Sixen had an idea on having some kind of Mentor system and thought this should be discussed in a separate thread. There are many people who are willing to learn to how to use the editor and create custom maps but do not have the guidance (they certainly have the resources like this site =D). There are also those individuals who come to these forums and just help out answering simple to complex map editing questions. The mentor system will tie both groups together
My idea: I was thinking having another set of teams, more like a list of individuals who are willing to answer private questions and do live semnars via instant messengers at a certain schedule and allow members in sc2mapster to join in and participate. We can also have a new section in our own forum profiles that list apprentices learning with those individuals, reviews of certain mentors and a calender schedule of map edit excerises.
This concept will be a great asset along with our helping forums. It will help teach individuals who cannot guide themselves to just play around with the editor/cannot learn using just video tutorial. It will give map experts a chance to help individuals on a more personal level. They will be able to actively answer many of the same questions as well as provide map excerises.
Another Idea was to have a Custom map called: Galaxy Editor Helper Map. The map will automonously help many individuals who joined the map. Think of it like the sc2 game tutorials except, it explains simple terrain edit and triggering. I made this on Broodwar and it both helped give interest in map making as well as provide fun easy FAQs while ingame. The map will have things like a big tip list, a map edit trivia, and map edit excerises explained ingame. Whats fun with a Galaxy Editor Helper map is that individuals can work at their own pace choosing what to do while the host of the map (preferably a map expert) can help answer questions while the individuals go through the game.
Back to the Mentor System. So yah, i think it would be a great idea alongside with the forums. This will definately bring up efficiency around here. It will prevent some newcomers who accidently post a map question and get flamed by someone saying "jeez, this has been asked too many times, use the search, noob." It will also help provide some kind of kiosk to the list of the hundreds of tutorials we have. Having a mentor will guide us what tutorials to look for instead of having to go through the 20 pages listing tutorials that is not even right for you. Mentor will explain some Wiki's more in depth as well as API Docs.
i think this is a good idea. We could have people designated as mentors who specialize in something. So that people could get help from the people who specialize in that field. There could be one for terrain, data editor, triggers, various art related design, and w/e else i might of left out.
Well, i've had this thread open in my browser since it was made... I haven't responded yet because I don't know what to say just yet, but yes, I know about it. I talked to vjeux about it some and we both think it's a good idea. We'll think of some stuff and flesh it out a bit. In the meantime, feel free to use this thread to post any suggestions, comments, etc.
THe only reason I look at this site is to help othes in the dev forums, sunday I did nothing the whole day but refresh and answer what i could (with loads of tys lol) granted every now and the ill have an actor question myself, but answering questions is my main focus, so id love to help out with something like this.
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Should like make it in three steps, you got like advanced teaching the commons teaching the noobs. This would make alot of users contribute to the system :)
THe only reason I look at this site is to help othes in the dev forums, sunday I did nothing the whole day but refresh and answer what i could (with loads of tys lol) granted every now and the ill have an actor question myself, but answering questions is my main focus, so id love to help out with something like this.
I was hoping someone would confirm this situation. Thank you! So yah, Molsterr and others here are just answering questions all day on a sunday =P.
I've worked as a paid math/physics tutor. From my experience, the idea of sharing and showing what you can and cannot do can significantly reduce trial and error efforts. The practice of providing helpful links can give new map makers a more focus purpose rather than be frustrated in trying to search through the forums and tutorials. Keep in mind i am not implying that this conceptual system should REPLACE forums; this should rather coincide with the original forums. Everyone learns and analysis things differently. If we have enough people willing to attend to others' special needs, it will work.
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Sixen had an idea on having some kind of Mentor system and thought this should be discussed in a separate thread. There are many people who are willing to learn to how to use the editor and create custom maps but do not have the guidance (they certainly have the resources like this site =D). There are also those individuals who come to these forums and just help out answering simple to complex map editing questions. The mentor system will tie both groups together
My idea: I was thinking having another set of teams, more like a list of individuals who are willing to answer private questions and do live semnars via instant messengers at a certain schedule and allow members in sc2mapster to join in and participate. We can also have a new section in our own forum profiles that list apprentices learning with those individuals, reviews of certain mentors and a calender schedule of map edit excerises.
This concept will be a great asset along with our helping forums. It will help teach individuals who cannot guide themselves to just play around with the editor/cannot learn using just video tutorial. It will give map experts a chance to help individuals on a more personal level. They will be able to actively answer many of the same questions as well as provide map excerises.
Another Idea was to have a Custom map called: Galaxy Editor Helper Map. The map will automonously help many individuals who joined the map. Think of it like the sc2 game tutorials except, it explains simple terrain edit and triggering. I made this on Broodwar and it both helped give interest in map making as well as provide fun easy FAQs while ingame. The map will have things like a big tip list, a map edit trivia, and map edit excerises explained ingame. Whats fun with a Galaxy Editor Helper map is that individuals can work at their own pace choosing what to do while the host of the map (preferably a map expert) can help answer questions while the individuals go through the game.
Back to the Mentor System. So yah, i think it would be a great idea alongside with the forums. This will definately bring up efficiency around here. It will prevent some newcomers who accidently post a map question and get flamed by someone saying "jeez, this has been asked too many times, use the search, noob." It will also help provide some kind of kiosk to the list of the hundreds of tutorials we have. Having a mentor will guide us what tutorials to look for instead of having to go through the 20 pages listing tutorials that is not even right for you. Mentor will explain some Wiki's more in depth as well as API Docs.
Great idea! Pm'd Sixen. :D
I'm not sure if we're large enough, but I do really like the idea. Want to do for aspiring terrainers whatever I can :)
i think this is a good idea. We could have people designated as mentors who specialize in something. So that people could get help from the people who specialize in that field. There could be one for terrain, data editor, triggers, various art related design, and w/e else i might of left out.
Well, i've had this thread open in my browser since it was made... I haven't responded yet because I don't know what to say just yet, but yes, I know about it. I talked to vjeux about it some and we both think it's a good idea. We'll think of some stuff and flesh it out a bit. In the meantime, feel free to use this thread to post any suggestions, comments, etc.
Of course we're large enough, :).
THe only reason I look at this site is to help othes in the dev forums, sunday I did nothing the whole day but refresh and answer what i could (with loads of tys lol) granted every now and the ill have an actor question myself, but answering questions is my main focus, so id love to help out with something like this.
I know i could really use the help and would appreciate it if there was a mentoring system.
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I agree, i would love to teach others what i know as well as learn from others that know the editor better than me!
Should like make it in three steps, you got like advanced teaching the commons teaching the noobs. This would make alot of users contribute to the system :)
I was hoping someone would confirm this situation. Thank you! So yah, Molsterr and others here are just answering questions all day on a sunday =P.
I've worked as a paid math/physics tutor. From my experience, the idea of sharing and showing what you can and cannot do can significantly reduce trial and error efforts. The practice of providing helpful links can give new map makers a more focus purpose rather than be frustrated in trying to search through the forums and tutorials. Keep in mind i am not implying that this conceptual system should REPLACE forums; this should rather coincide with the original forums. Everyone learns and analysis things differently. If we have enough people willing to attend to others' special needs, it will work.