Title: Instructor Notes Module 1
Course: IN 162 Game, Storyline and Character Development > Section: Module 1

Many things can be learned from the study of success and failure.  It is a "technique" used by many walks of life.  Generals have used it as a way to better perform on the field of battle or to learn more of an opponent. Athletes use it in the same way to learn how to improve their performance and better understand their competition.

By studying a games or films success we can better understand how to replicate that.  We will know what has worked in the past and can learn from that what people like or look for.  With this understanding we can not only make successes but also improve on them.

Learning about failed attempts, we can not make the same mistakes.  Learning what has not worked is just as important as understanding what has worked.  Improvements can be made, things can be fixed and, as they say, "history won't repeat itself" in a negative way.

As you search and work through your paper you should find that to honestly understand this topic, you really need to have a connection to the subject.  I have played many games that in my eyes were a success but the public just didn't like them. Only through playing the games first hand could I gain the knowledge of why and what. People are a valuable asset to learn about things, but on the same hand... learn to trust yourself.  Allow your opinion to form and then learn to express that.  However, please understand that it is an opinion... you can share it, but never force it!