The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. - Thomas Paine

Alright, so the year is over and I find myself in a position of reflection.

At the start of the year I was a bit insecure on what to do, how to develop my creative process and how I would cope with the challenges laying ahead of me. I knew I was going to work hard, something I feel entitled to say I have. However there is also the issue of how to progress, I have always had a finish early mentality on stages, since the latter stages will most certainly take a greater deal of time to finish.

During the first mandatory assignments in the first semester illustrated this to a greater extent than required in some cases. I did alright I think it is ok to say, I could always have profited from a bit more skill, but even more so experience, and that's what I have gained during this semester, a bit of skill and a bit of experience, which in total adds up to quite a bit in the long run. Confidence, knowledge of 3d as well as problem solving are things I can much more easily cope with now, which really help.

During my next year at Teesside I will further deepen my knowledge in advanced visual effects, creative animation, games future and games development. What I have learned this year will be of a great boost in the coming semesters.

These years are always kind of tricky since most of the friends you knew won't be going with you to Teesside. You will have to be more direct and more independent in the coming years as you will have little home contact, that and of course the ever-sticky issue of funding during school years, if the times be kind upon me I will eventually find a summer job to boost the outlook on this, but for the most part I think things will go alright.

All in all, there is a challenge approaching next year, and due to this course I feel much more capable of taking that head on. I think it will be a good experience overall getting an early Bachelor and hopefully something more the coming years.