I just ended the first week to my last semester as an undergrad! With the exception of one class, all my classes are online (thanks COVID-19). Not all is lost though. All my professors have been very understanding and are doing their best to make the online experience as painless as possible. I’m looking forward… Continue reading Start of my last semester!
Month: August 2020
Apparently, my screams were loud 😅
Last Saturday, I bought myself some Turtle Beach gaming headphones. I’ve recently gotten into Overwatch and Valorant, and sound is a very important aspect in these games. To test out my new headphones, I booted up Counter Strike: Global Offensive and began a match against bots. I WAS BLOWN AWAY ONCE MY TEAMMATES STARTED MOVING.… Continue reading Apparently, my screams were loud 😅
Learning C++ (“properly”)
I’ve only taken 1 “formal” programming class: an intro to MATLAB course in 2017. And then in the summer of 2019, I participated in a few beginner crash courses in C++ during my internship. As you might’ve seen on my website, I have programmed in C# and C++ for various projects from VR to sorting… Continue reading Learning C++ (“properly”)
[Lesson = Don’t be intimidated by jargon!] Finite State Machines and Serialization in C#
The term “Finite State Machine” sounded really intimidating to me. But it’s like switch statements and with some extra flair haha. An FSM has a set of cases (“states”). Those states can change depending on whatever is being input. FSMs are commonly used in video games. For example, a character needs to switch between different… Continue reading [Lesson = Don’t be intimidated by jargon!] Finite State Machines and Serialization in C#
Roselynn Conrady 