Honestly, what impressed me the most during this internship experience is the importance of ensuring effective communication channels between both parties. When and how to initiate contact, which software to use for communication, and how to ensure continued communication are all crucial. If one party remains unreachable when the other needs to get in touch, it results in wasted time for both parties, and the impact on the project could be immeasurable.
After successfully establishing communication between both parties, the internship is considered officially underway. According to the description provided by the year 2 student, her story aims to depict a shift in the era, portraying a conflict between cash and mobile payments. The elderly protagonist prefers using cash, while most young people opt for mobile payment methods. Social support for cash payments is dwindling, and the story unfolds in the small town where the protagonist grew up.
Before starting the job, I presented some ideas about how mobile payments became popular in my country. During our discussion, I suggested some improvements to the story’s setting, such as incorporating a custom where people need to bow to complete a payment transaction.
The year 2 student wants to create a 3D animation, so my job is to help her create some models that will appear in the animation. She will send me references, and then I will create the models based on them.
After completing these initial models, she provided me with reference images of certain items she urgently needed, hoping I could recreate them. Of course, we enjoyed working together because our communication was very timely. I would try to complete her requests as quickly as possible and communicate promptly, asking if there were any areas that needed modification, until the models were completely problem-free and ready for use.
After completing this preliminary work, her story setting was approved by the supervisor, allowing our project to proceed further. The year 2 student then provided additional reference images of scene objects she needed.
In addition, I also helped her create a simple 3D design of the supermarket, which could assist her in clarifying the characters’ actions and layout within the supermarket.
Except for the initial struggle to establish contact, our direct collaboration went very smoothly. The year 2 student shared her ideas with me, and I provided her with some suggestions and improvements. Because these things are happening where I live, my references and suggestions were greatly helpful to her. Additionally, in terms of modeling, because we maintained constant communication, there were no major mistakes or instances where I created something she didn’t need. It was a fantastic experience overall.
After completing these internship tasks, I realized that I still have some shortcomings in using 3D software. I need more practice. Many models that might take others a short time to create end up taking me a lot of time. This highlights my lack of proficiency, and I need to learn more about software usage and undergo additional training.