#miro board

[des302-capstone-blog-project]

20/07/2023

During this first week of this semester, I have started on creating my Miro board to plan out my projects and to get an idea what task I will be doing each week.

From the announcement made by Ayla about planning week 1 and 2, I have started in completing this list.

Miro board link: https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVM1F4xZw=/

create your Miro board

choose a buddy or a group

define the specific methodology you wish to use and map the stages of the methodologies to a timeline.

think about what it is you might like to achieve by week 12 (just a draft)

add your to do list for week 1 on Miro board.

I have also started on the A2: proposal refinement and planning + ethics modules - 6 key "ingredients slide"

I have used the scope/limits I have made in Des300 project proposal for this project. I will be refining this next week and onto the coming weeks when the project has roughly finished its planing stage. I will be using the human centred design (HCD) methodology and the process that I will be using in this research is both qualitative research and quantitative and I will be using the design thinking method to map the stages to a timeline.

#week 1 #define methodology #miro board #stressed already #define #define stage #project proposal #design process #HCD #human centred design #design methodology #design thinking

[carlyraejepsans]

making my own reaction pics from now on

#undertale #sans #miro boards with the gang is very good fuel for stuff like this

[venomous-qwille]

🤡 or 🦅 :)

(P.S. I love your style of writing!)

waa thankyou! I've already answered the first one so I'll have ago at the second!

🦅 Do you outline fics or fly by the seat of your pants?

I have a very very big 'overall' plan for gitm! A sort of scaffolding of events I want to happen, rather than a point by point outline.

Each post-it is a scene yet to be slapped into my chapter plan (which is super loose), including major events and ideas and scenes id like to squeeze in at some point. My writing is strongest when I'm discovery writing, so often I will start a scene with only the barest idea of how I want it to play out. I really like it when characters surprise me! Everything just gets edited a lot later for continuity :)

#sorry for grainy image #trying to avoid spoilers #this is a browser based planner called miro #i use the free version and its really great for me to sort out whats going on in my head visually #everytime i come up with a new scene idea i just slap it on the board for later #gitm au #ghost in the machine au #fnaf daycare attendant #fnaf dca #asks answered #qwillewrites #ask game

[shallowseeker]

Is there like…a giant SPN timeline somewhere? i feel like there should be one i can mouse through. With little branches that squirrel off and note non-canon things.

#spn #technically i have the skills for this #or maybe we shut up and just use a group miro board

[curiosity-killed]

i realize that outlines might! possibly! help with the figuring out of how long chapters will be but also how am i supposed to know a chapter is going to be 10k+ until i have written 10k of it

#it is a mystery #i will possibly attempt to thin down but honestly #whatever #i think right now some of it is padding that will get moved to earlier in the book #bc this is v much a first draft and in some ways moreso than the other 2 manuscripts #so a lot is being like. figured out while i go. #see: the miro board #tcp editing adventures

[quickhacked]

>> wip thursday

was tagged by @arklay, @mendev and @morvaris, thank you so much!! tagging @awful-roffle, @coffeebucko, @henbased, @strafethesesinners, @adelaidedrubman, @shellibisshe, @bluemojave, @turbo-virgins, @aartyom, @steelport, @aelyosos, @necro-hamster and anyone else who wants to do this!

‘Checkmate.’

It was dark. Vincent lay unmoving, arms hooked in an uncomfortable angle behind his back. His head felt heavy; a dull, constant thrumming filled his ears and numbed his brain, putting painful pressure on the back of his eyes to the point he feared they could pop out of his skull at any given moment. Checkmate. God, he had been stupid- naive, but most of all stupid, believing Dupoint would let him walk. He should have known- he could have known, from the moment his gaze had caught that of the Frenchman- whatever was going to happen would not end well for him. A quiet whimper left Vincent’s throat as he tried to move and he sank back onto the floor, unable to push himself up against the wall. His muscles were stiff, exhausted from the pain he’d had to endure, and each tiny move felt like the equivalent of a sharp knife carving away at his skin and flesh. He had won. Of course he had. It had seemed dumb to him, even- why a game of chess, of all possibilities? But it did not matter. What mattered is he had won, which had meant his friends would get to walk away- with all limbs attached- and so would he. Checkmate. But of course Dupoint had refused to give him that satisfaction.

