Over the past school year, I have had the pleasure of taking Advanced Game Art and Design as a class, and I have learned so much from it. This class was something I had looked forward to ever since my freshman year, and I can say it did not disappoint, from audio and video editing to creating 3D games, i have enjoyed every last bit of it. I know that I have complained in the past about some of the topics and applications I had to use in class, but that does not mean that I did not enjoy learning the new materials. AGAD has been an emotional and mental roller coaster for me, but it was the hardships that I faced in this class that, I think, have prepared me for what lies ahead, my main takeaway from this class is that things can and will go wrong, but it is up to you to be prepared for those situations so that you don't implode from stress or anything else. Although I learned a lot, the experiences I value most from this class are not any of the materials I learned, but the interactions that I have med with my classmates, the people in my class are some of the brightest, most creative people I know, and over the course of the year they have made me realize just how meaningful a second opinion can be, there have been moments when I have been stuck trying to fix a problem and someone will give me an idea to fix the problem that I had never even thought of, in addition to that, I am also really looking forward to what my classmates accomplish in the future because they are all really talented. In terms of the future, I know that the programming skills I built in this class will help as I try to get my degree in Computer Science in the next four years, and although I only have experience in one programming language, I believe that the logical thinking and problem solving skills that came along with my programming knowledge will prove to be useful not only in my pursuit of Computer Science, but in life as well. I am proud to have had the opportunity to have taken Advanced Game Art and Design this year, and I would like to end this journey off by thanking everyone who traveled on it with me for helping me realize that making video games is what I want to do with my life.
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