The title pretty much says it all; I used to do some programming in other, simpler languages back in the day (nothing too intense, though). The main thing I remember from that experience is continually failing again and again and again, then finally achieving some minor success by being able to print a sentence in a certain font and color. For some reason, however, it was the most satisfying feeling in the world to print that sentence as I'd coded it, like a victory after a long and grueling war with the computer.
Kismet programming, or more correctly scripting, is equally frustrating and rewarding-- the battle with the logic puzzles it presents at every turn is a hard one, but such tiny victories as remembering to add collision or getting matinee to do what you want it to do make it all worth it.
Overall I'm understanding all of the material in the class as it's presented, it's just a matter of remembering where all of the settings I'm supposed to be messing with are. Eric says that as we continue on it'll get easier, and if he's right then I'm not worried one bit.
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