Jason's Development Blog

So having finally gotten most of my coursework handed in via a string of painful all-nighters and more caffeine than should be humanly possible, I’ve just got a few weeks left until my first year at university is officially over. I do have a sneaking suspicion I failed one module (Databases), but I guess I’ll deal with that as it comes.

And what do I have to do in those few weeks? Two more subject’s coursework and a few exams…meep. Anyway, one of those subjects is Human Computer Interaction and for the coursework I either have to make a blog post essay or video essay in which I review two hardware or software designs. One of those designs is one I believe to be good, the other bad. A hall of fame and hall of shame if you will.

Since I have a camcorder and a blog I could do either, even a weird hybrid blog video…a vlog, if you will. I’m leaning towards video at the moment, and have started work on some scripts to see if it works.

In making the video I’m probably going to steal concepts from some of the That Guy With The Glasses crew (big fan of that site), and re-use some from a script I was working on earlier for a movie review I was considering doing, but I’m still not sure exactly what I’m going to Fame and Shame.

Video game controllers seem like an easy hardware choice. I have one or two lying around and controllers for the older consoles aren’t exactly expensive. It’s a bit predictable and was basically the first thing suggested by the lecturer, but I guess your university education isn’t the best thing to be all hipster-esque about xD

When the uni year ends and I’ve recover from the massive hangover after I get absolutely gazebo’d to celebrate, I’ll probably start updating more. Maybe even actually make that movie review…

Quote of the Day
“I’ve never been afraid of the highest heights,
Or afraid of flying now.
I’ve never been afraid of the wildest fights,
Not afraid of dying.
I need a new fun fair ’cause your scaring me and I don’t like where were going,
I guarantee you’ll miss me ’cause you changed the way you kiss me.”
Changed The Way You Kissed Me – Example

So I’ve been trying to decide what to do about the whole “party hard” part of my website’s little slogan thingie. I could review clubs, but I don’t really tour England clubbing or anything so that’s only relevant if you live in Brighton or Nottingham.

Earlier I did post a cocktail recipe complete with video, and could probably do something similar to that (though not many opportunities to record myself as of late but I could skip the video part).

Alternatively I could throw some music reviews into the mix, or just give some “life-story” after-reports of nights out. Something to let you all know I am actually a human being and not some crazy cybertron robotic cybord.

I’m sure something will come to me.

Quote of the Day
“The next day it’s back to life
There’s something shallow about club life
But next week I’ll be back again”
It’s Been Fun – Ayria