Hectic and tiring would be the best ways to describe the last few days. Well, rewarding would work too. My set up is finally complete. The computer works great after some hiccups and I have most of the software I need.
If you are reading this on 1 of 1 monitors let me say - thank you for being one of the 4 people reading this blog. And guy buy a second monitor. Once you double your virtual destop, there is no going back. My dislike of AIM has much to do with the constant window closing and opening, a confusion that ensues. Having all conversations on a second monitor is a godsend. Of course the real reason I made the investment wasnt to chat to friends while playing CoD4 on separate monitors, but to be able to use word and scripting programs on one monitor while doing all visuals aspects of game design on the second. Hopefully I will be getting to that soon.
I got my first major interview today. I had one last week for the Q&A division at Activision. That would be a nice back up and hopefully I hear from them soon. I think that went pretty well, and honestly you dont need much of a background for game testing. But today was an interview for a production internship at Disney Interactive. The man I would work under seems like a very cool knowledgable guy, and interesting in making new, creative IPS using the DS and Wii. The job involves video editing, a bit of design, research into new developers, sitting in on production meetings, and just pretty much anything else they need. Can’t thinkof a better entery level job. I think I nailed the interview, hope I head back soon - that would make life a whole lot less stresful.
Been playing some Crysis on my new glowing blue friend. I will report on it more later as I play more. But for now I am surprised – beyond the glory of the graphics, its a smart, very fun game.
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