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Mon 18th Feb '08 : The cake is a lie
It's been a good while since I last posted on here, and in that time I have completed just over half of my
university work placement. On the upside, I'm getting some good experience from it, the downside is my free
time is at an all time low. Most weekends though, I have managed to get some PC gaming time in. DirectX 10
hasn't exactly lived up to the hype generated before supporting games came out, but performance is gradually
being improved through patches and updates.
Since my last post, I've played BioShock (great setting and story line), Half-Life 2: Episode Two (excellent continuation), Portal (short, simple and weird, where's my cake?!), Crysis (the new benchmark for amazing top-end graphics) and Unreal Tournament 3 (very detailed maps, nice update over UT2004
[though I miss some features], pity about the OpenAL problems though...) DC
Thu 12th Jul '07 : Ready for DirectX 10!
A few things have happened since my last post, mostly within the last six weeks. I've finished my second year
of uni and I've now got a placement for the next year, starting at the end of August! Also, just last week I
finished upgrading my PC to be fully ready for the onslaught of DirectX 10 games coming in the next few months.
The spec includes an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 and a NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra: should keep everything
running well for the next three years or so! The first DX10 title I'll be getting will be BioShock on August 24th, but for now I'm getting the benefits in
my existing, DirectX 9 and OpenGL games. Oblivion running at a frame rate rarely
below 50fps with all the settings on full, HDR lighting, 4xAA and 8xAF is just brilliant to what my previous
setup could do (medium settings, bloom lighting, no AA or AF, outdoor frame rate of 20-30fps)!
DC
Wed 7th Mar '07 : Under The Iron Sea
Went to see Keane performing in Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena last
night. A fantastic performance - the arena was full to capacity and the atmosphere was brilliant, especially
during "Bedshaped" at the end, where everyone sung along to the chorus. And I now have an unusual sized, 5ft
tall x 1ft wide poster featuring their latest cover art as a memento. :) DC
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