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So document sit downs were today. We got raped. Half our game was scrapped or re factored. By Friday we will know whether we walked through fire and came out purified or burned away...

Final project is now officially on. Our teams have been assigned (and I got a good group!!!) and we now have two game concepts to pitch this coming Wednesday. I am really excited to see which game the instructors choose. I don't like doing presentations but I like the section I have to do so everything should be OK. Unfortunately, I have been trying to...
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This is it folks. I am entering final project today. Tomorrow groups will be assigned and then 5 months of hell and awesome will be underway. I am also finally off of academic probation, so that's a major burden lifted. I can't wait for the design documents to start. At the same time I dread public speaking so the P.S. course is gonna suck. I...
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So I haven't updated my entry it quite a while. This month, I have Game Networking (Evil) and Engine Development 1 (Fun with a hint of Evil) Also, I'm dating for the first time since high school, so far so good.

m on academic probation because I have failed 6 times over the course of the program. Unfortunately, this means that if I fail at...
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So about two weeks ago, I accidentally screwed up my graphics drivers while uninstalling programs to make room for Orange Box on my laptop. I haven't been able to play Portal or any of the other goodies since then. Last night, I remedied that in a display of incredible aptitude. I tracked down and fixed the driver that got shredded.

Last night I started Portal,...
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This is it, the slaving, frustration, crying (yes, crying) and hell in general that has been the past two months are almost over. Today is the Beta milestone for our game in Structures of Game Design. I can't say I am happy with our build but it's running. I am happy with the progress we have made in the past few days but the past...
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