Diary Entry 7/5/26

 With the time I had before work I did some Blender today. I went over the Donut tutorial which I had found had been updated to a more up to date version for 2026. I noticed this version focused more on modelling other objects to compliment the donut for the finished piece.

Within this time I covered the basics of modelling using Blender as well as beginning the basic modelling section to create a mug that would be paired with the donut. I am still in the middle of working on this section but had to pause due to time. This area helped me learn the basics of the software and I feel like with time I can adjust to it's UI which I have really disliked since using Maya. It is one of the reasons I was so reluctant to return to Blender. However, I will ensure I learn it!

Here is a screenshot of the current progress today!

Tomorrow I will continue the donut tutorial and revise if statements in Python. I will be following up from my last diary entry and will create my own working if statements with both conditions for user input and for Boolean's. If I have more time, I will move onto the next Python topic.

Diary Entry 5/5/26

I started working on a game design document for Project Savage Garden. In my blogs I will be keeping information discreet about the project until I am comfortable enough to share details in the future once this project leaves my brain and starts becoming an actual physical project.

I have stopped writing a script and storyboard for this game and have decided to develop a GDD. This will help me organise my thoughts, ideas and how to better manage the project effectively. I will hopefully have someone else to assist me with the development of this project.

I decided to develop the structure of the document into segments of core pieces of info I will need to bring this project to life. This includes sub topics such as core loops, mind maps and character creation and world building. For now, the GDD is set up to be worked on.

Next I moved onto Python to conclude my work for the day. I started by working on the exercises to revise from yesterday's session with math equations. I gathered the formulas for calculating the diameter from the radius, circumference and area of a circle. This way it would challenge me to essentially work from a easy, medium, hard type of progression when utilising the math operators and the use of the math library in python.

The next thing to go over were if statements. They were straightforward to understand.

Next time to revise for Python is to create my own variation of if statements both with conditions for user input and also for Boolean's. I will be doing this on Friday 8/05.

Tomorrow is a busy day so I will most likely have rest days on Wednesday's for working on projects. On Thursday 7/05, I am going to pick up Blender and do the glorious Donut tutorial. It has been a long time since I have done Blender and I need to learn it to model until I can get Maya back. It is a good opportunity for me to learn it!

Diary Entry 4/5/26

 Today I worked on some Python early in the am. Been busy and got sick recently so I have been slow on the upkeep. I started the day by revising the previous user input basics by calculating the area of a triangle as well as replicating the shopping program from before.

For today since I have a lot to do, I focused on the basic arithmetic and math functions to go over. Here are some of the basic math functions applied to python.

Below are several different basic functions that can be used in tandem together with the basic math operators to be more useful.

Going over some useful / most used functions within the math module. This module provides me with a wider range of functions and constants to work with math.

Finally i completed some exercises with calculating different parts of a circle and a triangle such as the circumference, area and hypotenuse. This allowed me to apply all the operators learnt within this section together all in one.

Tomorrow I will be revising today's Python work on math and find another equation I can work with. I will create my own version of this by using the following equations for a circle:

Calculate the diameter from the radius. The Diameter from the circumference and the diameter from the area formulas. This will enable me to utilise all the math functions while using different equations to that of above.

I will also go over Project Savage Garden and aim to start a game design document to make it easier to figure out where I want to branch out from to develop the first chapter of the game. This will allow for mind maps and exploring the genre and goals of the game far easier than just a script.