#tag games #nuclearwriting #oh vincent we're really in for it now......... #guess what this is for >:] #i'm going insane the idea i have for this. is SO BIG. but also SO GOOD #gonna take me forever to write but it's gonna be so so worth it auauuauaua #screaming crying sobbing throwing up thinking about this entire chapter in the storyline AUGHH #another breadcrumb for the timeline....good luck figuring it out besties <3 #i should make like a miro board with sticky notes of events and just let the mutuals go ham trying to piece together a timeline #i'll be watching and taking notes bc i don't know anymore either <3 #yes i have written a timeline no i don't actually know if it's coherent <3

[winterwrites23]

What website are you using to plan your book on? It looked interesting and I think I might use it to help me plan my book.

Miro

I use Miro and let me tell you how great it is!! It's basically a virtual whiteboard where you can make charts, post-its, diagrams and much more. But the best thing is that you can share it with people and work on it at the same time! I used it many times for my school projects, where I could dump all my research and notes with my teammate.

As you can see down below, I've been using it for String of Time to better visualize my ridiculously convoluted timeline, my inspiration boards/references and the character sheets. Excuse my messy chaotic board xD

It has lots of cool features, super user-friendly and offers tutorial or templates, even for the free version. I really recommend Miro for anyone who likes to put their ideas on 'paper', whether it be for school/work or just for fun. The free version allows you up to 3 projects (you can make more but the access gets restricted), unless you go for the premium version. (P.S: I blurred a few things for the image below)

Notebook.ai

I also use a website called notebook.ai. It's a tool that helps writers and worldbuilders by giving you prompts and themes as a better way to organize your lore. It offers lots of themes in terms of world building (culture, location, language, fauna, cities, etc.) and you can share it with the community. I use it mainly to dump my characters' lore and items info into one place.

Also you can use tags to better navigate through all your stuff and you can customize the themes. Again, I have the free version because it already offers a good basic and that's enough for me, haha.

And that's about it! These tools really help me not forget details in the story and better visualize my ideas. Hope that helps!

#Miro was a lifesaver during online class omfg #being able to do brainstorms on a collaborative board is the best #thanks for the ask!

[starscelly]

and if i ****** ******. what then. what then.

#i forget how viscerally angry calgary can make me. oh boy #along with boarding miro…. i need u all dead now #stars lb

[honeyboyfelix]

my netherdeep campaign groups miro board notes my beloved 😘

#personal #sam plays dnd #these notes...life savers #might start using them for my other campaign when we start gen 3 #for the fucking l o r e #and also for secret notes cause for a good part of it half of the group will be part of an enemy army #they can have the miro board privileges when we all become friends

[hibernationsuit]

i need to talk more abt toby & klara istg. hm. might rb an ask game tomorrow or something

#whatever makes me stop thinking abt miro boards honestly

[earlyspringtranscendence]

is it just me or is the whole julia hart & miro thing creeping anyone way the fuck out. i dont care for miro and i have no idea abt his career previous to his involvement w house of black so its possible im just missing context and in that case i’d love to be told but as i see it now whats happening is either a) julia attempting to use her 20 yr old Feminine Wiles on 36 yr old miro which is creepy as all fucking hell or b) miro misconstruing is as point a but in either case it leads to the sexualisation of julia (20, born in 2001) and the (implied) violence of miro who is fucking huge

#SORRY I REALLY REALLY REALLY HATE IT NONE OF WHAT IVE SEEN FROM THAT SO FAR HAS MADE ME FEEL ANYTHING BUT LIKE #DEEPLY. DEEPLY DEEPLY UNCOMFORTABLE. #and then u get online n ppl are like 'haha miro is awesome for doing that' n like. well that makes me think im missing subtext/context #but like. if im not missing anything then i gotta be honest this shit has Got To Go #like . not to keep going on about this but julia isnt just born in 2001 she's Younger Than Me and i was born in october #(like she's lit a month & a couple days younger than me but like still) #it freaks me out im so not on board w any of it #also this is unrelated to the main point but they have got to stop bringing julia to interference when she's not allowed to get involved #like julia standing there looking angry while buddy gets beat up its so anticlimactic #esp bc julia's absolutely Hard in the ring like obviously she'd never get anywhere on miro but like last time she's darby allin's size #coulda gone for him #and even w miro like it would make a lot of sense for her character to get in and try a couple lucky shots anyway #esp bc . well you'd expect w miro's insane xtianity he'd have a rule abt not hurting women but well refer back to body of this post #cause apparently that just isnt the case. BUT BOY IT SHOULD BE BC ITD BE A LOT MORE FUN IN MANY WAYS

[holyscream]

They just moved the deadlines for the end-of-year exhibition prep by almost a month and decided to wait until today to tell us.

