Game Journalism Day 2 - Thrive

Water Desaltification

Grill mark creation on grillables

Fish Wrangling

Game Journalism Play 3

1. Today I finally built a shark head trophy even though I have killed 3 sharks. I also built a paint mill and a bunch of wet bricks. I wanted a paint mill because I had some flowers and I had the materials for it so I just built it.
   
   
   
   
2. I will always take great pride in the shark head hanging on my raft, and once I kill the seagull I will be able to make a paint brush to use the paint.
3. Tomorrow I need to get a giant clam shell.
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Game Journalism Play 2

1. Today I mainly focused on learning more about playing the game efficiently. I tried to make some planters to grow some produce. I also made a second and third level on my raft with stairs in order to access high island's. I killed one shark but then it came back and killed me thrice, which was aggravating.
2. I learned that storing things in chests and containers is much smarter than storing it in your personal inventory as that is lost upon death. I also learned that the ergonomics of your raft does matter and that it is better if you have things easily accessible. A good feature is the net that one can attach to the raft to collect resources in stead of having to pick it up manually.
3. A strategy I want to try tomorrow is reinforcing the raft edges so that it is not as easy to attack. Also I really want to make bricks to get a smelter for metal ingots which is important in farther ahead gameplay.
4.   I have done all these things to add to the quality of life. Stairs to reach higher islands. Storage so I don't carry it all on hand. Grill and Purifier for basic food and water. A net to maximize collected resources. A Research Table to get more advanced tools. 
   

Game Journalism Day 1 - Basics

Start Screen

The game 'raft' is about surviving the open ocean and expanding your raft to get supplies and making a raft that is big enough to live on and that cannot be destroyed. There are lots of challenges such as the shark attempting to eat the raft. You also have to manage hunger and thirst.

To collect items and interact with everything use the 'E' key.

The other way to pick up items is with the ever useful 'plastic hook'

These are the building materials floating around the ocean. Plastic, Wood planks, Palm leaves.

Here is the shark attacking my raft.

There are also islands sitting in the middle of the water. the islands are rich in resources varying from sand and clay to different colored flowers and mangoes.

Here is my raft.

Game Journalism Play 1

The game that we are playing is called RAFT, it is a survival game on the open ocean. It is hard to pick up at first because there is no tutorial, but it is easy enough to learn.

1. I built a water purifier and added to my raft when the shark took pieces off. I explored a little, and found out that it was very bad to let your raft float away.
2. Upon my first play I learned the crucial key is "E" to pick up items and "I" to build structures. I started by building a water purifier and all the tools necessary for survival. I learned that 'plastic hooks' are amazing tools.
3. This time I'm going to try killing the shark ASAP and then obtaining better resources to expand my raft.

   

   My Raft

SketchUp Room with Pool

I followed the PDF tutorial

SketchUp - Garage Sale

I made a garage sale using different aspects from the 3D warehouse and the other models that I had built previously. I had some serious issues with saving the project because the server was unable to handle most of the stuff I threw at it, but here's what I got...