MANDATORY INTRODUCTORY POST P//#001

Hello, whomever may be reading this. I'm Jack. I study Computer Games Design at University Campus Suffolk, and this blog is going to be hard work, so don't be expecting much in the way of entertainment. It's the internet; you know where to go for that. Anyway.

Last week we had ourselves another meet and greet, and though it was an admirably better effort than the first attempt organized by Rob (shoes or trainers discuss?!) it still reeked of nerd on nerd awkwardness, a speciality of mine I might add. Here's the question run down; feel free to peruse at your leisure:

• What is/was the title of the last fiction book you are currently reading/last read?
  
  The last fiction  book I read was the excellent re-imagining of Jesus' life, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman.
  Phillip Pullman is a famous atheist, and his fantastic trilogy His Dark Materials was seen by many as anti-Christian; The Good Man Jesus however is an actually quite sympathetic and low-key story, where Jesus Christ is actually two people: the older brother Jesus and the younger Christ. It remains faithful to the source material, and you realize how it all comes together it's genuinely moving. I'm as atheist as they come, and it was nothing like what I expected.
  I'll shut up now because I could talk all day, but go give it a go, whatever you believe.
  
• What is/was the title of the last non-fiction book you are currently reading/last read?
  
  Not as interesting, probably The 3DS Max Bible, which is not exactly light reading. I'll need a strong drink and a long evening before I can make much headway with this bastard.
  
• What was the last live performance you attended?
  
  Sunn O))). Words cannot describe the sheer physical experience of seeing Sunn live. They are a drone/doom metal two piece from America, and one of my absolute favourite bands on the planet. They don't write or play song's in the conventional sense; drone metal is slow, drawn out and almost punishing. Live, they play loud. Extremely loud. To the point where you can feel your bones vibrate. Not an exaggeration.
  You can't put their music into words (or maybe I cant do them justice), so I'd just say don't write them off. Pick up Monoliths and Dimensions, or maybe Black One, turn the lights down one evening, and play the whole album start to finish with a decent pair of headphones or surround sound with a good bass range. They are truly unique.
  
• What was the title of the last film you saw?
  
  The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Only one film has ever made me cry, but this came pretty damn close. I was definitely at the perfect age for this, and I'm so grateful I got to watch it when I did.
  It's an incredibly heartfelt, utterly sincere movie about the very best and worse sides of teenage experience; love, sex, secrets, and that hyperreality of teenage senses fading slowly into adulthood, and like that transition the film leaves you both happy its over but sad that you'll never experience anything like this again.
  
• How often do you read the newspaper?
  
  The Guardian online is pretty good; it's neither a rightwing ragsheet or pretentious intellectual drivel like The Independent. Plus Charlie Brooker is a comedy goldmine that just keeps on giving.
  
• Which art gallery/museum/exhibition did you last visit?
  
  EUROGAMER EXPO!
  THERE WAS SWAG!
  AND HALO!
  
• How many hours a week do you spend playing video games?
  
  Haha, you're asking someone who can now pass off playing video games as research. Anywher between 10-20 hours.
  
• How many hours a week do you spend playing games other than video games?
  
  Erm, drinking games count right? Pfft, like 2 hours a week? I guessh? I duno, thinggsd tend to get a littlwe bbluryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy