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My Hobby

Miffo

Hi it's Matthew again.

I just thought I would take out the time to explain my hobby/project. I don't really do any sports and I certainly don't do any outside activity's. I did own a hamster but sadly she passed away two months ago but recently I started to create my own game with a piece of software called Rpg Maker Vx Ace. I'm going to create an adventure game where you get to battle monsters and earn loot and xp. My game has only just begun but I'm certain that my family are going to love it.

I'd love to hear what everyone else does for a hobby. Feel free to comment your hobby's below Laughing

Kind regards,

Matthew.

  • Jamie + Lion

    It is so cool that you wrote the iPlayer code.

    Thanks for sharing about the chair and the lion. That is very cool too.

  • Hobbies

    I have 3 hobbies:

    - software development - my jobs is writing code, but I also write code for fun. I do a wide variety of things, right now a mix of web stuff (HTML, CSS, JS, Node, Go)  and high performance unix pipeline stuff. (I wrote a script to analyse Wikipedia to count and sort links from wikipedia to the BBC website).  Fun factoid, every page of the BBC website uses code I wrote and I wrote most of the code which powers the iPlayer radio pages (like BBC.co.uk/radio4) the carousel and layout is all stuff I developed. *kinda proud*

    - Lego - normally gearboxes of one kind or another. Right now I enjoy spending time thinking about a 'drivable' bulldozer model. It's going to be my most advanced gearbox so far, with 4 controls and 6 functions ( for those curious. It will have a 2 speed gearbox with tank style tracks with separate direction control for each set of tracks and it will have a 2 function blade mechanism for lifting and tilting. All powered from a single large motor via around 45 gears and shafts)

    The third one, I am a little reluctant to mention as I think it might be controversial. I don't know if 'being spaced out' can count as a hobby? I have lots of cool toys and colouring books and stuff. Hiding in my room and playing with the toys or having time where I don't need to speak and can cuddle the lion and the other plushies is something I like.  I think its controversial as it's not 'age appropriate'. I also have a very large chair with a harness to provide compression. Being strapped in there is very nice if socially innapropreate most of the time. Often when guests leave the first thing I so is go and have some time with my chair and the lion.

    Cheers 

    Jamie + Lion

    (Note to moderators: if this post is too much personal info. Please let me know, I don't know where the line should be)

  • I've done a little bit of HTML before, it's interesting but not really of any use to me.

    In my spare time I've been doing a science degree, mainly about rocks.  I love rocks, collecting rocks, and learning about them.  Anything from diamonds to limestone.  I do like to do art but I haven't got much room at the moment where I live, so it's difficult.

    I recently went on a geology field trip, which was terrifying for me (2 days far from home with strangers!) but I stuck at it and I really enjoyed it.  I made the trip leaders aware of my AS condition and they were very supportive.  I got a few rocks from that trip.  They were full of crinoids and trilobites! :D

  • Me again Azalea,

    I think it's great that your a beginner programmer. We all start from scratch when designing things like games, websites, etc. But as time goes on you learn more and more and in the end Azalea you are going to be a brilliant programmer, you'll be able to make all sorts of things through code without the help of any guides online, though, a little help never hurts!

    I did attempt programming once before but I find it much to stressful, you however sound like you already know the basics and I think that that is good. Well done you, keep up the good work.

    Stay safe Azalea and keep up the coding. Laughing You can do it.

    Kindest regards,

    Matthew.

  • Hi Azalea!

    You're right creating a game is tremendous fun but it can also get quite annoying when you get stuck. My older brother codes as well, he uses something called Visual Studio although I believe he also codes in HTML. My brother actually coded an entire software for our family business (which has now sadly closed), he's heading to college in September.

    You also sound like a good programmer. What have you done through code so far?

    Thanks for commenting Azalea.

    Regards,

    Matthew. Smile