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Hobbies related to special interest

Miff

Hi everyone, I'm Miff. I'm 27 and I have autism and ADHD. I'm a bit new to being part of an online group like this so please bear with me, and apologies in advance for any mistakes I will probably make.

I've been told a good way of introducing yourself is to do an ice breaker, so I thought I would ask about hobbies related to your special interest.

My favourite hobby is recording videos for movies and TV series. I love doing this, and voicing over for animated videos. If I ever get my anxiety in to a better place I will go to college to study this properly and hopefully ending up doing it for a career.

Another hobby I have related to my special interest is books and reading. I love to read and I love collecting books, so I have a vast variety of books in my library. Most I have never read although I do intend to read them all one day. Eventually!

I look forward to meeting you and reading your own hobbies.

Kind regards,
Miff.

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  • Your note on voiceovers has reminded me of a video game I made with a few colleagues years back. It was a bit of an experiment, we got it to a playable state with 3 levels, but it was a bit janky. It was so funny recording the sound effects though. Just standing there going "huh!" for jumping or "Ah!" for pain. When you play them back, some of them sound like... Other things.

    An interest/hobby/time sink for me is smart home automation. I don't really use voice assistants, they're too slow and more complicated than using switches for things like lights. I also tend to prefer using "dumb" devices and making them smart. So as an example. I can turn on movie mode in the living room by flipping a cube on the table. The TV turns on, the surround sound turns on, the TV changes to the right channel, the lights of the fire turn on, and the room lights dim. Then when you select the movie and start playing, the some lights dim right down but mosy turn off completely. Then, when the pizza arrives and the driver presses the "dumb" ยฃ10 wireless doorbell I have, a little reciever detects the signal, pauses the movie, and turns the light up so you can find your way to the door.

    I don't think those are even the most complicated ones in there. There are some things I've forgotten I've programmed which is always nice when they still work after not being triggered for about a year.

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  • Your note on voiceovers has reminded me of a video game I made with a few colleagues years back. It was a bit of an experiment, we got it to a playable state with 3 levels, but it was a bit janky. It was so funny recording the sound effects though. Just standing there going "huh!" for jumping or "Ah!" for pain. When you play them back, some of them sound like... Other things.

    An interest/hobby/time sink for me is smart home automation. I don't really use voice assistants, they're too slow and more complicated than using switches for things like lights. I also tend to prefer using "dumb" devices and making them smart. So as an example. I can turn on movie mode in the living room by flipping a cube on the table. The TV turns on, the surround sound turns on, the TV changes to the right channel, the lights of the fire turn on, and the room lights dim. Then when you select the movie and start playing, the some lights dim right down but mosy turn off completely. Then, when the pizza arrives and the driver presses the "dumb" ยฃ10 wireless doorbell I have, a little reciever detects the signal, pauses the movie, and turns the light up so you can find your way to the door.

    I don't think those are even the most complicated ones in there. There are some things I've forgotten I've programmed which is always nice when they still work after not being triggered for about a year.

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