What I learnt on Year 1 Interactive Arts

At the end of Year 1 on Interactive Arts, I finally got my head around what was expected of me and my personal practice. On starting the course, i was under the impression that I had to create pieces of ultra modern art that had a deep rooted meaning and expressed shocking/political statements but didn't necessarily look any good. This idea worried me and for the first term, prevented me from producing and developing any work. After many reasuring tutorials I realised that making a statement was fine if you have a statement to make. If not, it is just as fine to produce work based on aesthetics and usage. Knowing this, I am now able to develop my own practice based on illustration and handy-craft.