Thursday, 2 October 2014

A brief chat about me.

Shane

What is the title of the book (Fiction) that you are currently reading, or what is the title of the last fiction book that you read?

I am currently reading the book The Call of Cthulu and other weird tales, which is written by H.P. Lovecraft. I really enjoy reading horror fiction and after reading the short by H.P Lovecraft which is titled The Call of Cthulu I wanted to read his other stories as I knew that he was a horror fiction writer, so when I saw the book with Call of Cthulu and other weird tales I picked it up and started to give it a read.



What is the title/topic of the book (non-fiction) that you are currently reading, or what is the last non-fiction book that you read?

I dont often read non-fiction books but at the moment I am reading some material that is needed for my course at University and the book that I am reading is Game Design a Book of Lenses by Jesse Schell.

What is the last live performance (music, drama or dance) that you attended?

Live performance The last and one of the only live performances that I have been to was the 2014 Kerrang Tour, it was in Brixton and it was some of the most fun I have had. Kerrang are a magazine, radio station and T.V channel that play rock and metal which are my favourite genres of music.
 
What is the title of the last film that you saw at the cinema/online or watched on DVD?

The last film that I had seen at the cinema was Guardians of The Galaxy which was a pretty good film that I enjoyed a lot, I wish I had seen it in IMAX but it was just as good in 2D. I dont have a large collection of DVDs but the ones that I do have are watched multiple times by me and my favourite film of all time is V for Vendetta which is the most recent DVD I have watched.



How often do you read a newspaper? (Which one? Online or physical)

Newspapers I dont really read newspapers but when I do I tend to read them online instead of having physical copies, I only really read local papers like the Ipswich star. There is a reason I dont tend to read them and that is because I get most of my news via the news channels like BBC news and Sky news.

What art gallery / museum / exhibition did you last visit?

The last museum that I visited was the Ipswich museum a couple of months ago, I didn't really go for any specific reason but my most liked area of the whole museum is the Egyptian section I have always had an interest in the Egyptians so whenever I get the chance to read more about them I will take it.

How many hours a week do you spend playing video games?

I try to only spend 5-6 hours on video games if I can. I have been playing a lot of FTL: Faster Than Light over the last couple of weeks, I have also been playing a lot of The Binding of Isaac I find both of these games fun and challenging in their own ways, I have not yet been able to complete FTL but i'm working on it.



How many hours a week do you spend playing games other than video games?


I have only just started to play non video games like board games, card games and text based adventure games, but only yesterday did I start to play Dungeons and Dragons properly and I spent a good 3 and a half hours playing Dungeons and Dragons with a group of other players. So I hope to achieve at least the same amount of time on non-video games every week.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Shane,

    You might find H. P. Lovecraft gives you some great inspiration for atmosphere in the games you design (although hopefully not *all* the games you design!) One of my favourite Lovecraft stories is "The Beast in the Cave".

    As for DVD and video, you may be pleased to discover that you can stream video via the library catalogue! (for educational purposes, of course) and the library also has a large DVD collection.

    The Guardian has a good section on games, so you can keep up with games-related news online, while the library has PC Gamer and Edge magazine in the journals room.

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