The Lab Report Analysis project was a very interesting assignment. The main purpose of the project was to compare and contrast the formats of each of the three lab reports to each other. While comparing the formats of the reports it was important to explain the differences and similarities. This was the most challenging part of the assignment for me. Although I understood the basic concept of what this analysis was supposed to look like, it was very difficult to reason each of the three reports since they all had very different methods of experimenting. One was a physical experiment ran on over 150 students, another report had an experiment where the authors met with students to take their opinions on the subject while the last report conducted interviews with professionals that have insights on the subject. This was very important because although the context of the reports did not necessarily matter, the authors organized their reports based off of their experiments.

What motivated me to complete the lab report analysis around videogames and how it can be used as a teaching tool is my passion for videogames and their usefulness. I personally believe that it is one of the greatest tools that this generation can use but previous generations are overlooking. Previous generations did not have these videogames so now as teachers they are using the same methods they were taught because they are not familiar with the effectiveness of videogames.

My goal for writing this lab report analysis was to thoroughly analyze and compare all three papers successfully. Although it was a difficult task I was able to persevere and complete the assignment successfully.

The intended audience for this analysis was a team member who is focused on a separate part of the project but wants a general idea of what is the background/ research behind my part of the project.

The relationship I have with this field is that I am a very avid gamer and am very familiar with the effects that gaming has on the minds of the younger generation. As a semi-pro esports athlete and online entertainer I often see a younger audience join my channel and ask me questions about how to improve their skills in certain games they aspire to play better in. With the amount of passion that they have for gaming it pains me to see there not be any games on the market that can bottle this passion and put it towards more advanced learning.

This assignment has helped me grasp a deeper understanding of the necessity and the challenges behind creating games that are useful for teaching. This assignment also taught me how to compare and contrast multiple different reports without focusing primarily on the context of each paper. Lastly this assignment taught me how to fabricate a paper that would be submitted to higher ranked individuals such as bosses or investors that want a quick rundown of a project without having to know all of the background.