I'd rather not even think about it all so I'm not going to say much about it. This semester was full of:
1. Work being lame, and expecting things done even when I don't get feedback from them.
2. Studying relentlessly and hopeless of getting any decent grade (in some classes)
3. Social withdraw, I guess it's something that comes with my major :/
4. Procrastinating like a mad man.
That's pretty much it! I'm glad the summer is here and I now have more time to do things I enjoy (and to finish up some projects!).
One thing I did make during this semester is a game called 'SphereBattle,' you can find it here.
Might seem pointless if you're playing by yourself. It's supposed to be for multiple people who log in from a different computer. It's a game a lot like 'Pong' back in the day, except the tiny ball in the middle stands still, and you and your enemy try and push the tiny ball with your bigger ball to either side. Kind of confusing, but fun when you get a lot of people playing it, haha. It was a pretty big hit in one of my classes (even though it didn't win the prize :/) That was my first game to program for the network. Took me a while, but once I got the concept down it was pretty simple.
Now Summer, there are many things to get done. I need to finish up the UAPD website, and then bail out. They've been sooo horrible with communication lately, and that is something that really bugs me. I've wanted to have that project done for a long time now. I also have a friends wedding to go to this weekend. It's an hour outside of Fayetteville and I've got to find someone to go with me because I won't know ANYONE else haha. A friend of mine (Tara) said she might go with me, but I guess we'll see. She said to see if theres an open bar or not hahaha.
Next I'll be starting my senior design. Every senior in the CSCE Department here at U of A has to do a senior design project to graduate. We take one class each semester to help us complete the project, called Capstone I and II. I plan on starting mine in a couple weeks. What I plan to do is make a completely done three dimensional game that is entirely polished and working perfectly. I want it to be the real deal, so it's going to take me quite some time to get it done. That's why I'm starting now. I think I will be working closely with one of the professors on campus and come up with some ideas for it. I plan on making some game that involves the action and destruction involved in FPS (First Person Shooters) and the experience and quest based play that one experiences RPGs (Role Playing Games). It's something I've always wanted to see properly combined, but nothing has ever really done it right. This project should be fun and a challenge all year. Exciting to finally be doing something big :). Hopefully this will be acceptable as a senior design project, which has to be approved by the department head. I think it will since it's the field I am wanting to go into and involves everything I have ever learned in college, the only exception being it doesn't benefit anyone really. Most projects deal with practical solutions to things, while this project would just be for entertainment. We'll see. Regardless of what happens, it'll be something to put on the resume.
Now I get a haircut tomorrow and it'll be time to head home and visit the family. Haven't really been back since February, woops!
Scott, a friend of mine, moved into the apartment officially today. There was this HUGE couch that JUST WOULDN'T fit into the room he is in. I was getting SO upset. We ended up sawing the legs off the couch and finally fitting it in. I felt like I cheated a little bit but I don't care, as long as it's over with! haha. Tara is going to be up here this summer taking Calculus II with me so that'll be intense. It's my second time taking it, and her first. I'll probably be doing a lot of teaching but that also helps me understand things! I'm weirdly excited about getting a A in the class haha. Anyway the three of us hang out a lot, and they are the main people I hang out in Fayetteville anyway, so I'm glad they are here.
Scott's eye is red because he got shot by an Airsoft gun haha! Oh man I remember playing with those things back in the day.
Anyways I'm off to go get familiar with C++ or go to sleep, haven't really decided yet. Hopefullllly sleep, been having a rough time with it lately! Oh well, keep posted, i'm sure I will be posting a lot more since summer is here and I have a LOT more time.
Peyace
