Chrono Talk

I. Move Over Locomotion II. Intel Indies III. Time Travel via Sculpting IV. Difficult Calculus I. Move Over Locomotion Everybody knows my odd taste for video games, specifically to the simulation (or tycoon-ish) genre. And if you look for a post somewhere around last summer or earlier, I mentioned Sid Meier's Locomotion. Last week, Jay-jay was here at the house to work on some assignment from school. While taking on of our many breaks, we came accross Transport Giant while looking for Half Life 2 at Datablitz's website. This game has waaaay better graphics than Locomotion (because the latter uses RCT II's graphics engine, more like a modification of it actually). It also has more expandability, more vehicles and a larger timeline (1850-2050). In addition to those, it also has endless maps and a more realistic experience with management of money (pricing, costs, income, etc). The only thing I hate is the interface. I can't pick up with the flow. I still have to figure out how I can rotate buildings that I have to build. II. Intel Indies Many people know that Intel didn't accomplish much technically so they're beefing up reputation by building brands and propagandas. I don't understand how this Intel Viiv (pronounced as vive) works. It just looks like some ordinary PC with high-end components for gaming, multimedia and bundled software. Anyway, the winners for Intel's Indie Film Contest are announced and you can watch the top three winners (I think that nobody really lost) on this page. They're all great. Simple clips but great stories and plots.

GRAND PRIZE WINNER The Wand Director: Nick Worthey Worthey won $25,000 in cash and $20,000 towards a home theater for his clever, animated story on the universal nature of power and greed (with a few laughs along the way). FIRST PRIZE WINNERS Lord of the Mop Director: Alan Poon Poon won $10,000 for this comedic tale of a music-loving janitor who practices a little magic in the school auditorium. Edit>Love Director: Kiyong Kim Kim took home $10,000 for this modern love story with a technical (and magical) twist.

Check them out. I really love these shorts. A good way to get some time off of things without taking too much time. III. Time Travel via Sculpting I used to draw a lot when I was younger until I got drawn into computers. I really loved new technology way back but I still have this thing for art. So last Wednesday was our COMSYLA we were tasked to work on some basic circuits. While waiting for my groupmates to finalize the paperwork, I was busy playing with the wires. Here's the result of the time I wasted. A product of boredom and idle time. Nothing to be proud of though. Pretty tough, eh? Here's our first attempt for a simple circuit (we failed here). It was so messed up we forgot which was which and we couldn't trace it anymore. IV. Difficult Calculus I was looking for a spot where I could include this but can't find any and I don't want to dedicate one small part about my studies. I wanted to write this before so I'll just make a small new segment for it. This is my second time to take Differential Calculus (DIFFCAL) and this time, my instructor is Ms. Yesa. Most of my classmates are also Juniors who haven't passed the course yet. There's something in this class that gives me that learning environment and vibe. I think I'm going to pass this time. I should. Anyway, here's more stuff about the things I do at school. I just realized my lack in ability to control people. I can't manage my members in the organization and it's like we're almost non-existent (just attending RSO meetings). It's really hard to find someone who's more determined than I am. I looking for a candidate to replace me because I can't take care of things anymore. I don't have the time to attend futbol practice anymore. The film project has been moved to the next trimester too. Things have become to something like part-time work, part-time school and part-time videogames. Whoops, time to grow up. I'm also thinking of dropping out for work but I can sense that now is not the right time. This is not good news for my dad.

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