kris (with a k): life and works of

so i got an e-mail from mom saying that she checked my blog and hadn’t seen anything.
first of all, way to go mom for checking the blog. second, shame on me for not posting anything. =p
let’s see, what’s been going on here.
i’ll start with a thorough surgery on what’s going on with classes:

physics. i hate physics. i got an 88 on my last test. *waits for applause* and i have another test on thursday that consists of fluids and simple harmonic motion. i know, you’re getting giddy just thinking about it. on to more exciting subjects.

3d animation. we’re working on our final projects, which consist of a character performing an animation in an environment. i chose a tim burton-esque character in a haunted house. he’s going to be tip toeing down a hallway, trip, then look up hesitantly. sounds simple, but i guarantee it won’t be. our homework for friday is to design the environment.

2d graphics programming. still continuing work on the game. we received feedback from the teacher today and learned we are the furthest along out of all the groups. it looks awesome. right now, i’m trying to come up with a way to enhance the graphics using a high level shader language (HLSL). we’re programming the game using microsoft’s xna environment. so far, we’ve got particle explosions, a high score server, and networked multiplayer. sounds/music and other features remain to be added. you guys will surely see the final product. =)

and last, but not least, is game design and development I. we’re participating in this research study that NYU and another college is conducting. so we’re reading articles on social issues and how video games can express them. the study is called values at play. we’re expected to keep a blog and whatnot. sounds like it’ll be pretty cool. and we’re still waiting on grades for the timeline project (my timeline is on the bottom) and the pinball machine. but from what i saw in class, my pinball machine was up among the top 5. =p

other than school, brittany and i will be heading off to buffalo on thursday for a concert featuring cobra starship and we the kings. that should be a nice interruption to an otherwise class and work filled week.