.  Like an artist creating with watercolor, each game designer is limited by the medium, yet is always pushing against it to find the limits. Hitting a wall means reassessing and reinventing, and maybe taking an unexpected path.  Happy gaming.

My turn to say "Wow!"

It is amazing to me to see the talents in my students.  So many artists! So many good with words! So many thinkers! So many helpers! So many tinkerers!  So much persistence in the face of flash conundrums and time constraints.   All of these skills help make good game designers.  You are impressive! Can't wait to see where you go with all this talent!

Introducing the World Savvy Challenge - Blog - World Savvy

Introducing the World Savvy Challenge - Blog - World Savvy

A new Globaloria year. Yeah!

What fun!  I love looking at student faces as they see the games made by former Globaloria students. It is almost as if I can see the wheels turning - "Wow!", "That's cool!", "Those colors are great!", " I like the concept of that game." I can only imagine what this new class will create. I can't wait to see.

The Crunch Time

Caution! Caution! Deadline approaching!  It is that time in the creative process when all meandering, all procrastination, all whim-following into digital, mind-pleasing trivia must be squelched, must necessarily take a back seat to the task at hand: project completion.  A lot of pruning takes place at this time.  Indecision flees, clarity or necessity replaces the sometimes wishy-washiness of ,"Should I do this???" or " Should I do that???"   There comes that unbelievable state where everything starts to fall into place....because it has to!

Good luck to all Globaloria students at this CRUNCH TIME!