Journal 1: Hello!


Hi Everyone,

I'm a year 4 NM major taking "NM4226 INTERACTIVE MEDIA DESIGN CAPSTONE PROJECT" this semester. Thought it would be pretty interesting and rewarding to take a more hands-on module in my graduating semester, as supposed to the typical academic-driven modules.

I will be using this platform to share my thoughts and experiences from the module. Do stay tuned for my journal submissions! (:

Kelly

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