Anthony Palaje

A basic cheat sheet on the process of running an effective meeting.

Whilst I formally studied film and television production you can learn most of what you need to know by yourself. In this post I run through some of the most important resources I have found over the years for learning film and television production

In this section we are going to Challenge your view of the world, your place in the world, and your trajectory through the world?

Building a career is about constant growth, evolution, adaptation, awareness and introspection. It is crucial that you gain insight into the state and inner workings of your industry as well as the driving economic forces of both the business and the world.

Sometimes in life you go through a lot of hard work to achieve a goal only to realise you fall short, in such cases you have to choose whether to continue on the path you are on or change direction. These types of decisions are tough and require an honest evaluation of self.

Building a career is a infinite process that involves forging your own path, sometimes that path is winding, sometimes it is forked, sometimes it’s it’s even blocked. The path you take does not always lead to your intended destination but if you must keep moving or time will pass you bye and the windows of opportunity which are open will close.

This article focus on understanding how a graduate can maximise their return on investment. The single best investment you can make is learning the right things to help you develop good habits; this leads to positive exponential growth.

At a glance, the brain is processing possible answers to these questions; What does it do? How well does do that? How hard is this to use? What is the cost to me?

Here is a list of common interview questions to assist you in preparing for a job interview.

In writing this for Students about to graduate, I thought what advice I would give to my self when I was graduating?

Business can estimate the risk work represents and the precise objectives needed to be reached in order to be successful. One of the tools business users to track and measure progress are Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).

Currency is an important factor in gaining employment. Your ability with the latest industry standard technologies, methodologies and processes can help you overcome a lack of commercial experience.

“Most people just won’t get started let alone persist. Why? Because it is hard and it hurts. There’s little praise or assurance, there is no guarantee of success, your best, most important work will not be seen or acknowledged, but your mistakes will be glorified.”

There are many ways to approach the transition from college to industry. Over the next few posts in the series I am going to touch on some of the valuable principles, tools and strategies which would have helped me along this very journey when I was younger.

As graduation gets closer for many students the reality of finishing school kicks in. The fear of the unknown, the doubt and uncertainty of being able to make it in the industry can hit hard. Let's try to tackle the reality of the marketplace from the position of a graduate looking to attain full time employment as a game designer.

Playing the infinite game builds resilience and understanding through learning and application, there is no finite end no completion reward no ceiling to cap your potential or ambition you just keep working to improve. It is also a single source of truth providing nowhere to hide constantly exposing any choice, action and outcome.

During this process, I have found many students do not have tangible evidence which would suggest they can do the job for which they have applied. The truth is many have not progressed from the day they have left college and some have even regressed without knowing.

User stories are one of the most valuable tools in software development. They breakdown the communication barriers and focus the team on what is of real value for the product and the user. 

What is the discovery phase?

Discovery is the first phase in delivering a service or product.

During this phase you create an understanding of;

It's a hot topic of debate across any discipline whether to study at an institution or self learning. 

Here is a list of books that I have found useful over the years.  I will keep updating this list and write more detailed descriptions of the books and what I found useful in them so keep an eye out.

UX is about solving problems; it’s about organizing, economizing & communicating (Not aesthetics).

The first experience people have with your product is the most critical. It will determine whether people will continue to use the product or never use it again.

The following exercise is designed to alleviate the anxiety you may be feeling as you are coming to the end of your student journey and begin your foray into the professional world.

The following information is designed to help assist you in dealing with your state, procrastination and mental blocks,

A list of resources to help you expand your knowledge and skills.

Here are some quick fire core principles you can use to inject Gamification into your product or service.

The first experience people have with your product is the most critical. It will determine whether people will continue to use the product or never use it again.