Play Make Write Think

Author: Zamirah

NAVIGATING THROUGH PLAY. MAKE. WRITE. THINK.

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ASSEMBLIES IMAGE

The main theme of this reflection letter is blossoming. This assemblies image shows the way in which I blossomed. I think that this class has allowed me to blossom in several ways that I did not originally think that it would have. It has given me growth when it comes to both my reading and writing, and I think that it is essential. I think that whatever you experience and put some type of time or effort into it, growth, lessons, or values should come from it. Everything teaches you something, even if it is minor. And this class has taught me a lot in various ways. Let’s take a dive into the ways that I blossomed to meet the learning outcomes.

The first learning outcome is rhetorical composition. I remember when I first started this class and we were learning about rhetorical situations that should be analyzed after reading, and in this case, also after playing a game: genre, audience, purpose, medium, tone/stance, context, and design. I never knew about these ways to analyze literature, but it became very apparent quickly that these were the best ways and most helpful ways to do so. Anytime that we read a chapter from Jane McGonigal’s SuperBetter, we analyzed these rhetorical situations, especially purpose and stance. McGonigal always had a stance or argument in each chapter when she discussed how games enhance everyday lives and thought. Also, whenever I read her novel, I began to become a better analyst. Noting that her audience were mostly those who are in favor of games or convincing those who believe that games are pointless to think otherwise, her purpose changed every chapter to get the reader to discover or learn new things about games which I analyzed each time. Additionally, the analysis in rhetorical situations influenced my own writing. At first, in my writing, I would be structured and uninteresting to read because I tried to add a certain criteria into my writing. However, I used these rhetorical situations to add a sort of comical, colloquial, yet professional free style into my writing. The first time that I realized that I incorporated this was in style was in my second post, “Ordinary Emory Kid?”: “However, if we are being 100% truthful, I haven’t had pencils and pens since the start of spring semester. Don’t worry, I’ll still ace this semester! (Remember, I have a MacBook… who needs pens and pencils?).” My personality radiated in not only this line but throughout the entire post and continued in my future posts. I realized that the posts were not like the writing that I was fixed into creating in high school. It did not have a strict writing or rubric to follow because the posts had a different audience and purpose. So each post I created, I made it unique and centered around my own stance, purpose, and audience that the post produced. This directly related to the second learning outcome: critical thinking and reading resulting in writing. Similarly with the SuperBetter, I learned to analyze who the author’s were aiming at and for what purpose. For example, the Johnson reading was one of the articles that I really dived into. His article was about an idea of a “Sleeper Curve” where he discussed the ideas of probing and telescoping for those who are in favor or undermine video gaming. Being able to analyze the audience, purpose, and stance allowed me to use the article in future writing assignments and take his ideas to enhance my own interpretations of video gaming. In my podcast episode that I produced, which analyzed the game Paranoia, I used Johnson’s ideas of probing and telescoping in order to enhance my own analysis of Paranoia which made my podcast more sophisticated and focused.

The last three learning outcomes are closely knit and relate to one another in my process of blooming throughout this course. The third learning outcome is writing as a process. One of the main ways that I showed this learning outcome is through my process of reflection. This class is all about reflection: reflection of experiences, reflection of assignments, reflection of successes, reflection of opinions, reflection of coursework. I mean, reflection is at the nitty gritty of everything that we do in this class. And this class taught me just how important reflection is. The fact that Dr. Morgen asked us to reflect on every assignment that we did made a big difference for me. There was one side quest that was really challenging for me which was the combo-photo and in the first line I explicitly reflected on my struggle, “So, if you asked me how I liked this task… I would say I didn’t. I don’t think that this task of creating a combo photo is a horrible one, but I would say that the idea of thinking of two completely different things and fitting them into a similar graphical/physical agenda posed as a real challenge.” Growing up, when I did an assignment, I always did it and then was completely finished with it. But that was a boring and kind of depressing way to go about it. Whatever someone spends their time on, it is important to reflect because that experience taught you something. And I think that by not reflecting in the past, it has caused me to miss out on those lessons that I learned from those experiences. By reflecting, it makes me a better writer, experiencer, failure, successor, etc because I retract the valuables and details from the event/task. So, from now on, I’ll reflect on everything that I do because it is important (THANK YOU ENG 101!). This brings me to the fourth learning outcome of collaboration. Collaboration was the heart of the podcast episodes in this class. While there were several instances of collaboration throughout this class that I experienced, the one I felt resonated with me the most was when I was the assistant producer of the Tetris podcast episode. I developed the coronavirus when the producer of this episode, Rachel, needed me so that we could produce the episode. Rachel created the entire script for us because I was unable to. Still feeling ill, I tightened up and rehearsed with her to test the length of the video and it was way too short and Rachel ran out of ideas. Instead of giving up, we both thought about our own experiences while playing Tetris, and we combined our thoughts together and it allowed us to dive into a deep discussion regarding the game and thus great content for our podcast episode. This is when I realized that collaboration was more than just working together with others. It was about learning from others and struggling with your peer(s) to overcome an obstacle and also learn from that struggle. The final learning outcome for the course is digital citizenship/digital identity. Anytime I used a reference on the internet such as an image or an stl file, or an article, I always added the link to make sure that I am giving credit to those sources that I am using, which is obviously the right thing to do.

When looking at my work for this semester, I see two main things within my writing: patience and malleability. I think the very first time I learned patience is on our very first day of class when we played the card game. I didn’t understand why every time we rotated, people were presenting a different set of rules and it was frustrating me. But by the end of class, there was a larger lesson regarding the importance of rules and dynamics of power. This was the start of my patience. This quickly carried on to my readings. At the beginning of the class, we did a lot of readings. The readings, especially Superbetter, was very annoying for me to read. I was used to reading analytical essays and research papers but here I was reading books about games and how games affect and relate to our lives and views. But after giving the readings a fair chance, I realized that the readings were more than just about games, but was giving me techniques into changing my ways of thinking about games and how thinking in a gameful way may impact everyday decisions. Patience even carried on to my writing. Similarly to my reading style, I thought my writing had to be in the form of research papers or analytical essays. But during side quests, writing was more of a free verse style which I was not accustomed to. However, through patience in the side quests, I began to be more creative and began writing in a more reflective manner that made my writing more interesting and engaging to read. Next comes malleability…WHEW, this class really taught me this one. I learned to read flexibly. There is not one way to read or interpret a piece of work. One thing can have several meanings depending on the context, medium, or personal experience. This hit home with a lot of the readings. For example, Superbetter had a ton of different meanings upon various different students because they interpreted them differently. Even the home tasks..people interpreted the home-tasks differently such as the sporting arena home-task. I interpreted the home-task as at a football or baseball of basketball game in the crowd. However, other peers interpreted it as somewhat of a olympic event that they were in. This taught me that things do not mean just one thing and just because one interpret things differently than myself does not mean that they are wrong. And then you have my writing. As touched on previously, my writing has become more flexible as the class allowed me to practice a new style of writing that does not stick to a certain criteria or guideline.

One piece of writing that I did that resonated with me the most was one of my home tasks that I titled “Cutest Doggie Eva!”. This home task’s purpose was to do something spectacular with a pair of trousers, and in this home task, I wanted to loosen up and be a little more open. In this home task, my audience was honestly my peers as they viewed the videos to vote on them, and I wanted to give them a little laugh, so I put my dog in a cool hat and leggings. Even my writing in the home task was evident in my more comical approach, “Although it took several treat bribing, chasing around, and funny faces, this video came out great. I mean look at her… have you ever seen a cooler dog? (I mean, maybe if I would have put sunglasses on her, it would have enhanced the look even more, but I’m trying to avoid making her into a little diva).” This honestly brings me to my experience with the home tasks in general. During the quarantine, the home tasks presented both struggles and breakthroughs. When I first started the home tasks, I was very closed off. I didn’t really open up or show any personality as I felt uncomfortable to complete a lot of them because my house was undergoing renovation. However, this video of my dog was my breakthrough podcast. I started to loosen up and realize that the home tasks were not about judging but being authentic and creative. As a class, I realized that everybody made the home tasks their own. Everybody interpreted and understood the tasks differently, and it made the home tasks more interesting to watch as each one was unique to each student. These home tasks taught me that writing is surrounded around being creative and making it your own. The best writing comes from authenticity, open-mindedness, and knowing your purpose which I can carry on to all of my assignments.

