Time Strategies

Timing and Organization has always been a struggle of mine,but hopefully I will be able to work ahead, and keep the assignments from catching up to me.

After reading both "The Psychology of Checklists" and "How to Beat Procrastination" I've come to the conclusion that a way to check off when I complete work as well as a possible reward system is the best way for me to use my time wisely.

Introduction To A Future Supervillain

My name is Darragh, also known as Dagda, and my favourite thing to do is write. I've written a story that was published in the Irish Times as part of a FightingWords workshop back in 2014. My favourite module last year was definitely Storytelling with Ian, as he was a fun lecturer and I enjoyed the idea of storytelling very much.

My biggest accomplishment last semester was creating a working flamethrower glove, it's effects can be seen here. I consider this my biggest accomplishment because of the fact that it was something I started at the beginning of the year, and the first version of it had many issues and was quite dangerous to use.

However, the latest version is able to be used completely one-handed, and I have plans to upgrade it even more and bring it into my group project. Despite the fact I am an adult, there will be adult supervision while making this version.

Over the summer break I went to Orlando, Florida. There was, a lot, of lightning. Orlando is actually the lightning capital of the America, the reason there's so much lightning is because it is on the equator, which is also why NASA decided to the base the JFK space center there.

I also went on several of the rides at Universal, and got horribly sunburnt at Volcano Bay. The biggest and fastest ride Universal has is called 'The Hulk'. And it's name suits it, as it will give you the same amount of fear and adrenaline rushing through your body as if you had to face the Hero it was named after.

There is also one called the 'Rip-Riding-Rocket', which has you slowly climb up a track at a 90 degree angle. And the moment I was facing towards the sky I felt immediate and immense regret. Of course there is an upside to it.

That particular ride allows you to choose what sort of music you want to listen to while riding. I myself chose "Born To Be Wild" by SteppenWolf. An song that was chosen because it somehow managed to match the rhythm to the turns and climax of the ride.

Technology

I've used Padlet before with different lecturers and in the Dell Debate I participated in last year. I've used Google Docs many times before, both for college use and for recreational use among friends.

A Technological Marvel,
At The Time
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I am certain that I need no increase in skill in my typing, as I have been practicing that particular skill for many years, and can type effectively with my eyes closed. I mean that fact literally.

Assignments

The most intriguing assignments that I have an interest in are definitely the Unity3D assignments, as I cannot wait to learn how to use the program and use it to develop my game.

The Unity3D Logo

Workshop 1

The first workshop that was shown to us was a puzzle about an intersection and four traffic lights.

The aim of this puzzle was to figure out how the two cars were going to both turn right without crashing into each other. We were supposed to use a sequence flowchart in order to help us find out exactly how this would work, by using the different times the lights would be active.

My partner for this assignment created a very complex looking Flowchart which was based on the North and South traffic lights being active at the same time. She put great consideration and time into this puzzle and tried to figure out a logical way for the cars to pass at the same time.

I, unfortunately, did not do this as I thought that the puzzle itself was a trick question at the time, and that one of the cars would simply wait for the other to pass before taking their own turn to prevent any nasty accidents.

Pedestrians were brought up as a possible wild card that could affect which traffic lights turned green and which turned red and when. However at a four-way junction like this, an example of which is actually very close to our college, when the pedestrian lights go green, they go green for every crosswalk, bringing us back to square one.

Of course, at this same real life junction the lights go green in the following order: North, West, South, and East. I know this because walking home after this lecture I actually stopped and waited at the junction to see what the result would be.

Of course this only furthered my thoughts of the puzzle being a trick question with no real answer. Regardless of whether or not there is a proper, logical conclusion, my own belief is that the drivers of the cars, being Irish presumably, would wait for one another to go first, locking themselves in polite stalemate.

Friday's Game

My favourite games are all based around stealth. There is something I find fascinating about being able to move around undetected by those who wish to harm you, while simultaneously being able to do harm while being undetected.

A photo of several shadows-
An image I find suitable to describe Stealth Games
Iphoto - ESezer
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My favourite game as an example of this genre is Dishonoured by Bethesda. A game where stealth is the main focus, but not entirely necessary. A plus of this game is that you have the option to take down enemies non-lethally. In fact, you can complete the entire game without ever being seen once, or harming a single person.