Challenges

The challenges of the course have not been many, but the ones that have cropped up were hard. The main challenge for me has been trying to unlearn what I thought I knew about computers. I have discovered first hand that it is bad to not keep updated about current technology. Technology has advanced so much in just under a year that I barley knew how to use Microsoft Office when I turned on the computer. The basic knowledge I had about computers over the years has helped me not totally crash and burn, but I feel like I have just been on the edge of falling into the failing category. The operation on a computer I barley know, a Mac, has not helped me, but I feel like I can learn how to use one if I try hard enough.

Garage Band EOC week 3

I like to listen to all types of music, no matter the style. From classical all the way to heavy metal, as long as it has a good rhythm and beat. I enjoy a little bit of rap or hip-hop as long as it is not gangster or criminal in nature. I do enjoy more of the Heavy Metal type of music, it actually calms me down so I can do more work. With the power of Garage Band, on the Mac, I would have great power over the type of music I could create, and the program would be a major help to me because I am a game designer and freelance audio creator. With its power I can compose music for every different scenario in my games, and create different sound compositions for any of my audio projects. Also if I wanted to create any music for friends or myself the power of basically having an entire orchestra at hand will be very helpful. Also with Garage Band I can even try to create music that can compare with works made by the great composers. I believe even the most non music person can use the program and create works that would pass on the retail market.

Snap shot

I just made a snapshot of my desktop.

Week 2 EOC (Fears of the Internet)

The thing that scares me the most about the way the Internet is today is not being anonymous, just losing that sense of being able to surf without anyone knowing who you are. Now I know that this also presents security problems for all web users, i.e. the scare ware that has been floating around the Internet and causing people untold problems, and also the Conficker worm that surfaced on April fools day. These “hackers” are some of the best programmers that exist in the world, although some are not “programmers” per say, but they do have enough knowledge to cause problems for a lot of people. The only thing that makes me feel any better about these web pirates is the fact that some of the security experts that are hired by anti-virus companies are the also some of the best on this side of the law, and try and fight these problems the best they can.

The other side of this problem is the fact that the government can track the criminals, but they can also track the people who are not doing anything, just people who they feel are worth watching for no other reason than they don’t like them. Now don’t take that for some radical senseless rambling, I am just putting out possibilities that could happen.

What it all comes down to is whether people want to be more secure or do they want more freedom. It always has to balance out, and sometimes it goes to far to one side of the scale than the other, and we get the problems we have now with the Internet, and other things in life. Ask yourself that question, do you want to have more security or do you want to have more freedom?

My voice

Phoenix Phell Productions is a game production company. Although we produce all types of games, we mainly specialize in the Action Adventure and RPG genres. I am the company CEO, and I am also the founder of it. I started company wanting to bring the games me and my employees like to create to the consumer base so they could have new games that could be enjoyed. I personally like to play games that do not seemed rushed because a company thought that a product that gets out sooner is going to make more money, than a product that is the best that the group of people who made it could create. So I hope I instill the same belief in employees and consumers alike. I also believe that a good work environment helps create happier employees, which will translate to better work from employees which, in the end, will create better product. We try to promote the best working environment possible so we can have the best product possible. In the end a better product will translate into better profits for a company, but more with a game company, or any production company, a better product means more satisfied employees, who will make greater product, and that means even more satisfied customers.