Overall, English 101: Play. Write. Make. Think. has taught me several skills that I have applied and will apply to future classes. One skill that I have already applied to a class is communication: freedom in the way I communicate in my writing. In my poetry class, I had an analytical essay on a poem and I was urged to use a strict structure to write. But I remembered what this class taught me: FREEDOM OF THOUGHT, FREEDOM OF THE PEN, and FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION. And honestly, it helped me immensely because it helped me have more interesting paper, rather than taking a boring approach by implementing a strict structure. It also allowed me to more easily get all of my thoughts and ideas expressed without feeling like it doesn’t fit within a certain paragraph or criteria. A skill that I will apply in the future is collaboration. Before this class, I have never collaborated in an english class because I never felt the need to. However, this class has taught me that collaboration can only enhance my writing and thoughts. It allows for new perspectives and ideas that I did not previously think about to be implemented, thus making my writing stronger. Also, it is honestly a fun and interesting approach because it blends several ideas of the parties involved, making the project more exciting to read and engage with. There is always power in number, right?

You can find more information about David Morgen’s Play. Make. Write. Think. English 101 course at: https://eng101s20.davidmorgen.org/

THRILLING TETRIS: PODCAST REFLECTION

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In this podcast episode where I was the assistant producer, we focused on the game Tetris. In this episode, the producer, Rachel, and I divided the tasks in two ways. First off, we both played Tetris individually and compared our experiences to one another to get a glimpse of what we would talk about in our podcast discussion. Then we made a script that addressed the topics in our description of the podcast, and then split up the script evenly to discuss.

In this episode, we focused a lot on probing. We realized that there was a lot of people that were noting probing and how it was a useful technique in the game, so we analyzed the game to see if it related to out game as well. In fact, we noticed that Tetris was a game of probing all around and therefore we analyzed it. This was very effective for us because it not only enhanced and related strongly to the mentioning of probing the previous episodes, but it also strongly enhanced the purpose of the podcast as a whole. It allowed us to break down a simple game like Tetris into something that is perhaps overlooked while playing the game which is probing. In addition to making sure that we were enhancing and following the objective of the podcast as a whole, we also tried to discuss why the game is so addicting. I mean, Tetris revolves around placing a bunch of different pieces that have different shapes to match up and align before it gets to the top. Although it sounds so simple, its so addicting and intellectually complex. In fact, there is even worldwide competitions for the game. So, in this podcast we dove into how Tetris produced an addicting phase within the brain where it is intellectually stimulating. There wasn’t many challenges in reaching these outcomes and goals that we had for this podcast, but in the beginning it was a little challenging. It was a little difficult to think deeply about Tetris and how we can possibly analyze such a simple game, but after playing the game a few times and discussing the strategies, we were able to effectively think deeper about the game and the techniques required to be successful at it.

For this podcast episode, while there all of the learning outcomes for the course were touched on, there were two learning outcomes that were really utilized in this episode. One of the learning outcomes that was really touched upon was collaboration. This episode, there was a little road block because I caught coronavirus (unfortunately). However, I could not leave my peer (Producer Rachel) hanging so I had to tough it out. When I first got sick, Rachel produced most of the script. But then after rehearsing it, we realized that it was not enough time. So, I had to jump in and we collaborated on the topics and ideas we can add so that it can extend the time. Adding on to this, another learning outcome that was greatly touched upon during the creation of this podcast episode was writing as a process. Like previously mentioned, it was a bit of a struggle to write and discuss for Tetris. It was an easy game that we both had access to which made it ideal, but the simplicity and commonality of it made it hard to discuss. But like the title said… it’s a process. We had to play the game multiple times, edit and take out things that did not completely make sense, plan, plan some more, and make sure we relating to the description of the podcast. It did not come easy, but good writing that has substance did not come easy, and this podcast episode really taught me that and allowed me to endeavor into it. I can use these skills for future writing projects in several ways. One way is that I can not give up. We could have easily given up in the beginning when we thought that we were not going to be able to produce creative discussion around it, but we stuck out with it. And we were able to have pretty good outcomes of it. Another way is brainstorming. Usually, when I write I do not thoroughly plan things out and sometimes that can cause my writing to not be as sophisticated. However, Rachel started a planning document and it really helped us remain focused and narrowed down our writing, which was super beneficial and I feel like it will also help with the concision and depth in my future writing

SHE BLOSSOMED.

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BLOSSOM

This is my version of “Assemblies”. It has many different mini themes, but one over-arching theme. The main theme is blossoming. I think that this class have allowed me to blossom in several ways that I did not originally think that it would have. It has given me growth when it comes to both my reading and writing, and I think that it is essential that is has. I think that whatever you experience and put some type of time or effort into it, growth, lessons, or values should come from it. Everything teaches you something, even if it is minor. And this class has taught me a lot in a various ways. So, this assembly overall represents the tools that allowed me to blossom.

