returned back to college from the holidays

good to be back got some work to do, not as much free time now but nice to be doing something productive again and its a great way to stay in shape.

a bit of food for thought

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2011/06/infamous-hacker-facebook-hired-developer/39316/

fish game

i completed my drag and drop game and submitted it on time :)

fish game

i completed my drag and drop game and submitted it on time :)

Worst Game I’ve Ever Played

Worst Game I’ve Ever Played

The worst game I have ever had the shame and pain of playing is one that is considered by most as “the best massive-multiplayer online role playing game in the world” I however strongly disagree. Yes I am one of few gamers who hates world of war craft.

The reasons why I hate world of war craft is firstly the ridiculous price of the “game” at £20 for each instalment of the games (currently being 3) and at roughly £8.99 s month it would cost £168 to buy all the games and a year’s subscription an insane amount for one game.

I never actually purchased wow I did however pick up a 14 day trial version of the game which hit the bin and off the pc all in the same day. What I did find when I played was myself in a very cheap looking world with a load of other people going “what the hell do we do then” I wondered around a bit until I spoke to an npc (non-player character) who wanted me to take his present to his mate for him so I agreed and had to run for 20 minutes to deliver this present to a very ungrateful npc who’d only give me 200 coins, least to say I was annoyed.

One of the worst things I find about the game is the fact that when you die you get to keep all your items where’s the challenge in a game where everything you do has no level of threat or danger to it.

As well as having random people kill me who were much higher levels than me I didn’t stand a chance. And I didn’t exactly find this game welcoming for new players.

If I had to describe wow on a whole I’d say wearing barbed-wire boxers would be more enjoyable than playing that game ever again.

Todays college

worked more on drag and drop assignment so far alls well that goes well.

Research

The media industry can be very profitable especially for highly skilled web designers who may charge anywhere from between £35-70 per hour for their services, as a student the most I would likely make would be about £5-10 an hour.

However ethical issues could arise from students working for such low charges an hour as companies could target students to design their products and this could damage the professionals businesses by taking business away from them and having to lower their rates per hour to compete with the students.

However although the work seems glamorous  as such high pay rates you could lose all your reputation if you fail to meet a deadline, especially when taking on a job from a large company such as Shady records who could lose millions if you fail to deliver your product on time.

Although you should always negotiate on pricing to get the best deal for you as well as helping to protect the high pay of the industry, if you struggle with a job bring someone else in the business in to help you complete the job before the deadline.