The deadline is now next week.

Bro, I'm not even at the prototyping stage yet.

#the great whine shark #A MONTH #MONTH #M O N T H #the actual presentation is still a month away but i'm gonna lose a week having to deal with all this prep stuff next week #i quite literally don't have time for this #*sends in a screenshot of a miro board* #oh but they'll also need our blribs translated to english so at least i've got that going for me lol

[galiccfinds]

BRATZ MAGAZINE - Special Fashion Edition with Jade, Cloe and Sasha September 17th, 2006

cc links, refs & inspo under de cut !! ִֶָ 𓂃⊹ ִֶָ

꒰ jade ꒱

beret │ top │ pants │ shoes │ bag │ nails

꒰ cloe ꒱

top │ skirt │ shoes │ bag │ nails │ hair pins │ necklace │ earrings │ handwarmer

꒰ sasha ꒱

top │ skirt │ shoes │ bag │ nails │ necklace* │ handwarmer │ legwarmer

─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──

thanks to all amazing cc creators! @at-mach @b0t0xbrat @babyetears @bellassims @bluerose-sims @charonlee @christopher067 @daisy-pixels @daylifesims @eggu-sims @eunosims @greenllamas @lin-dian @lumysims @madlensims @miro-sims @missvalentine142 @pralinesims @thekunstwollen ₊˚⊹♡

inspired by this & this post by @kashisun, and also this post by @faestelle ♡ refs (pin board): ꒰ x ꒱

i had so much fun making these, and i don't know why i haven't done this before since bratz dolls are one of the inspirations for my sim style

#simblr #the sims 4 #ts4 #my sims #ts4 simblr #sims 4 lookbook #cc links #ts4 cc list #ts4 cc download #ts4 cc finds #ts4 cc cas #ts4 cc free #lookbook

[devsgames]

HOT GAMEDEVS DON'T GATEKEEP

Inspired by this post by @midwinterhunt, here's a compilation of all the game dev resources I have come across, most of which I use fairly frequently. Most of these are free, some are paid but fairly cheap. Feel free to add your own resources. ✌️

Important reminder: When using basically any works or programs someone else created in your games, make sure you thoroughly understand the licenses and terms it has been shared with. If you don't know what the terms are, reach out to the resource and ask. Don't be lazy about this; it's not only dishonest but it can come back to bite you.

Engines

Unity - Best suited for mobile and multi-platform.

Unreal - Tailored for shooters and high-fidelity experiences.

PICO-8 - Virtual console for simple games

Godot - Open source and free!

GameMaker - Good for 2D games

Bitsy - Great little engine for making simple games and experiences

Construct - Never used but have heard nice things

Scratch - If you've never coded before, this is the best place to start. Great for young devs and those who want to get their feet wet.

Adventure Game Studio - Best suited for adventure games

RPG Maker - Best suited for top-down classic JRPG style games

Twine - Text-centric games like Interactive Fiction

Assets

OpenGameArt - Many assets, various licenses, and plenty of CC0 content.

Unity Store - For Unity only. Some free.

Unreal Store - For Unreal only. Some free.

Godot Asset Library

Jean Moreno's Toon Effects - Some of the best effects available on the Unity store. Unity only but I've used them in basically every project.

Steamworks.net C# Wrapper For Unity - Unity only C# wrapper for integrating Steam compatibility to your game

Itch.io - Plenty of free art assets and game dev resources

Kenney - Kenney makes tons of open-source assets for devs to use.

Art

Mixamo - Generates rigs for your humanoid models and lets you apply a library of free humanoid animations to them. Super helpful for prototyping. Adobe.

Blender - Free, open source and fully featured 3D program.

XNormal - Free offline normal map generator

Normal Map Online - Free online normal map generator

Crocotile - Cheap tool for building 3D models from sprite sheets

MagicaVoxel - Free voxel modelling tool

Piskel - Free online sprite drawing tool

Aesprite - Paid sprite drawing tool

TurboSquid - Not always great quality, but can be good source of free placeholders.

