Sunday, May 07, 2006

Have a slight update: for the people who maybe don't have the time or inclination to test out my demo, I found the following solution.  Just click the link, and if you have a decently up-to-date version of Java, you'll be all set to see the game that I made for my Senior Project.  What are you waiting for?

NOTE: This is actually a dumbed down version, because the online emulator doesn't work properly, so I had to make my game less random. The puzzle is the same everytime in the online version. The cartridge version (final version that I have) randomizes the puzzles.
Today, Kristina and I made a stop by the local Toys R Us store and noticed that they had Brain Age for the Nintendo DS.  Since they had a special where you got a DS accessory kit for free when you bought it for $19.99, we decided to splurge and buy it.

I really love this game, if that's even what it should be called.  The tasks are fun little mental distractions that really become quite engaging.  I think that's why I prefer using the PC as opposed to watching TV.  The PC is interactive, and I feel like I'm learning the entire time that I use it.  TV makes me fall asleep, perhaps because my brain is literally bored to death.  Kristina and I tried out the Download Play feature too.  You can have math quizzes against each other which is pretty neat.  For $20, this game is a blast.  Heck, the Sudoku alone is worth the $20.

So I'm getting excited about Nacho Libre, X-Men 3, Art School Confidential, and a few other kooky movies that are due out this summer.  Anybody else interested in these films?

We were supposed to celebrate my mother-in-laws birthday yesterday, but she forgot about the plans, so we're going to celebrate tonight instead.

I'm still weeping over the last of my Japanese classes.  One of the 1st year students contacted me about possibly having some summer study sessions.  This would be really awesome, as I had already started a group on Facebook for the USI Japanese students.

My advisor really let me down this semester because he had been really nice about helping me start a Computer Science student group, but halfway through the semester, he became distant and less interested.  This is strangely suspicious, as I had already heard a rumor that he would no longer be working for USI after this semester.  Well, that rumor was confirmed when I asked him directly about it.  I'm kind of upset by the whole thing.  Oh well, school is out, and I'm so close to being finished that I can taste it.

I have one summer class, and technically that should be it.  I didn't do so hot in 2 of my classes this semester, so there is a tiny possibility that I might have to make those up.

For anyone interested, you can check out my Senior Project by saving the linked file and running it with Visual Boy Advance.