The article "So You Want To Be A Game Programmer? How to get out of college and into games" by Matt Gilgenbach and Daniel Sass is a great starting point for the lost souls out there dreaming to be part of the next great game.

They gave four main pointers:

1. a tight demo.
2. a clean and professional resume.
3. some experience.
4. a pragmatic idea of what to expect.

It pays off to read the article and plan out your actions. To sum it all up, the section on the Demo is really important. The games industry is relatively young and there is a high demand for strong players in the game.

• Finish your game or demo.
• Make your demo impressive.
• Make your demo as easy as possible to view.
• Do not show off standardized class projects.

Also the last liner is something you should consider seriously.

"If you find math and physics confusing or you aren’t a hardcore coder, then game programming probably is not for you."

Being a game programmer is not the only important role in producing a game. Do some research and find out the role and suits you best. Good Luck~!

Diablo III

The long awaited dream. (May be old news already but...). I've always been a fan of Blizzard because I love RPG (Role Playing Game), I love the fantasy genre, and I love great art word. Blizzard ever so often have delivered all of my loves in one package.

Diablo II released in 2000 was a game college kids play time and again on LAN. It was great fun joining your buddies to battle evil. And we will never forget the secret cow level. The game is all about expending you fantasies, being someone extraordinary that you can't be in real life (like a sorceress), being a hero, and loads more.

So the long awaited dream is the sequel, Diablo III was annouced on the 28th June 2008 and is currently in development right now. Diablo III used the Havok physics engine and loads of new features developed for the StarCraft II. The HUD (Head Up Display) looks like a blend between the original Diablo style and World of Warcraft's icons. The graphics is just so Blizzard. Below are some videos on Diablo III:~

Diablo 3 2008 Movie Trailer Blizzard Worldwide Invitational


Diablo 3 Gameplay Video Part 1


Diablo 3 Gameplay Video Part 2

Greek Drinks

Discovered a new drink from some Greek friends of mine. Its call Ouzo.

First prepare the Raki. Raki (Turkish: rakı, pronounced [raˈkɯ] ) is a non-sweet, anise-flavored spirit popularly consumed in Turkey as an apéritif. First add honey, anise and pure Suma to boil.

Raki = honey + star anise + Suma

Then Ouzo is created by adding some water and the clear spirit becomes white. Ouzo (ούζο) is an anise-flavored spirit that is widely consumed in Greece and Cyprus. Its taste is quite similar to arak/raki in the Levant and Turkey, pastis or absinthe (France), Sambuca (Italy), mastika (Chios). It can be consumed neat or mixed with water.

Ouzo = Raki + water

The drink is drunk hot and it is great during winter with the hint of spicy taste that lingers.

My Dream Car

Its been some time since I last posted anything on this site. I've been busy with my semester 2 and currently I'm entering into semester 3, the time I'm going to spend on my Masters Dissertation Project. Well, now with the flexible schedule, I would like to share this cool car from BMW that winks (yeah really~). Thanks Victor for introducing this beauty to me...