This is my critical journal for my Critical Study, or disseration. It just logs what I did on different days. I have referenced research material in the Study itself, and included a large glossary.
Critical Journal
November 15th, 2005
I have just begun writing my presentation/essay. I’ve decided on a number of subjects all related to an overall theme for my critical study. I’ll be writing about the film and game industries and how they have begun to relate to one another over the past 15 years or so.
November 18th, 2005
I did my presentation and handed in the essay today. I was told it was well thought out, and that I’d clearly done a lot of work.
November 24th 2005
Today I had a tutorial with Kathy Jenkins, in which we discussed the overall theme of my critical study and talked in-depth about me playing Star Wars Galaxies for 19 months, the social implications of it (both in-game and in real life) and the impact of other such games in general. I need to outline the different sections of my critical study to show her next week. I’ve just done that.
December 9th 2005
I’ve started writing my critical study, using the presentation essay as a basis and expanding on what I’ve already said. I’ve put it in a more formal template.
December 20th, 2005
I’ve started writing about what Kathy and I discussed in my last tutorial, mainly focusing on Star Wars Galaxies.
January 2nd, 2006
I’ve written another fifteen-hundred or so words on Star Wars Galaxies and my third year major project. I still need to write a lot about Star Wars Galaxies and more about the major project, quoting from a few books here and there and possibly expanding on some of the points I already made earlier in the document.
January 3rd, 2006
I’ve finished the first full draft of my critical study. Now just need to proof read it and send it to Kathy for comments.
January 15th, 2006
After my tutorial with Kathy I’ve added some descriptions of Star Wars Galaxies’ interface. I’ll be adding more information on the social aspects and implications of MMOGs, and including Matrix Online as another example.
February 2nd, 2006
I believe I’ve finally finished my critical study. I’ve been working on it all day, writing about The Matrix Online, adding a bibliography and glossary of terms as suggested by Kathy, and proof-reading it. I’ve sent it to Kathy to read before our next tutorial.
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