At the end of this experience, I realized that innovation day is a BIG emotional roller coaster.
When I started innovation day I was really exited because I got to build a game with circuits! I was also super excited because I had never worked with circuits before. But unfortunately, when the assignment started I began to feel really stressed. There was a lot of research that we needed to do before we got to build and I was nervous I’d get behind. But I didn’t and once I got to build, I got super excited again and that’s when the emotional roller coaster started. For real, one day I was happy and the next I had a total breakdown! The problem was I put a lot of pressure on myself because I am just a person “who always freaks out in any way they can” but when I finished my game it was so rewarding.
In the end, after stressing out presenting to the judges, almost crying because I also didn’t finish my board and screaming with happiness after finishing my game,
It was an amazing experience.
This is a photo of my game:
In conclusion I loved my game but if I could do something differently next time I would take it easy and try to calm down and relax more. I would have also liked to use my time better. I think I spent too much time on painting, printing and cutting stuff when I should have used that time for better things like making my board and perfecting my research.
See you next time!