At the bottom of my wine glass is a bunch of clocks that represents time and patience. Time and patience are the key factors into the beginning stages of learning in this class. This was a class that is not normally taught (it is a class about games) and I believe that that is the very thing that aided this portion of the cup. This class has taught me patience in various ways. I think the very first time I learned patience is on our very first day of class when we played the card game. I didn’t understand why every time we rotated, people were presenting a different set of rules and it was frustrating me. But by the end of class, there was a larger lesson regarding the importance of rules and dynamics of power. This was the start of my patience. This quickly carried on to my readings. At the beginning of the class, we did a lot of readings. The readings, especially Superbetter, was very annoying for me to read. I was used to reading analytical essays and research papers but here I was reading books about games and how games affect and relate to our lives and views. But after giving the readings a fair chance, I realized that the readings were more than just about games, but was giving me techniques into changing my ways of thinking about games and how thinking in a gameful way may impact everyday decisions. Patience even carried on to my writing. Similarly to my reading style, I thought my writing had to be in the form of research papers or analytical essays. But during side quests, writing was more of a free verse style which I was not accustomed to. However, through patience in the side quests, I began to be more creative and began writing in a more reflective manner that made my writing more interesting and engaging to read.

The next layer to my wine glass is malleability, which is represented by slime. Slime can be changed, bent, and utilized in various ways and thus was the perfect symbol. WHEW, this class really did teach me this one. I learned to read flexibly. There is not one way to read or interpret a piece of work. One thing can have several meanings depending on the context, medium, or personal experience. This hit home with a lot of the readings. For example, Superbetter had a ton of different meanings upon various different students because they interpreted them differently. Even the home tasks..people interpreted the home-tasks differently such as the sporting arena home-task. I interpreted the home-task as at a football or baseball of basketball game in the crowd. However, other peers interpreted it as somewhat of a olympic event that they were in. This taught me that things do not mean just one thing and just because one interpret things differently than myself does not mean that they are wrong. And then you have my writing. As touched on previously, my writing has become more flexible as the class allowed me to practice a new style of writing that does not stick to a certain criteria or guideline.

The next portion is freedom represented by butterflies because they are one of the freest animals on the planet. This one does not need a long paragraph because it can be summed up in just 10 words: FREEDOM OF THOUGHT, FREEDOM OF THE PEN, and FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION.

The final portion is the most important one, at least for me. And that is reflection. This class is all about reflection: reflection of experiences, reflection of assignments, reflection of successes, reflection of opinions, reflection of coursework. I mean, reflection is at the nitty gritty of everything that we do in this class. And this class taught me just how important reflection is. The fact that Dr. Morgen asked us to reflect on every assignment that we did made a big difference for me. Growing up, when I did an assignment, I always did it and then was completely finished with it. But that was a boring and kind of depressing way to go about it. What ever someone spends their time on, it is important to reflect because that experience taught you something. And I think that by not reflecting in the past, it has caused me to miss out on those lessons that I learned from those experiences. By reflecting, it makes me a better writer, experiencer, failure, successor, etc because I retract the valuables and details from the event/task. So, from now on, I’ll reflect on everything that I do because it is important (THANK YOU ENG 101!).

JACK LIVES ON!

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Here is my recreation of the infamous Titanic. In the movie, Jack Dawson dies after trying to save the life of his girlfriend, Rose Dewitt Bukater. The ship sank after hitting an iceberg, which landed the passengers in the North Atlantic Ocean. The ocean, however, is very freezing and will kill people due to severe hypothermia in less than an hour. And that is what happened to superhero Jack Dawson. He decided to sacrifice his life for Rose. He had a door that fell of the boat when it sank, and both him and Rose could not fit on the boat, so Jack let Rose stay on the boat and then he died due to hypothermia in the ocean.

But what if they both survived? Why do all the superheroes and those with overly kind hearts have to die? It’s just not fair? Well, in this recreation of the movie, Jack Dawson survives. He survives, and finally reaches New York where him and Rose get married and have several kids. He also becomes famous from his precociousness of his drawings. YAY JACK!!!

Reflection: This side quest was one of my favorites. It really got me to step outside of my comfort zone and put on my acting shoes. I decided to do the movie, Titanic, because I just recently watched it for the first time after my mom was upset that I had never seen the movie. The movie made me so upset when Jack died because he sacrificed so many obstacles and he deserved to experience New York. So, I recreated the movie into a vision that I had hoped would occur after watching the ending of the tragedy. I was so sure that Jack was going to live! Well, in this recreation he did! And Jack will reign on forever! But yes, this side quest was very fun and I really like how it allowed you to add your own spin, creativity, and vision into it!

