One of my classes is very short (eight sessions), so I don't have a lot of time to do long introductions. When teaching Game Audio, I ask each student three things:
1) Their name
2) Their interest in the subject
3) Their favorite game
The second is not nearly as useful to me as the the third. I found early on that if I only asked them their name and their favorite game, some would attempt to impress me with a critically-acclaimed game, which doesn't tell me as much about them as what they really enjoy in their spare time.… >>>
