Curricular Response

The greatest strengths of my presentation included engagement from the students within the classroom, a neatly displayed powerpoint, and keeping summaries of the FNAF lore concise. I was able to keep the students engaged by showing videos that would possibly scare them and by asking questions about what they personally thought about the game. Because FNAF has been dragged on for so long since most of us were kids, engagement was high regarding comments and personal experiences of the game.

Next time, if I were asked to complete an assignment like this again where there is lots of leeway and choice of what I would like to discuss, is to focus more on preparation. Though it’s a topic I have excellent knowledge of, I still have to rehearse and ensure I understand what I’m saying and if an audience will too. Lack of preparation will lead to rambling and unnecessary information that will be given. If I were to drag the presentation on for longer, I will have to focus more on the engagement aspect such as asking more rounded questions and perhaps more visuals.

Core Competency Self-Assessment

FNAF was the topic I wanted to discuss because I’ve been a huge fan of the game series for as long as I can remember. This was an opportunity to do more research on the lore because frankly I only had a general idea of how the games work. The show-and-tell presentation gave me a better understanding of the story behind the games but to also share it with the class who might’ve had the same level of curiosity as me.

The strategies I used for collecting relevant information for my show-and-tell presentation were information from people I know who love the game just as much as I do and watching tons of videos on the topic. I chose videos that were concise and easy to follow that break down the lore as much as possible. With the information I’ve gained, I was able to draw my own conclusions as this is a theory-crafted game.