Textures.com - Limited texture downloads per day but free for personal use.

Pexels - Free stock photo resource. Most are free for commercial use. Check licenses.

Clipstudio - Good for illustration or graphic design. One time payment.

GIMP - Image editing program a-la Photoshop. Free.

Audio

Audacity - Free and fully-featured DAW/audio editor.

sfx.me - Free 8-bit synth-style sound effect generator for games.

CastingCallClub - Easy forum to find amateur voice talent for your project (p.s.: you should pay them).

FreeSound.org - Free sounds, searchable by license. A go-to for my audio needs.

Incompetech - Royalty-free music by Kevin McLeod.

Scott Buckley Music - Royalty free with conditions. Generally more on the cinematic side of things but very good stuff!

SoundCloud - 'Search -> By Track -> Filter: Use Commercially' leads to songs posted with allowance of commercial use. Always reach out to the artist to understand their terms and confirm that it's okay to use with your project.

Project Planning

Keymailer - Handy for mailing keys to influencers (don't expect a lot of traction unless you're paying for some of the features though).

Trello - Kanban board. Great for organizing tasks, managing bugs, etc. Free.

Notion - Private text and wiki page editor. Good for project organization, note taking, and fleshing out ideas. Free.

Obsidian - Alternative to Notion, with similar features.

Miro - Free whiteboard for organizing thoughts, images, brainstorming, etc.

Wave - Free Bookkeeping site. Great for keeping finances organized.

#gamedev #game development #game dev #indie games #indie game #gamedevelopment #indiegames #indiedev #indie dev #game developer #resources #blog

[bonus-links]

PLEASEEEEE THIS COMIC IS SO GOOOOOOODDDDDD

How did you come up with such interesting concepts ??? I only started following this like 6 months agoooo and it always makes my Wednesday (or whenever) when you posted another page. Got me planning out my weeks when you had a schedule.

ANYWHO! As a fellow writer, I’d love to like see your story boards for the first chapter (when it’s over- if it isn’t already - maybe I’m a silly goose) BUT I LOVE YOUR WORK SO SO SO MUCH!!! Keep going PLEASEEEE i beg of you

OH IM GLAD I WENT BACK THRU MY ASKBOX TO FIND THIS ASK I dont have storyboards exactly (i do share my sketch/thumbnail pages on my main though under the processdotjpg tag!) but I do have a miro board with the entire bonus links plot charted out. now that chapter 1 is done I can share its section:

very specific, i know. I also have a word doc outline with more detail lol, but this miro board helped me visualize everything much better. clearly I changed the final order of things! also featuring such riveting notes I left myself as:

i would not recommend planning a story or a comic the way I do but. its worked for me so far lol. I am so glad that people have been enjoying it, sometimes it's really challenging to keep up with (both in terms of the workload and just like. mentally putting myself out there) but it's been a lot of fun to share with everyone :-))

#ask #bonus content

[yuniemaki]

3 reasons why you might want to consider using miro or mind-mapping for your plotting & character needs

if you're a forgetful person like me and hate clicking through 2093 tabs of software to find out why Character A hates Character B (for the third time), mind mapping might just be your solution.

you can simply chuck research into one group like this for reference later

2. everything about this story is consolidated into one board, at a glance - relationship dynamics? zoom in over at the character map. plot? zoom in on the post-its. it's really useful when i hit a block and need to refresh my memory. by stacking post-its according to chapter/plot order you can also indicate to yourself what happens at each "chapter", even off-screen, to get a full sense of the plot:

3. you can draw complex relationships between characters like a mindmap, ensuring you don't forget why Side Character A exists. because of its visual nature you're forced to condense their relationships into key words like "hates", "working with", "betrays", "falls in love with", so immediately you know the crux of their relationships. of course, detailed profiles are still useful, but this is great if you just need to jig your memory while writing.

4. you can also use frames to organise your thoughts and it's really easy to find them later on at a glance. plus, the board is infinite so you don't need more than one board for each story. i currently use it to hold all my multichap story planning

and well... that's it, really! maybe give it a try if the usual plotting isn't working out for you.

#writing tips #writing advice #plotting #writerslife #writers of tumblr #writing community #writeblr