Padlet – Digital Media

During week 2 the lecture outlined the documentation needed for our R&D File, this was to ensure that the current ideas were achievable and could be further approved by our tutors for creating the end product. Understanding the documentation behind creating a media product and how to pitch professionally feels like a good skill to get to grips with, not only is is applicable in academia but it’s a great skill to know for the industry too.

During the workshop this week, our group was working on Padlet again and further evidencing research on our blogs. The group was also given the project proposal form to fill out for next week, detailing: The name of the product, what it is that we aim to create, timescales, budgeting and more.

The idea me and my group member are working towards is a mobile game which aims to bring back an old genre of text based adventures with the added benefit of modern technology.

Overall I feel as though the proposed project is something me and my other group member are passionate about and can work towards without a change in mindset and ideas. If the ideas do change throughout the process of creation, all this will be documented in the R&D file to be submitted in week 8.

To start off the semester we first had a lecture detailing the module and what needs to be submitted. During week 8 we have to submit a 24 page R&D file detailing proposed projects and our aims for creation, and during week 13 we have to submit our final ideas.

Overall I feel as though having hands on experience with creating a media product, understanding all the legal requirements and what sort of documentation that’s expected is a great skill to learn before leaving university, regardless of whether we use the skills in future it feels like a skill applicable to areas in life and not just academic.

After the lecture, the group then had the first workshop. Our class was tasked with using a platform known as Padlet. Padlet is a website where you can brainstorm different ideas and post them in the form of a post-stick note, the website is compatible with: Hyperlinks, Social Media and other websites and is a great tool for jotting down ideas and working with whatever you can throw down before refining it.

My focus during this workshop was highlighting potential ideas I wanted to work towards for my R&D and then proceeding to created my proposed project.
My main ideas thus far are based around the European Youth Award Categories, I want it to fulfil a purpose and solve a problem which is currently has a none-existent solution in the world.

Overall I feel as though Padlet will be a good tool to use to both visualise ideas better than a notepad and basic word processing software, and follow a path/Narrative of development.

Links:

http://padlet.com/13395791/7dprugy94223

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Workshop 2 – Project Proposals and Conceptual Designs

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