Cool statistics! I want to add some conclusions, but first a disclaimer: I didn’t participate in january’s class, I only take a quick glance to some submissions.
With that say, this are my conclusions from the data gathered:
- People that started recently with blender saw the second class as more advanced. They might believe they are not yet ready to take on a character model.
- Those who had the most experience with blender in class 1 are mostly the same who showed up for class 2.
- Regarding people who didn’t join class 1 but did join class 2: In my case, I didn’t want to look like I was flexing on the newcomers 😛 , other’s may have preferred a more advanced topic to try the class format.
- Classes take a lot of the students’ time, going 2 months straight may feel overwhelming to some.
Overall, I really prefer random classes more than linear, they allow for people of different skills to participate and beginners get the chance to breathe and prepare for what they would consider the next step. I believe a linear class would cause people of higher skills to wait for the classes to “catch up to them”, while those who started recently might end feeling they are falling behind.