COOLEST DOGGIE EVA!

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This here is my home tasking 6 video. For this home task, I used my calmer, but busy dog, Sasha to capture this extraordinary moment. I turned Sasha into the coolest dog ever, using a pair of trousers (and a cool little hat to spice up the look). Her face in the video says “I HATE IT HERE”, but I promise, she loves playing dress up. I think the hat was just a little much for her in term of size and fashion…

This home tasks took a lot of effort as I said previously, Sasha is a very very busy dog. I first tried it on my evil dog, Kase, but after several bites to my hand that gave me the clear message to leave him alone, I moved on to Sasha. Although it took several treat bribing, chasing around, and funny faces, this video came out great. I mean look at her… have you ever seen a cooler dog? (I mean, maybe if I would have put sunglasses on her, it would have enhanced the look even more, but I’m trying to avoid making her into a little diva). Right after this video, she shook everything off, but you know they say: nothing lasts forever.

PS. thank you Sasha for allowing me to interrupt your sleep for this assignment!

Reflection: This home task was one of my favorite ones. Although home tasks as a whole are challenging for me as my home is undergoing renovations, it was more calm this week and actually made me laugh which I needed. I think the home tasks allows you to interpret things in a multitude of ways as they keep the tasks broad which I really like. They don’t define what “extraordinary” means– they allow you to define it yourself. They didn’t give us a specific type of trousers we needed– we got to choose it for yourself. And this flexibility is the very thing that makes the home tasks not only doable, but exciting and versatile. In a state of quarantine, this is the very thing that society needs because it allows you to explore your imagination and escape from the horrid reality that we are forced to battle throughout this pandemic.

Paranoia Podcast Reflection

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While playing Paranoia, I realized that the game is way more than what I initially thought. I first played the game when I was in college. I never knew anything about the game, until at a party (where some were under the influence) that they introduced me to the game. When I first heard how the game was played, I was nervous to play and even backed out at first. It was my first time meeting the people, and I did not want anyone to have a negative first impression of me because truthfully, the game seemed messy. As I sat back and watched them play, a range of questions surfaced. Some I thought to myself, “Oh I would feel comfortable answering this” and others I felt “NO WAY… I can’t believe people actually feel at ease playing this game”. I remember one of the questions was “Who do you think would be there for you if you were to face police brutality?” And at the moment my view of Paranoia shifted. I realized that the game was not only about being messy or telling your most embarrassing or scary secrets, but could also be used as a time to appreciate someone or show someone admiration for how they treat you. You did not have to be messy or shady… it was a choice. Whenever you asked a question, the ball was in YOUR court and no one else. And the funniest part is whenever I played the game… I found myself asking messy questions. And I did not understand why because my fear of the messiness was the very thing that caused me not to play originally. This made me want to examine Paranoia further: how the game is played, whether people have the same agendas or not, what people use Paranoia for, if Paranoia changed in any way when on a different medium, and why people like to even play the game to begin with.

For this episode, I played Paranoia with 6 friends: Austin, Sofia, Matthew, Camila, Oscar, and Brandon. During this game, I quickly realized that everybody had their own agendas which refuted my hypothesis that everyone was going to come into the game with a “messy” or shady mindset. While some people like Oscar, Brandon, and myself did come in with a “messy” agenda, others like Austin, who played to bring out laughter” and Sofia, who wanted to be friendly and make other players feel better, had different goals coming into the game. That’s when I realized that Paranoia had ambiguous rules because it allows flexibility and malleability for the players. The players get to choose how they want to use the platform. I also realized that this lack of rules is what adds to the tension of the game. By not knowing what type of questions the players was going to ask, it added to the suspense of the players, making the game more exciting. And the fact that we played the game virtually did not take away from this at all. The game was still very shocking, nerve-racking, and triggers some sort of anxiety, and (no pun intended) paranoia. I think this is the very reason why people like myself decide to play Paranoia. I think millennials thrive off of the unknown, the unexpected. In Paranoia, you never know what you might get asked or what your name might be the answer to. You might find out that you have a secret admirer, an enemy, a lover. And that fear of the unknown is the magnet that brings young adults to continue to play. At least, for me it did.

THEM BOYS FINALLY DIDN’T LET ME DOWN!

