We were given an extra week to complete our essay which was just as well. I had planned to spend the week nights researching and writing what I could but instead wound up doing Project 6 homework. So the weekend was to be my time but I spend much of it away from home and a computer coming to a friend's aid. Today, (Monday) we didn't have a lecture, but instead our tutor was to give one-on-one sessions to anyone that needed some more input. Instead I've concentrated on reading up on my topic. I've started with Wikipedia to get an overview of art-games, interactive art , and popular game titles that had no specific goal.

The game Alien Garden is mildly interesting because it reminds me of various experiments that I have read about in the past where software mimics evolution for the purpose of experimentation or even applications such as producing a better design or better code than a programmer can. All quite interesting, I don't have any links at the moment. But it takes me in a possible new direction. It also integrates my abstract well (maths and art imitating nature), which I was prepared to re-write but if I can tie all of this up it would be better as it's mildly interesting.

Hmmm, that is a good point "interesting". I need to stop thinking of this as some difficult assignment and more as a personal project whose exploration I find interesting. That way I can probably claw my way back to feeling smug about being able to do this instead of rather daunted and also confused as to why it's so daunting. I've been looking forward to writing an essay for... years really. I always thought I'd be good at it. I get my chance and for some reason I'm not so confident.