Andreas Phillips

Mobile Gaming

Gamasutra community
Nintendo community
Blizzard community

Full Sail Connect: Comic Book Club

Full Sail Connect: Pure Motivation

Epic Games: Unreal Engine

Unity 3D

Microsoft
Apple
Nintendo

Personal Mastery and Leadership

Computer Science for Engineers
Approaches to Game Design
Game Development Frameworks
Agile Software Engineering
Usability Engineering
Mobile Gaming Business
Storyboard and Game Design
Mobile Development I
Mobile Development II
Mobile Gaming Testing
Mobile Gaming Thesis

Personal Mastery and Leadership

Learn how to become a stronger leader and master.

Learn how to use the proper citations and formatting in a professional

manner.
Familiarize myself with the discussion boards and social media to form a
better network.
Strategies and Tactics:

Read Mastery by Robert Greene.

Getting a well formed template for reference on my APA formatted papers.
Utilize any tool I can get my hands on like Linked In or the Full Sail LMS and
connect with any peer or individual sharing interests.

Computer Science for Engineers

My goal in this month will be to refresh my engineering skills.

I hope to form a contact group that I can share content with or exchange
feedback during my time in the program.
I plan on using the discussion boards and connect resources to get in touch
with other students. I also plan on remaining in contact with my instructors.
Strategies and Tactics:
Keeping up to date with the new articles and links from sources like
Gamasutra, Apple or Microsoft.
Use LinkedIn to network with my peers and exchange tips or feedback.
Learn a wide range of programming languages and game engines or tools.

Approaches to Game Design

Here, I plan on expanding my area of comfort and try to get involved with other
game designs I am unfamiliar with.
I will ask my peers which games they prefer as well as research any area that I, or
my instructor(s), can see unfamiliarity with.
I hope to get my hands on some other games, even if rented, to get more
familiar with unknown areas or styles.
Strategies and Tactics:
Reaching out to local game shops or Full Sail clubs to play other games or
designs that can stimulate or support learning.
Research top trending genres or styles.
Learn the universal principals of design (Lidwell, 2016)
https://www.lynda.com/Higher-Education-tutorials/Universal-PrinciplesDesign/1937172.html?srchtrk=index%3a0%0alinktypeid%3a2%0aq%3agame+design%0apage
%3a2%0as%3arelevance%0asa%3atrue%0aproducttypeid%3a2

Game Development Frameworks

I hope to absorb as many systems as I can, and perhaps get in touch with the
instructor for new and upcoming trends.
As the game industry discovers new technology or methodologies, I plan on
staying in check with them.
Keeping my Linked In profile updated with any of these concepts will also
promote certain conversations.
Strategies and Tactics:
Get involved with many forums and discussion boards to share knowledge,
feedback, or ideas.
Research start ups and provide feedback or questions about certain methods or
decisions in development.
Learn a new engine (Labrecque, 2014)
https://www.lynda.com/Phaser-tutorials/HTML5-Game-DevelopmentPhaser/1636412.html?srchtrk=index%3a0%0alinktypeid%3a2%0aq%3amobile+game+develop
ment%0apage%3a1%0as%3arelevance%0asa%3atrue%0aproducttypeid%3a2

Agile Software Engineering

Here, I hope I can get together with a group or two to get involved with a side project
involving the material in this course.
I plan on researching tools to manage my time and team productivity.
Another goal would be to form a work schedule for my side projects to enforce and make
deadlines.
Strategies and Tactics:
Revisit side projects and refresh them in some way that can embrace new work flows .
Learn how to use agile software tools (Rose, 2016)
https://www.lynda.com/Business-Skills-tutorials/Comparing-Agile-Software-Tools/4347372.html?srchtrk=index%3a0%0alinktypeid%3a2%0aq%3agame+storyboard%0apage%3a1%
0as%3arelevance%0asa%3atrue%0aproducttypeid%3a2
Time management tips (Crenshaw, 2016)
https://www.lynda.com/Productivity-tutorials/Time-Management-Tips/4406682.html?srchtrk=index%3a0%0alinktypeid%3a2%0aq%3amobile+gaming+business%0apage
%3a1%0as%3arelevance%0asa%3atrue%0aproducttypeid%3a2

Usability Engineering
My goal here would be to embrace many player types and question why certain
behavior gets promoted and how.
I also hope to create a well-rounded capstone prototype with enough content for
the time and scope.
I hope to get my hands on any new technology like VR or Leap Motion for other
industry means.
Strategies and Tactics:
Learn the fundamentals of UX (Nodder, 2015)
https://www.lynda.com/User-Experience-tutorials/Foundations-UX-UsabilityTesting/4218032.html?srchtrk=index%3a0%0alinktypeid%3a2%0aq%3ausability+engineering%
0apage%3a1%0as%3arelevance%0asa%3atrue%0aproducttypeid%3a2
Getting my hands on a headset for virtual reality can allow me to challenge
myself to use a new piece of technology in a project.

