Journal Entry 3.1

Date: 06/04/2025

Activity:
- Created animation for a reusable power-up (gonna be useful in proejct B btw)
- Implemented state-based animation transitions (Idle → Flicker → Spin)
- Used flickering with animation clip
- Used animation events to trigger sound playback exactly during spin

Notes:
I struggled a lot and for a while understanding how Animator transitions really work — especially with Exit Time and Conditions. Also ran into issues with animation events that had no function names and I totally missed them.
Besides, I had some frustration with transitions not firing because of missing conditions or disabled Exit Time. 

Anyway, by the end, I felt like I had a solid grasp of how animation states and scripting work in Unity. 

Invested hours:
Reading, animating, scripting: approx. 3 hours +-
Debugging transitions, fixing small problems: 1 hour +-

Outcome:
A reusable and animated power-up.
Gained much more confidence in animation controllers, events, and scripting around unity’s Animator.