This is a work in progress post that will be updated and have the dates attached.
Working out the sections
Research Trips | The Story | Paperwork
Uni Presentations | Extra Courses | Content Creation
Testing | Ethics | Conferences | Work
Thus far I can categorize things into the above ten sections, some intersect and others aren't particularly relevant but helped shape the direction. This space is mainly to get parts in order and is experimental (and therefore very casual).
Timeline
3/6/21 - Initial Research Question (going into Thesis Year)
9/6/21 - Shift to substantially more te ao Māori POV, finalizing which story to do, move to Oculus (Meta) Quest 2
5/8/21 - Addition of Whakataukī "He tīpuna he mokopuna"
12/8/21 - Te Arawa Lore research and addition
17/8/21 - First trip to Kohatu o Hatupatu; cut short due to immediate level 4 lockdown
(Lockdown length 17/8/21 - 9/11/21)
14/9/21 - Oculus Quest 2 purchase
15/9/21 - Zen Presentation
13/10/21 - Additional Case Study -> Robert Pouwhare
21/10/21 - University Computer Loan
11/11/21 - PGR 8 due
21/11/21 - Low Poly Example Asset Creation
28/11/21 - End of Year Presentation
(December break)
11/1/22 - Second Research Trip + Red Woods/Whakarewarewa
20/1/22 - Story summaries/write out
28/1/22 - Vaccinated Students may return to campus
8/2/22 - Submission day preference
13/2/22 - Leaving T2, impact/influence on my study
16/2/22 - National Park trip
9/3/22 - Move to Ethics
18/2/22 - te reo Māori Language course proficiency test
4/3/22~6/3/22 - Third Research Trip
8/3/22~11/3/22 - Trojan Horse was a Unicorn Career Camp
15/3/22 - Start of CO.STARTERS@AUT course for business startups and entrepreneurship (Weekly, Tuesday 5:30pm-8:30pm, 10 sessions)
17/3/22 - Health Coach (session 1)
19/3/22 - Updated Aims
22/3/22~25/3/22 - NVIDIA GTC
23/3/22~26/3/22 - GDC
28/3/22 - Join Shut Up and Write group Pomodoro sessions
30/3/22 - Join Brightside mini courses
4/4/22 - Job Applications and finally landing one
5/4/22~11/4/22 - Ethics proposal haul ass + hand in
11/4/22 - Schedule example
Future Planning
This refers to an ideal timetable that I would stick to without any interference, in an ideal world I would be able to complete all of these within their timeframe.
11-17 Apr -> Digital Tree Creation | Prototype Start! | Open Unreal | Documentation Writing
18-24 Apr -> Literature Review | Playtest | Methodology Rewrite
25 Apr - 1 May -> Fine Tune | Playtest | Lit Review
2-8 May -> Import better assets | Finalize Style | Concept Characters | Model Characters
9-15 May -> Code Paddle/Gyro Head Movement | Playtest
16-22 May -> Review Lit Review/Methodology | Potentially Rewrite Abstract | Ethics/Interview(?)
23-29 May -> Introduction | References | Glossary
30 May - 5 June -> Finalize Assets | Create name of game
6-12 June -> SFX recording
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