Note: A project post-mortem is a process through which a group (or in this case, an individual) reviews qualitative and quantitative data after the completion of a project. As the practical aspect of the Big Fried Chicken project is over, I would like to remark on its effects on the mLab server and note down Read More
Approaches to AI in virtual systems and Minecraft Yesterday, while wandering around the mLab and procrastinating between deciding to go to bed at a reasonable hour or stay up and work on midterms, I came across something I have seen many times in my Minecraft play. A small non-agressive mob was stuck between the ocean and a Read More
BFC – BigFriedChicken’s Cook and Sort machine How does the BFC Vanilla edition sort cooked chicken, feathers, and eggs into specific chests? An industrial cooking and sorting machine. This device is the soul of the BFC and automates the process of collecting, cooking, sorting and finally storing cooked chicken, feathers, eggs and any anomalies (ie: Read More
This week, instead of a weeknote focused on #BigFriedChickenCompany and the work my comrades Marie Christine, Sean and Saeed have been contributing to, I’d like to devote some thought to a greater picture with regards to Minecraft. Minecraft is somewhat singular. It’s a computer program which can be run individually by one person, or on a Read More
This past week, I spent a large amount of time in a car driving around the Atlantic provinces of Canada. Most of my time was spent either driving along the coast or through what was once farm country. Much of my time during this road trip was spent reading, as I was unable to go online and Read More
I have just moved into the M Lab, I think I was the first one, but now I see Dr. Consalvo’s computer sitting comfortably in the corner. I am surrounded by thousands of dollars in PC video gaming equipment and feeling jealous of the Critical Hit Incubator’s resources. Having just returned from the Japan Game Studies Read More