Intent

To relate the word, intent or intention to my task, the need to understand the meaning of intent is important. The Macquarie Dictionary describes it in 3 simple words Meaning, Plan, and Will.

Communicating my intention will mean I will need too;

• Describe the purpose of the task.
• Why the task needs to be done.
• What the end point of the task is.
• The time it takes to complete the task.

John F. Kennedy provides a good example. In his now famous ‘man on the moon’ speech;

“First, I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth.”

This statement of intent is concrete [landing a man on the moon], active [landing, returning, achieving], simple, time bound [before this decade is out], and is in the form of a mini story [land the man and get him home safely]. [1]

My task is to showcase an important, architecturally designed building, that has not been physically built, and to build it in a 3D environment, then be able to explore The High Court of Australia, by Harry Seidler. The use of UT3 will allow the users to get a sense of scale and volume. The reason this task needs to be done is because of the course arch1392, the course allows the students be part of the growing industry which involved developing and modeling in a gaming environment. At the end of this course I would like to have the ability to create or recreate designs in a UT3, possess the ability to collaborate with others to reach the desired outcome. The time it will take is unknown, but there is a due date.

My intention are achievable in the time frame given, the course will teach me more than intended. This is not a detailed plan, but a point of direction of where I need to end up.

Reference:
[1] http://www.anecdote.com.au/archives/2007/07/communicating_i_1.html - By Shawn