Interview Questions And Answers

The first post of my new Blog; Yes, it's not the most interesting of subjects but still - It's a start.
I'm not going to lie; I've actually had a Blog before - It didn't last too long due to certain "things", but I guess it's different when you are going to get graded on it. I'll be honest, I'm no grammar freak, and my style of writing is often, perhaps, more along the lines of stand-up-comic material.

As you may be able to tell, I didn't design these following questions - If I did, it would probably be more along the lines of "How many marshmallows can you fit into your mouth at once?" - You know, the more important things in life.

What is the title of last fiction book you read?
The last fiction book I read was Percy Jackson - The last Olympian - And it wasn't that long ago either! Yes, I believe it is in fact a children's book. For those of you who are probably much more grown up than I am and have no idea about what I'm on about, it is the last in a series of books by Rick Riordan about a boy in modern day who finds out he is a demigod (of course, he's not alone) and starts saving the world from all sorts of monsters. I'll be the first to admit I'm not a big book reader, but when I do actually read - Boy do I read. The series is five books in length, and I must have completed the series within a few weeks (The library had trouble keeping up with my orders.) Now I have to wait about a year for the next series to start - I probably should have spaced them out a little more. As I said, I don't usually read many books; the only reason I came across the series in the first place was because there was recently a film based from them which I also rather enjoyed! (you may learn why I enjoyed the film more than most people probably would within time)

What is the title of the last non-fiction book you read?
The most recent non-fiction book I remember reading was Peter Kay - The sound of laughter. The last Non-fiction book I actually read was probably something completely different though. I'm not one for non-fiction it would seem - life is sometimes hard-going and depressing enough without hearing about terrible events in history, reams of facts and figures or god knows what else when you get home from doing something equally as hard-going or dull. Don't get me wrong; I like interesting facts, stories and detailed instructions on how to mummify somebody, but it's usually much more fun to hear it from a TV presenter with an amusing accent or from a program like QI.
Anyway, back to the book - The autobiography, I thought, was pretty good - it's always interesting to hear about somebody stumbling along in life, or anecdotes of how somebody was in a shop when an armed robbery was taken place; it's either times we can relate to in our own lives, or times in which you think "Well that would be pretty awesome, wouldn't it?"

What is the last live performance you attended
Well, I'll be honest - I can't remember the last live performance I went to, or even if I ever have been to one; It's probably one of the many things that go into the category " Well yes, that would be nice; but it's a lot of money, a lot of hassle and I really don't have the time at the moment"

What is the title of the last film you saw?
Ohh, films - films wonderful films, I watch so many at times!
"Get him to the Greek" was probably one of the more recent films I've seen - I'll admit, not one of the best, but still, not too bad. I think perhaps I have something against Russell Brand? Don't ask me what it is.
 

How often do you read a newspaper?
What's a newspaper?
No, I know what a newspaper is, but I honestly don't read any on a regular basis - I might read the front page of one in a shop if I see something interesting, or read through one thrown in my direction... But that's about it.
Perhaps I'm a little ignorant, but I get to know most things going on via something marvellous like Google or viral videos, or mock the week - I mean, you don't get much better than an old woman throwing a cat into a wheelie-bin!

What was the last art gallery, museum or exhibition you visited?
Again, I'm not a regular visitor of galleries, museums  or exhibitions; I might go to the occasional museum in a town or whatever, but really, that is about it. When I was smaller I remember going to the bodies exhibition in London - for those of you who have heard of it, you will probably guess why that stuck in my mind - Real preserved bodies been cut up and put on display and brains bubbling in liquids is probably not a child's first choice of a good day out - but neither was the science and history museum, but when I found the interactive children's section, they had trouble getting me to leave.

How many hours a week do you spend playing video games?
What's a video game? But no; I probably don't play as many games as you would possibly expect from somebody doing a computer games design course at university! Perhaps several hours a day, more on weekends... Soon with Course work in both hands.. maybe very little at all?
So, Sean - why did you pick computer games design if you don't actually play that many computer games?
Well, it's complicated really - I do play video games - all sorts; online flash games, PC games, perhaps an xbox or plastation2 game now and then, but I honestly often don't have the time or money to go out, buy an up-to-date console for several hundred pounds, a selection of games for up to £40 each and then spend a few days completing them, I'm more of a "I'll play a series of free online games for a few hours I have free, get some awards, play a old second hand Xbox game worth £2 for a while.... Y'know..."
I chose computer games design because I'm creative, arty, I like doodling and creating wacky useless things, I love flash and 3D modelling, taking photos and wasting my time in all kinds of wonderful ways- I'm good at everything but a master of nothing. That probably doesn't make any sense to anyone else but me; but it doesn't have to. I've been told I have an "artistic eye", I'm not sure if that's something I'm going to need surgery to correct but I secretly pride myself in seeing things in a completely different way than others do - Which, I suppose, is not too hard when you tower over everyone else as I do.

How many hours a week do you spend playing other games other than video games?
Like, Board games? Maybe a couple of times a month? I might go over to a friends and play a board game or card game or something, but I'm past the stage of playing hide and seek.

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Going backwards a bit, One of the many reasons I enjoyed the Percy Jackson books was due to the underlying morals and views and general concepts there seemed to be relating to real life; one of the more interesting ones was the idea of "Fatal Flaws". The idea in the books is that each demi-god has a fatal flaw which they have due to the god parent they have; for instance - The children of Hades may have the flaw of holding grudges whereas children of Poseidon may have the fatal flaw of excessive personal loyalty.
Now, many people may say that you should concentrate on what you are good at rather than what you're not - I say, let's be realistic, we're not perfect, it may be pessimistic but how can you improve if you pretend you're amazing? So; Some of my many personal flaws include;

Fatal Flaw #1; Excessive Symmetry - It seems everything I do seems to have at least one, if not many many, planes of symmetry for my mind to be satisfied - It's really quite limiting when you're creating anything organic in shape.
Fatal Flaw #2; Precision - Everything I make usually ends up being very precise; I may turn on a grid and ensure everything is aligned to it in one way or another, or create a 3D model where all units are whole, or fractions of whole (0.25m, 0.01m not 0.259m, 0.0137) - Not very time efficient I must admit, but easy to keep track of.
Fatal Flaw #3; Pressure  - It seems I have contracted a Sean-illness which means I've become incredibly bad at working under pressure; I used to thrive at it; but now my brain seems to physically malfunction at "You have 15 minutes to..."

And that's just a few off the top of my head! I'm waiting for somebody to do a Psycho-analysis of these posts and give me some random diagnosis "You have OCD, three other mental illnesses and a selection of new incurable diseases we've never encountered before - Congratulations!"
Brilliant.