This is my type up for the interview task...
What is the title of the last fiction book you either read or are reading now?
Books were something I always had a hard time getting into, I didn't find them anywhere near as enjoyable as many other people, that said I have enjoyed some fictional books outside of the compulsory books we had to read during school, the most recent of which was the Jack Reacher series, written by Lee Child, it had a really good balance of action and gripping story to keep me interested longer than one chapter.
What is the title of the last non-fictional book you either read or are reading now?
This could come across as me just trying to say something about the course just to get extra credit or something, but I am currently in the process of reading The Art of Game Design, by Jesse Schell, this was on the reading list for the course when I first enrolled and picked my self up a copy to read while I was on the beaches of America during my holiday in the summer.
What is the last live performance you attended?
I have never really been someone who enjoys anything live performances, just out or personal preference really, that being said there has been a few live performances I have been too, the most recent of which would be a theater performance at the New Wolsey Theater with my family. However don't ask me what went to see, it apparently didn't make a lasting impression on me.
What is the title of the last film you saw at the cinema, if not the cinema then on DVD?
I used to be really big on going to the cinema and enjoying movie with friends and family, but the cost increase has deterred me more and more each day to the point where I just watch movies at home with friends more than going to the cinema, leave more money to be spent on the snacks and drinks. I believe the last film I saw at the cinema was transformers age of extinction, which was for my little brothers birthday earlier this year.
How often do you read the newspaper?
Well, this can be easily answered with the word, never. Newspapers were never something that I really looked at and thought I would read it, maybe that comes in later life when i'm older and worry a bit more about what is in the news outside of just the morning news when i'm running out the door to go out.
How many hours a week do you spend playing computer games?
Until recently when it started to die down quite a lot it was an embarrassing about of time, during the holidays of school I would spend almost ever waking hour when I wasn't being asked to do something playing some sort of game, this has been something that has died down as I get older, the want to play games has started to transition into making the games and wanting to know whats going on behind the game
How many hours a week do you spend playing non-computer games?
This is not a type of game genre that I would measure in a weekly scale, I think a yearly scale wouldn't even weigh up to a weekly scale for computer games. That being said non-computer games are something I enjoy and always enjoy the classic family monopoly at Christmas.
Hi Charlie,
ReplyDeleteIt's good to see you're up and running with the blog, and with Jesse Schell's Book of Lenses too!
For games-related news, The Guardian is good, while the library has PC Gamer and Edge magazine in the journals room.
Hopefully, our exploration of evolved board games over the next few weeks will inspire you to look at some more contemporary games (sometimes called "eurogames"). There are a few examples in the cupboard in the labs that you can try out!