Use my social media networks to spread attention about my capstone project.

Mobile Gaming Business

I hope to bump up my side company into a more professional state with the
content I may get from this course.
I plan on absorbing as many business tactics to promote my games or
content in the most professional manner.
Learning about analytics and data base management of information to
promote content or advertising.
Strategies and Tactics:
Learn the importance of branding.

Learn how industry giants use their tools to support or sell certain things.
Learn marketing strategy for gaming (Elkin, 2016)
https://www.lynda.com/Mobile-Marketing-tutorials/Mobile-MarketingStrategy/4798032.html?srchtrk=index%3a0%0alinktypeid%3a2%0aq%3amobile+gaming+bu
siness%0apage%3a1%0as%3arelevance%0asa%3atrue%0aproducttypeid%3
a2

Storyboard and Game Design

Here I hope to refresh my side projects and hopefully get them into a more
streamlined state for consumers.
I would also like to work with a team of some peers that may share my goals
about helping and learning together.
I also plan on developing a set of characters for my portfolio and social media.
Strategies and Tactics:
Learn how to storyboard my own commercial (Simon, 2016)
https://www.lynda.com/Storyboard-Pro-tutorials/Toon-Boom-Storyboard-ProEssential-Training/1820342.html?srchtrk=index%3a0%0alinktypeid%3a2%0aq%3agame+storyboard%0ap
age%3a1%0as%3arelevance%0asa%3atrue%0aproducttypeid%3a2
Learn how todays companies get players to purchase content or other
merchandise not necessarily having to do with the video game.
I will form a character or set of characters to develop over time and have on my
portfolio representing my progress.

Mobile Game Development I & II

Here I hope to further advance my games and projects into more complete
or perhaps shipped content depending on the productivity.
I hope to evolve my skillset across many languages or engines.
I also plan on developing something and have it shipped, perhaps with a
team of peers.
Strategies and Tactics:
Learn and research the best tools for the games produced.

Keep informed with the latest trending theories and production tools.
Learn about careers in the industry (Bradley, 2016)
https://www.lynda.com/Unity-tutorials/Careers-Game-Industry/4568252.html?srchtrk=index%3a0%0alinktypeid%3a2%0aq%3amobile+gaming+bu
siness%0apage%3a1%0as%3arelevance%0asa%3atrue%0aproducttypeid%3
a2

Mobile Game Testing

My goal this class would be to collaborate with my peers and try to focus on the
many different players and their play styles.
I also hope to implement some kind of analytics into a project and track them
effectively.
I plan on using my industry connections and followers to get any feedback or
awareness of projects and technology.
Strategies and Tactics:
I also plan on reaching out to forums and play testing groups for additional input .
I have an account with the Unreal Engine and I plan on posting certain links for
feedback.
Learn fundamentals of analytics (Dutton, 2016)
https://www.lynda.com/Watson-Analytics-tutorials/Watson-AnalyticsFundamentals/5159162.html?srchtrk=index%3a0%0alinktypeid%3a2%0aq%3amobile+gaming+busines
s%0apage%3a1%0as%3arelevance%0asa%3atrue%0aproducttypeid%3a2

Mobile Game Thesis: Technical Writing

and Professional Presentation
Here I hope to finalize a complete project into a formal presentation. I hope
that I can catch the attention of the audience members and professionals
and blow them away.
I also hope to have a team formed by this time and get a plan secured to
continue to work together in a project or company.

I plan on having my family also see my presented work and get their love
and support as I always had.
Strategies and Tactics:
Networking with my peers and staff friends to get as much feedback as
possible.
Sharing my progress throughout my social media profile on the best
milestones.

Using my Linked In profile as a portfolio to share my thoughts and progress

over time.

My Mentor
My mentor will be someone with the passion for learning and challenge seeking.
One who will question our current understanding to evolve into a greater means
for the future.
My mentor will look at the situation and bring a different perspective on it. Just
because something may seem one sided or even vulnerable, does not mean it
has no place anywhere.
As much as talent counts, effort counts twice. (Duckworth, 2013)

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.
(Pausch, 2008)
The feeling that we have endless time to complete our work has an insidious
and debilitating effect on our minds. (Greene, 2012, P. 198)
You dont want to abandon the skills and experience you have gained, but to
find a new way to apply them (Greene, 2012, p. 40)
You will recognize it when you find it because it will spark that childlike sense of
wonder and excitement; it will feel right (Greene, 2012, P. 28)

References
Greene, Robert. Mastery. Penguin Books, 11/2012. VitalBook file.

Dr. Angela Duckworth video: The Key to Success? Grit

http://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_the_key_to_success_grit

Dr. Randy Pausch video: The Last Lecture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BODHsU3hDo4

https://www.unrealengine.com/download?dismiss=null

http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/

http://www.nintendo.com/