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This is a pretty cool idea. Have you already made one? Or should I go ahead and make one?

ashbyr1 wrote:

I'm in the process of posting a group for beginners who want to start with animation/story telling rather than games.  You should start a group too.  You are exactly the kind of member who could build a strong group.  This idea is based on the Forward Motion website  that hosts critique groups for writers: http://www.fmwriters.com/

I got a book published in 5th grade! But alright, I will make one and post the link here.

Bluestribute, shouldnt you start one for people of your own level.  i think your well past being a beginners.
I like the idea though ashbyr1.

CRITTERS CAFE

The Critters Cafe is a new critique group for Scratchers who want to focus on animation and story telling.  You might enjoy this group if you enjoy drawing, theatre, or creative writing.  The initial project will be to develop a high impact 30 sec. PSA (public service announcement) on a topic of your choice. 

This group is open to absolute beginners as well as advanced Scratchers with a knack for tutoring. 

In order to focus on quality over quantity, you may only submit two projects per week for feedback.  Members are expected to make meaningful comments on all projects posted.  To keep this manageable, the group will initially be limited to 5 members. 

If you are interested in joining the Critters Cafe, please introduce yourself in a response to this thread.  Choose a topic for your first PSA (examples: http://www.adcouncil.org/ )  Then tell us about your experience with Scratch, animation, drawing, theatre, etc.  Feel free to share links to your work. 

Please be patient, I might not send invitations until early next week.

Best,
Rick

Last edited by ashbyr1 (2008-07-15 09:19:45)

I'm still waiting for members too.
Maybe Adding a link to this thread on your sig tag would help more people find out about the groups.  Also, I'm going to start giving a few supportive, detailed critiques as comments so that people can get a sense of how useful they are.

Last edited by ashbyr1 (2008-07-15 09:18:01)

Ive set up a critique group for scratchers who love a challenge.  Its called Challenge Community and at the moment anyone is free to join but it is really aimed at those with a bit of experience.
There are currently no members so if you want to join go here http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/23951 and leave a message. 
As well as making comments on each other projects we may set each other challenges to improve our skills.

Here are some suggestions for critique groups if other people want to set one up, mine is going well so far.
An AI based group where people can show projects with AI and discuss how to make them cleverer.
A Scrolling group.  There are always people on the forums wanting to make scrolling games.  A gallery where people can discuss and learn how to make scrolling games may be popular.
An art critique gallery.
A beginners gallery.
An experts gallery.

I can do an Art Critique gallery, mainly working on stages, not people

Great idea everyone - critiquing is a great opportunity to receive feedback from your peers to help you evaluate your projects.

It is often very difficult for people to give constructive feedback.  Critiques (often referred to in the art world as "Crits") should be a learning opportunity, not an exercise in humiliation.  Rather than saying: "I like this" or "I dislike that", the most helpful critiques offer objective feedback to help the creator get new ideas and energy for improving their project.

For the creator, it is helpful to explain some things up front when you are asking for a critique:

--What is your project about?
--What are you trying to achieve?
--Why is is worth achieving?
--How are you attempting to achieve this?


For those of you offering to critique others projects, here are some types of questions to answer in a critique:

--Why did this project catch your eye?  What is the first thing you see/notice?
--How do you connect to this project?
--What stands out about this project the most?
--What makes this project different or similar to others?
--Why did you love this project?
--What impression does this project leave you with?
--Does the style of this project distract from the purpose/concept?
--What message does this project send?
--Is there an emotional story attached to this project? How does that make you feel?
--What is the creator trying to communicate with this project?
--Does the creator do a god job of achieving what they say they want to achieve?

These questions should help you think about others projects in a way that will help you give constructive feedback without hurting anyone's feelings.  Hopefully everyone will keep in mind that the Scratch Community is a place where respect for others and their work is a top priority. 

I look forward to seeing the projects presented in these critique galleries and look forward to participating in a dialog with everyone!

Crit-on!

http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/24146 Graphics Designs

joeyman wrote:

http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/24147 I made a Tutorial Critique Group

Excellent. Count me in.  Right now I can't add projects.

Last edited by ashbyr1 (2008-07-15 09:54:34)

Challenge Community is growing too quickly at the moment but is popular so a similar one may go down well and mean that there is room for everyone.