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Back to uni
0October 19, 2011
Haven’t blogged in a while, despite my promises to do it more regularly every time I post! Sorry to all my loyal readers.. I know you’re out there somewhere!
Things are hotting up at uni, a lot is going on. So far I have found out that I am actually still doing software programming, which I was told not to expect. Essentially this is going to be my biggest module as well. We have been tasked with making an Android game. The game is a typical pirate/treasure game. Users must be able to login, have a friends list and receive notifications. They must find clues, and upon resolving the clues, move appropriately across the map to dig up the treasure. They can also bury treasure and leave their own clues for others too find. All of these actions must be updated on a global map and shown to everyone. Any friends must also be notified of any found treasure or any new clues that have appeared.
Basically, it’s complex. Compared to the past projects we’ve done, it’s like learning to count to More >
Long overdue updates
0August 17, 2011
Been a long time since I’ve posted here. The theme which I use for the site has received a lot of updates recently so I’ve gone about putting them in. I think it’s great that WordPress themes are coming along like this now. It means near enough anyone can have a great site. Even for those who only want a cheap website it means that web developers can just stick something on like this and still be proud of their work. Before it was very much frowned upon in a, ‘oh but you’ve just used somebody else’s theme?’
Anyway, can’t really think of much that has been going on recently. I’ve taken up running and caught the bug, so you may see more posts about that soon. It doesn’t seem that long ago since I finished Uni, yet I’m well over half way through my holidays and will be going back before I know it. I can see Christmas is going to arrive just as quick too, and I can still remember New Year’s Eve like it was yesterday. Sometimes I wish life would slow down a little!
That’s all from me for More >
I’m back!
0May 23, 2011
Well it has been almost 2 months since my last post here – which isn’t too great. There has been a lot going on and I’ve either not had time for this or forgotten about it.. woops!
Since that last update the BUKC has finished. Aber came a very disappointing 54th out of 60 teams. I’m not going to be too phased about it as the poor results weren’t down to me (not that I like to blame the team but..) and after rounds 7+8 I was able to keep form and top 20 finishes were rolling in. Where as the rest of the team were struggling to be in the top 30. The last round also saw the Driver’s Championship. This consisted of 2 heats followed by an A/B final. My first race was a disaster as I got shoved off the circuit on the first lap resulting in me rally-crossing over the grass to get back on track. Later on in the lap I got caught out by a pile up which unfolded before me. I spotted a gap and went through it with considerable pace realising that it was closing. Unfortunately that put me on the More >