Blarst from the Parst

I found this around four years ago. And now, thanks to the wonders of the Internet, I've found it again. And this.

Meet Trevor

Trevor is a Pleo. That is a computer controlled robot dinosaur. He's been through a few changes since we got him, since you can upgrade his firmware using an SD card. He has a couple of processors, a camera in his nose, 20 motors and over 100 gears. And he can't walk in a straight line as one of his back legs seems a bit gammy. And some of the white has come off his teeth because the paint sticks to the leaf that we got to feed him with.

But we like him anyway.

Update on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 11:09AM by Rob

You can find a really good guide to how a Pleo works here:

http://science.howstuffworks.com/pleo.htm

Whitby Trip

The weather was supposed to be horrible. Snow on high ground. Roads becoming impassable. Etc etc. But we went anyway. After all, we like Whitby very much. It is a strange place really, touristy in a way that only England can do properly. And we were dead lucky, because the weather, although very cold, was wonderful. Especially for photos.

Whitby church on top of the cliffs, and a few boats

The bay.

Steam Train. Mike knows which one.

Air Sea Rescue

They say Dracula is buried here somewhere. I'm not going looking.....

Open Day Power

Today was the last big open day of the admissions season. And what a day. We had the biggest turnout ever. We had double tours and all sorts.

I had to use the ultra-wide angle lens to get everyone in. If you click on the picture you can find your way to the Flickr page and get hold of the large version for plenty of detail.

As usual we gave away a DS to one lucky student. This time I actually did the presentation. The winner was ticket number 1. As if anyone would believe that.

I'm on the right. Notice how the winner is keeping a good grip on the prize. As if I would run away with it....

Thanks for coming folks, hope it was worth the trip. To find out more about our course you can go to www.wherewouldyouthink.com. To find out more about writing games you can go to www.verysillygames.com.

Friday Night Club Reunion

I have a C# lecture on Friday afternoon at 4:15. Not the best time. I call it the Friday Afternoon club and I always take a picture of the audience.

Today was no exception. It was building applications using forms. Thanks for staying awake people.