BCM302 Peer Review

Hey Boswell, (The Zone Project)

I have checked out your DA pitch and I must say I am very impressed with how much you have already produced, from the server itself to the discord, Instagram, and your twitch streams, you’ve already got a plethora of content already out there for users to interact with.

Firstly, the concept of your DA is such a good idea, and it is awesome that it ties in so well with something you obviously really enjoy, I too was quite the Minecraft player back in the day but haven’t touched it in a while. Having a centralised community with sparling mediums to connect with both the existing player base as well as new potential players is your real key aim for this DA, attempting to expand upon your already existing and impressive community. I think your DA has a lot of utility for Minecraft players who are not only passionate about the game but also want to be apart of a new, exciting, and friendly group, with the mindset of moving those who play alone to joining and playing along with you and the rest of the.

I think that your methodology is currently really good, connecting the existing community on discord and Instagram, but also using Twitch and Instagram as a way to attract new users is smart. I think that your streams on Twitch could be very beneficial, with the potential for new users to stumble across your stream, or even get raided by a bigger stream (that is the extent of my Twitch knowledge unfortunately). The quality of your content also seems to be at a very respectable level, with both you Twitch, and Instagram content being very well produced.

My suggestions regarding your project are essentially to build off what you are doing now, you’re certainly going in the right direction. With the Instagram page you could possibly try and post content more frequently and ask more of your audience, get them to send you their new buildings, cool Minecraft videos they found on YouTube, tutorial for other members, group server event, anything that could make the page livelier and more interactive. Regarding Twitch you could try and collaborate with other members of the group, or even reach out to some bigger local creators and see if they would do a stream with you, something to bring new viewers to your own streams.

Finally, I thought that the quality of your pitch was really good, well written and edited, your message was clear, and I finished wanting to learn more. Hope this was a helpful evaluation and I can’t wait to see how you develop your DA throughout the semester.

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Hey Casey, (How to BCM)

I have checked out the blog and Instagram page for your DA pitch, and I must say I am amused, impressed, and interested all at the same time. I think that your DA idea is really original, not only in its concept but also its execution.

Firstly, I think the concept for your DA is quite genius, you have clearly thought of your target audience (and the teachers marking the DA) and incorporated the thing everyone loves, memes. Combining the humour with the informative posts is a rally good way to connect with first year students, as it is quite scary coming into your first year of uni, not knowing what you can and can’t do, what’s expected of you, and this can be compounding especially for those who have moved away for uni or are attending without having any friends upon arrival. The utility of your DA is really valuable to uni students young and old, with the humour side taking the edge on what can be a stressful situation. The style and look of the Instagram posts are excellent, the colours and design of the individual posts show uniqueness from the others, whilst also keeping a consistent theme per post, I think you could also develop this aesthetic further by utilising some video or gif content.

Regarding content, one of my suggestions would be to try and use some video and gif content as not only do I think it will be funny, but it may also entice new audiences to check out your page. Another suggestion I have would be to try and upload more consistently, possibly a new post 2-3 times a week, and this could be ramped up at the beginning of semesters to try and reach the real desired audience when they are looking for help.

Overall, I thought your DA pitch and the content you have produced so far is excellent, it is high quality and quite humorous. I hope this feedback helped and I am keen to see where you can take your DA and am ready for some tips on how to not develop a crush on my tutor.

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