Category Archives: Other

Acrylics 101

The last time I took an art class was in high school. So when the chance arose for me to take a painting class, I jumped on the opportunity. We’re almost at the end of our 6-week acrylics class, and … Continue reading

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Crayola Masterpiece

In the spirit of the back to school season, I’ve decided to create my own Crayola masterpiece. Not with a paintbrush, but rather, with a blow dryer. If you’ve got some crayons, glue, and canvas, try it out for yourself! … Continue reading

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Homepage Sweet Homepage

It’s been a year and a half since I first put up my website. I still remember those early days, my first introduction to web design. “What do you mean the textures have to be tileable?” “Why isn’t the font … Continue reading

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Ready or Not

3…2…1…2011! This time of year is filled with countdowns. Countdowns to new beginnings, long-awaited endings, and unexpected surprises. I don’t know about you, but for me, 2010 whizzed by in a frenzied flash of ups and downs. I started the … Continue reading

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Changing Education Paradigms

Why aren’t schools as effective as they could be? Here’s Ken Robinson’s take on it:

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More Handheld Devices in the Classroom

In order to bring effective educational games to the classroom, those classrooms must first have sufficient technology necessary to access those games. Increasingly, schools and colleges are putting handheld devices such as clickers into the hands of students, providing an … Continue reading

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Tree

Here’s the final version of my visual storytelling project, a short film created to tell a story through images. It’s quite a bit different from the original preview I posted two weeks ago. I’ll let the images speak for themselves.

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Visual Storytelling Preview

As term 1 is starting to come to a close, we have several projects out on the table, from presentations and exams to level designs and drawings. One project we have coming up in less than two weeks is for … Continue reading

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Canadian Healthcare

I had my first experience with Canadian healthcare today. Well, not Canadian healthcare proper, but I was injured, and a Canadian cared for me and helped me regain health. I’d say that counts. On my way to school this morning, … Continue reading

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O Canada!

In honor (or, as Canadians would write, honour) of Canada Day, Joe and I headed out to Granville Island, a community filled with markets, theaters, galleries, unique shops, and restaurants, to partake in the festivities. Perhaps it was the lack … Continue reading

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