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This is my sporting arena for hometask 4. I know the first question you might ask is… what exactly is going on? Here, THE COWBOYS (my favorite team by the way, and if you come for them…you’re probably just a hater…or a giant’s fan), wins the Super Bowl. This is me at the stadium where running back Ryan Williams scores a touchdown for the team…but this time… the touchdown is not just for points. It wins the Super Bowl for the Dallas Cowboys for the first time in (I believe sadly 24) years. So, yes, at the end… I am ecstatic.

Yes, of course my favorite NFL team is highly unlikely to win the Super Bowl any time soon (they have to find their passion and confidence again because the haters have caused them to lose their spirit), but nobody ever said the home tasks had to be realistic… did they? So I used this opportunity to allow the Cowboys to make me proud (which they hardly ever do unfortunately, but faith remains). And they did just that by winning the Super Bowl. AND YES… I AM THE ONLY ONE CHEERING BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE IN THIS ARENA ARE NON-COWBOY FANS AND THUS, DOES NOT EXIST. GO DALLAS!!!

Reflection: I wouldn’t say that the home tasks themselves are difficult to do. I mean, yes, they can cause challenges for people who lack physical creativity, like myself. But, they are not hard. I will say the hardest thing is the boundaries that the home tasks causes me to push. For example, my current home is being fixed, so I have to travel to my godmother’s house to get decent videos in. While it is frustrating, it is also teaching me to be less lazy and learn to find loopholes rather than excuses to accomplish the tasks. It is also challenging me to think outside of the box, expanding my horizon as to what I pre-set as my limited creativity. So, thank you home tasks??!

(UN?)Spectacularly Bin Tossing

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So, I attempted to throw (more like kick) a paper ball into a bin in the video linked below. Honestly, this may be one of the most unspectacular throws you have see in history, but to ME, this is AWESOME.. SUPERB. For someone who lacks basic aim, I am surprised that this even took me an hour to make. I am very out of breath, but I mean, we have to do what we have to do.

This home tasking stuff seems easy and simple, but for me they have posed some of the hardest challenges. It requires you to have physical creativity, which I completely suck at. But, it is requiring me to not only practice a malleable mindset, but be ok with failing. Originally, I was going to throw the ball in the air and then kick it into the bin. But I quickly realized that it was a little too ambitious for me after the ball landed down the other flight of stairs every time. So, be easy on me because I TRIED.

Video Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1coleDV3cLZApyhwEWIztXj9c1HMjMD_-/view

DOES THIS EVEN COUNT?

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This is my “camouflage” video. I mean my question to myself was “Does this even count as a camouflage? I went to ask my sister which one she thought was me and she thought that the I was the “thing” in the middle (which was honestly pretty offensive for her to think that I was that small…). So I gave up in over-processing how I can camouflage and stuck with what I had. If my sister thought the middle one was me… then maybe other people would?

For my camouflage, I used some huge teddy bears that I had and covered them with a sweater. Then, I proceeding to cover myself with the same. I decided to be on the end because I thought people would expect I would be in the center (which I hope was the thought process for my sister and not just because I am little). Then, clearly I moved to reveal myself.

This was actually harder than I expected. I could not figure out how I was going to camouflage myself… it was kind of frustrating to think about. At first I was thinking about hiding in a dark closet or room and then revealing myself, but I am too scared of the dark.. so that failed. I hope this counts and even more so, I hope no one thinks that I am the little guy on the left (because that’s embarrassing).

My Upsetting 3D Printing Experience

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3D Selenus Style Chess Piece STL File Image

This is what would have been my 3D print experience… but thanks to things outside of my control that shall not be named (UH THANKS CORONA! YOU SUCK!), I was unable to retrieve it. So, yes my pretty little chess piece is sitting at the 3D printing space in Cox Hall… unfortunately.

As you can see, my print would have been a chess piece. Not just any chess piece though, but a Selenus chess piece which comes from the Selenus Chess Set which is  the most elegant classical chess set styles in use before the standardization of chess pieces. I chose to use this as my piece because I never seen a chess piece like this before. I know I am not the biggest fan of chess, but I know the chess pieces I have used never looked like this. I don’t know… this chess piece looks so elegant (maybe it is just me), and I was really intrigued by it sort of.

Hopefully, I can eventually retrieve it so that I can customize it (maybe purple with some blue clouds since those are my favorite colors?). I really wish Corona just goes away! I was really bummed that I was not able to have the full experience with 3D printing given that it was my first time, but I can always try again in the future (right?). But yes, this is my not-so successful 3D printing experience. Until we meet again chess piece!

You can find this chess piece STL file at: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2831139

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