Hidey-Ho!
I've just started a degree on Computer Games Design at the University Campus Suffolk in Ipswich and a requirement is to make a blog.
My first post is an exercise we did where two people interview each other to find out some general information about them. What follows are the answers to each of the questions that I was asked.
1. What is the title of the book (fiction) you are currently reading (or the last fiction book you read)?
The last fictional book I read was called World War Z, by Max Brooks, and is based around a world wide zombie outbreak and the struggle of the humans to survive. The book is written in a documentary stylised way as survivors of the zombie outbreak re-tell their harrowing stories to the narrator. It was a very enjoyable book to read as the style and tone actually make the story sound real and the book takes itself very seriously.
2.What is the title/topic of the book (non-fiction) you are currently reading (or the last non-fiction book you read)?
I'm not really a fan of non-fiction books and so I very rarely read them but I recently purchased a book called 'The Art of Avatar,' basically a guide to the designing and making process of the incredible world of Pandora, created by James Cameron. The book reveals to the reader the long design process that was involved in creating the world and its creatures and includes several interviews with James Cameron and his design staff. As I'm a huge fan of the film, I loved this book and would definitely recommend it to anyone who also loves the film.
3. What is the last live performance you attended?
On the 10th of September I was lucky enough to see Muse at Wembley, it can quite easily be summed up as INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!! I have always been a huge Muse fan and the show was just amazing in every sense of the word.
4. What is the title of the last film you saw at the cinema?
The last film I saw at the cinema was Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World, easily one of the most enjoyable films I've seen in a long time. I am now planning to getting the graphic novels and I hope they be as good, if not better, than the film.
5. How many hours a week do you spend playing video games?
In the long stretch between A-levels and Uni, I was spending upwards of 6 hours a day clutching a controller or frantically scrolling a mouse over a zombies head, but since I've started Uni, these hours have been cut down to 3 or 4 a day at most. (At least until Fallout: New Vegas is released)
6. Hour many hours a week do you spend playing games other than video games?
To be honest, I rarely play any non electrical game any more. I play the occasional board game at Christmas with my family and play poker with either my brothers or my friends roughly once a month but other than that everything I do has to be plugged in to play.
(Just to let you know, this isn't really a sing-a-long blog, I just liked the name)
