Hello! I'm Andre and just started to study Computer Games Design and was asked to set up a blog to track my activities and so i can try and get more inspiration as well as trying to become more aware of movies, art galleries and other means of finding inspiration for the games i will help to design in the near future. The module which we set this up was Critical Games Studies and we were asked to kick the blog off with a few simple interview questions to find a little bit about another student on the course. The Questions I was asked are bellow along with my answers enjoy! =)
Interview Questions-
What is the title of the book (fiction) you are currently reading (or the last fiction book you read)? To some this may be a bit geeky but heck its Star Wars: The adventures of Darth Maul :P. Its a novel where you follow the escapades of the Sith lord before he met his match in Episode One of the famous move series. Nevertheless i am not a "book worm" and have been reading this book on and off for about a year but I am still determined to finish it no matter what!
What is the title/topic of the book (non-fiction) you are currently reading (or the last non-fiction you read)? I don't tend to read many book fiction or fact but i recently picked up the new QI : Quite Interesting book which is full of fascinating facts and statistics about near enough anything you can think of. I thoroughly recommend it to anyone who likes the program or just reading about facts and other interesting pieces of information.
What is the last live performance (music, drama or dance) you attended?
I'm not the type of person to attend these type of performances but i will be looking into going to some in the near future. I personally would like to become more involved and interested in going to see some of these performances as they could prove to be a good source of inspiration for my designs.
What is the title of the last film you saw at the cinema / or online or watched on dvd?
The last film i saw was 300 which was on TV Sunday 26th September 2010 which was excellent as always, i have seen it about 3-4 times now and the whole feel of the movie and the story gets better and better. I tend not to watch too my TV as i used to as i spend more time on my PC than i ever did before, I occasionally go to the cinema to watch the latest releases if they particularly look exciting. Ever since i have got my computer which has a blu-ray in i seem to watch movies on that as they are all in glorious HD, my blu-ray collection may still be a bit on the small side but hopefully it will forever increase.
How often do you read a newspaper? (Which one)?
Yet again im not the type of person to read newspapers that much but my dad tends to do so and he gets the East Anglian Daily Times and The infamous The Sun newspaper. I pick these up when they are in the house and have a read but i am not an avid reader so I don't go out and buy them.
Which art gallery / museum / exhibition did you last visit?
As with the live performances i am not one to attend these events but will be looking to visit some events in the near future.
How many hours a week do you spend playing video games?
I spend a fair bit of my time playing games on my PC as I am an old school gamer and not a real fan of the consoles, i spend most my times playing games on steam and that is about 35 hours a week i feel that isn't a great deal but still isn't too much and im satisfied that I get enough from what I am playing at the time. I am really into any type of game i feel like playing weather it be the new Football Manager game or the latest Call of duty, as i said i play most of my games on the pc so i tend to stick with strategy and fps more but I am always open to playing any game.
How many hours a week do you spend playing games other than video games?
I don't really play games other than video games too much but I may pick up a pack of cards and have a game with someone but nothing major certainly less than 1 hour a week. Everyone in our house used to like board games but since we have computers all over the place it seems that we barely play at all maybe the traditional game at Christmas or Easter apart from that they gather dust in the cupboard as well as most of the countries board games i assume.
