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Progress

By Iain 19 December 2022Reflections, The MissionNo Comments

I'm coming to the end of my knee's recovery period, and I've made quite a bit of progress since first being off work. I put up a bookcase upstairs, sorted out a bunch of old clothes and bits and bobs I don't need anymore, and sorted out my bookcase downstairs somewhat - it's still a work in progress but I'm…

L3CiCS Homework – 10th April 2020

By Iain 10 April 2020Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week, as an introduction to the everyday use of research, we were asked to brainstorm how we would research buying a car. Quite handily, I have been researching buying a car for a while now, so the ideas should flow quite easily. I may even discover more aspects of research that I could include in my car hunt. I…

Ragol Weather

By Iain 24 July 2014VideogamesNo Comments

This was originally posted on the now-defunct Random Fury! videogame blog. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aryc3gSkLuk This is how you make the character creation music from Phantasy Star Online sound like it's from Outrun. I can't tell you how many hours I put into the character creation screens in PSO, never mind the game proper. So good. This captures the spirit of the original…

.hack review

By Iain 28 February 2010Internet, Reviews, VideogamesNo Comments

This review was written for Poopgang in 2005. The original screenshots were mostly lost, these new ones are from Neoseeker. Format: Playstation 2 Developer: CyberConnect2 Publisher: Atari Release: 26th March 2004 .hack//infection, .hack//mutation, .hack//outbreak, .hack//quarantine. A series of four “online”, yet most definitely offline, role playing games where you play a character that plays an online game. Sound confusing? To…