So the Korean are leaving this week and we have presentations due today and all sorts of other stuff. I'm sorry that I wasn't able to get an email out last weekend (I'm acutally writing this right now in a lecture.. shh..), but I did want you all to know that last weekend I had a blast at Ed & Gail's.
Here's some pictures from that I took from that weekend with the camera that Ed and Gail gave me. I'm only sending two and now I have to get back to working in the lecture, instead of sending emails.
This month's quiz: Which tree came first?
Gah! Sorry I'm late!
Tar
Friday, July 21, 2006
Monday, July 10, 2006
OMG, I'm So Sorry
I am so, so sorry. I know, there's no excuse for three weeks, I know. I meant to get one out every weekend, I did, but there was just no time. It's been a crazy few weeks, that's for sure.
To start it out, about three weeks ago when the building I was living in got hit by lightning. It was just the A/C unit, so don't worry. Anyway, it was the weekend and there were only a few of us still there for the weekend when it happened. They offered us all rooms in another building, one with A/C, and the four of us from this project jumped on the chance. We got an apartment together and all was well. Until I found out that the new apartment had unblocked Internet! So I could play my game! Long story short, two of the girls moved back into the old building when it was fixed, and I stayed in the new one with Evie, where I spend most my time playing my game. Or working.
For a tiny cute little story, while the four of us were living together, we got bored one night and decided to have a camp out. In our living room. So! Using 5 blankets, a coffee table, a kitchen table, and a few chairs(and a couch) we made a fort. We made s'mores over the oven burner and played Apples to Apples in our fort to candlelight. Pictures will be posted shortly.
That Thursday we had Chicken Rizzo, made by Lauren, and watched a creepy Japanese movie.
Um.. okay. I was going to do this one event at a time, in order, but I can't remember it all! I remember going to WalMart one night and buying classic cartoons (we're talking the good ol' Bugs Bunny), going to see Click (great movie), had meatloaf one night (awesome, btw. I'm gonna have to make it again.), went running, watched Resident Evil, and oh yeah, worked!
The direction of work has changed a bit. It used to be that we were making quest ideas for the game and then trying to figure out how to build with Unreal Tournament editor. That wasn't exactly workable for the time limit we have, so they decided to modify our assignment. Now we're conducting a research study that looks at the interfaces and game types that students would prefer to learn with/from. We're building two different games with two different engines and then having students play through both. It's all rather involved and I really rather not get into it, cause if I do, I'll remember all that I have to work on (which I'm avoiding right now by typing out this email).
Be assured that I'm perfectly fine and having a blast. I'm really going to miss all my co-workers when I go back home, but the professor is trying hard to convince me to go to grad school here.
Oh! I almost forgot! We're up to our ears in Koreans. The Computer Science department here hosts an international game development program, where universities around the world can send a group of students to learn English and game development. The current group is Koreans and they're a fun bunch. We've been acting as tour guides and teachers for the students for the week they've been here so far, and I tell you what, those Koreans are crazy. There are a few whose English is a lot better then the others, and they're all fun to hang out with.
Um.. oh. Yesterday we took the Koreans to the mall here to go shopping (for five hours) and in my desperation to get a pet, I bought a Tamagotchi. For those of you who don't remember, those are electronic pets in the form of a keychain. I've named it after an inside joke with this group and decided that before I leave, I'm going to go Build A Bear and build something to remember them all by. Back to the pet, he's an easy little thing that I keep with me and play and feed. I must admit, I'd rather have a ferret or puppy, but my living arrangements for the next
five or six years of my life is kinda fuzzy. I plan to go overseas and I can't take any pets with me, so yeah. Hence, Tamagotchi. The good news is that where I'm living for the next couple of years has puppies.
Righto. I need to get back to work. I have a lot of pictures, but they're all on my friend's camera. I'm looking at getting my own camera here in the next few weeks or so to replace my old old one. Oh! Next weekend I'm going to go stay with Ed and Gail for a few days. I'm still not sure how I'm getting there, but I'll figure it out.
Alright, back to work I go..
Love, Peace, and Devastating Slap!
Tar
To start it out, about three weeks ago when the building I was living in got hit by lightning. It was just the A/C unit, so don't worry. Anyway, it was the weekend and there were only a few of us still there for the weekend when it happened. They offered us all rooms in another building, one with A/C, and the four of us from this project jumped on the chance. We got an apartment together and all was well. Until I found out that the new apartment had unblocked Internet! So I could play my game! Long story short, two of the girls moved back into the old building when it was fixed, and I stayed in the new one with Evie, where I spend most my time playing my game. Or working.
For a tiny cute little story, while the four of us were living together, we got bored one night and decided to have a camp out. In our living room. So! Using 5 blankets, a coffee table, a kitchen table, and a few chairs(and a couch) we made a fort. We made s'mores over the oven burner and played Apples to Apples in our fort to candlelight. Pictures will be posted shortly.
That Thursday we had Chicken Rizzo, made by Lauren, and watched a creepy Japanese movie.
Um.. okay. I was going to do this one event at a time, in order, but I can't remember it all! I remember going to WalMart one night and buying classic cartoons (we're talking the good ol' Bugs Bunny), going to see Click (great movie), had meatloaf one night (awesome, btw. I'm gonna have to make it again.), went running, watched Resident Evil, and oh yeah, worked!
The direction of work has changed a bit. It used to be that we were making quest ideas for the game and then trying to figure out how to build with Unreal Tournament editor. That wasn't exactly workable for the time limit we have, so they decided to modify our assignment. Now we're conducting a research study that looks at the interfaces and game types that students would prefer to learn with/from. We're building two different games with two different engines and then having students play through both. It's all rather involved and I really rather not get into it, cause if I do, I'll remember all that I have to work on (which I'm avoiding right now by typing out this email).
Be assured that I'm perfectly fine and having a blast. I'm really going to miss all my co-workers when I go back home, but the professor is trying hard to convince me to go to grad school here.
Oh! I almost forgot! We're up to our ears in Koreans. The Computer Science department here hosts an international game development program, where universities around the world can send a group of students to learn English and game development. The current group is Koreans and they're a fun bunch. We've been acting as tour guides and teachers for the students for the week they've been here so far, and I tell you what, those Koreans are crazy. There are a few whose English is a lot better then the others, and they're all fun to hang out with.
Um.. oh. Yesterday we took the Koreans to the mall here to go shopping (for five hours) and in my desperation to get a pet, I bought a Tamagotchi. For those of you who don't remember, those are electronic pets in the form of a keychain. I've named it after an inside joke with this group and decided that before I leave, I'm going to go Build A Bear and build something to remember them all by. Back to the pet, he's an easy little thing that I keep with me and play and feed. I must admit, I'd rather have a ferret or puppy, but my living arrangements for the next
five or six years of my life is kinda fuzzy. I plan to go overseas and I can't take any pets with me, so yeah. Hence, Tamagotchi. The good news is that where I'm living for the next couple of years has puppies.
Righto. I need to get back to work. I have a lot of pictures, but they're all on my friend's camera. I'm looking at getting my own camera here in the next few weeks or so to replace my old old one. Oh! Next weekend I'm going to go stay with Ed and Gail for a few days. I'm still not sure how I'm getting there, but I'll figure it out.
Alright, back to work I go..
Love, Peace, and Devastating Slap!
Tar
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