Thoughts, reflections and summary

At the begining I didn't know what the subject would be about and now it's already over. Hah, such a strange feeling how fast the time runs! Of course, there were some ups and downs, but what doesn't kill you will make you only stronger, right? In total I had two projects and about the two of them I had been excited for the whole time.

I must say I was really surprised about my first project, the marsz umarłych composition. I'm not a big fan of sport but the ice hockey game gave me some positive emotions, new experience (watching ice hockey live in Finland should be MUST for everyone) and also some interesting material. Okei, at first I thought I'm not able to make anything from these sounds, because I was sitting in the fan zone, so mainly I heard fans but not the players themselves. But it was actually good, because I could make my creativity to work and after some time of self-brainstorming I realised that I didn't have to make anything related to ice hockey actually. It could have been based on, why not? I got really attached to this idea and so eager to try it! I'm glad I could find appropriate program fulfilling my requirements to the project and actually it was quite easy the learn some basic stuff about this program. As I was adding more and more new stuff I was more and more excited about the final outcome. When I was listening to the whole composition I had shivers all over my spine and the funniest part was when I reminded that it was based on the ice hockey game. Ridicously I claimed it unbelievable even if I was the creator myself!

The second project was more complicated I was really excited about working with sensors and actually I wish we could have spent some more time playing with them, but even this little was good enough. Actually it was the first time when I realised what was behind different devices and engines that I've already faced but never thought of it. We were working in groups and mine was working on a Grand Radio (for more details please go some posts earlier, I've already described the whole idea). It was so great to hear it working! At first I had doubts it could work or if I ever succeed, but with help of our tutor everything went so much better! I must admit I felt the pressure of time a little bit, 'cause the deadline was really soon and I couldn't focus that much on the other things that I should have been doing meantime, maybe the introduction to the whole course should be shorter? Nevertheless the whole effort payed off and during the presentation day we could have presented the program.

The whole subject I consider as incredibly fascinating and discovering. I could have tested myself in many fields raging from focused and a bit mad work in front of the screen to presenting the projects in front of all the classmates. It was a really good and enriching experience and I'm sure it'll have a great impact for my further projects, working style, etc.

Finalising the Radio project

I'm happy that the whole project turned out to be working so great. It's been an awesome experience to play around the sensors, even if (or maybe especially) when some surprises happened. Like today: a sensor which wasn't supposed to be a part of the radio suddenly became quite a meaningful part! Either working on programming could fix it OR we can always smartly add this sensor to the radio.

Also surprising was when we were asked to speak about our project in front of the camera to record some human persona behind the project. Too bad our radio model was in a very prototype version, so still we have to work on the visual form of our project. But I'm strongly convinced that everything is going to work out well and  the final effect will be awesome!