Every day this week I will be posting here to this blog to try to communicate to you, the reader of this blog, whoever you may be, what the average week in the life of a Computing Science student is all about.
I study at the University of Aberdeen where my course lasts for four years. I’m currently about half way through the second half of my third year at the moment. I’m studying five courses in this semester.
Christmas and the New Year are now behind us, and for many a welcome break from reality. For me, it’s quite the opposite. I leave the nice friendly bubble that the University life creates and re-enter the real world. At University, I am funded by both my student loan and occasional work for the University. Money troubles rarely occur and thus I can spend my time learning by either reading fascinating articles (or slightly less fascinating lecture slides) and implementing really cool things like those I have created in Room 205. It is odd, and exciting, to think that one day I will be plunged into this “real” world where a lot of my friends from college already are.
Whilst not participating in the actual event, I have been learning about Python and PyGame this weekend. Initially, me and two others were going to work as a group, but later it became apparent that our sleep patterns were not syncing up at all which made this all but impossible. As a result, a playable, actually quite fun, game has risen from my “messing about to get some ideas”.
Titled “Kitten’s Missions”, the player takes the role of a cat that must go on missions and then return to it’s friends. There are currently two missions; the first begins where the kitten is lost, but on it’s way to a party. On the way, the kitten must collect enough beer for itself and the three kitten friends.