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Find the tangent line of the function x3+y3=9 to achieve your goals.

Find the tangent line of the function x3+y3=9 to achieve your goals.

Can’t find it? Me neither. I’ve tried more than a dozen times and I still don’t see the little green box saying, “Your answer is correct”. But that’s OK! I will not break down in tears! Everyone knows university students don’t cry.

Every time I want to have a mental breakdown and throw my math book out the window, I remind myself we must suffer to achieve our dreams. Learning math brings me one step closer to being able to attend my ideal university program.

I want to become a game designer and so, I need to go to university. The program I aim for is the Computation Arts/Computer Science double major. This will allow me to learn more about the computer science aspect of video games while simultaneously improving my design skills. However, before I can get accepted, I need to get the prerequisites which means I must learn about derivatives. Thankfully, every problem I solve improves my abilities. If I continue solving math problems, I will finally gain enough skills to be able to calculate 14 minus 8 without counting on my fingers.

Outside of school, I also want to gain some work experience. With the heavy workload of cégep, I prefer not to have a job to concentrate on my projects and assignments. However, once school ends and summer starts, I will be free to look for employment.

I would love to be able to find something creative and fun, such as working in the video game field or the design field. My current abilities allow me to design websites, posters, newsletters, and social media posts but I am also interested in learning more about the video game industry.

What is most important to me, above working in a field I am interested in, is working with good people. It makes a whole world of difference when you can get along with coworkers. Everything becomes more pleasant, and collaboration is so much easier.

Overall, for my stage, I hope I will be able to get something that relates to the video game field. If not, I would be very happy working in graphic and web design! Hopefully somewhere I feel welcome and look forward to seeing my coworkers.

Pnk cat despairing over math problems

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So yeah, I’m a bit of a gamer.

So yeah, I’m a bit of a gamer.

How would I picture myself in the future? Before I might have said taller, but at my age I don’t think I’ll be reaching 6’ anytime soon. I’m still hesitant about choosing a specific job or goal but I’m interested in becoming a game designer. I hope one day I’ll be able to come up with some amazing ideas for games and work with a team of developers and other designers. I want to create something fun and exciting for people to play.

My passion for games isn’t new. Ever since I was a kid, I loved to play video games. Whether individually on my DS or on the Wii with my family. These moments of collaboration or rivalry really brought the family together and it was something we could all enjoy, no matter our age.

Making games for others and coming up with interesting stories has always been a part of my life. I have always been a creative kid, drawing, writing and imagining whole new worlds. Together with my brother, we would invent games with storylines and specific rules. We would play together for hours in these imaginary worlds. I even made a trading card game by hand.

What started me on the path to becoming a game designer was making a short video game in Bitsy. With my team, we came up with a story and the characters and then I created the visuals, puzzles and all the dialogues for the little characters spread out over the map.

Making this game was really fun for me but the best part was seeing other people play it. The little comments I got were really motivating to me. When someone found a certain dialogue funny or thought the little 2 frame animations were cute or when they liked how the background looked or the little easter eggs I hid around, it made all the time I put into making the game worth it. It also allowed me to see where there are flaws in the game and how I can improve it. It pushes me to think of ways to make the game easier to understand while still making it a fun challenge.

If you’d like to check out the game Tomsu click on this link: https://tomsu.wonari.net

Pink cat GAMING
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VERNISSAGE 2024

VERNISSAGE 2024

Attention all personnel! Whether you are a space cadet, a seasoned veteran, or a first-time visitor, we urge you to help complete this crucial mission: You must attend the 2024 graphic and web design vernissage! The countdown has already started! This phenomenon will only happen once in your lifetime, so you better not miss it! There’s no time to waste, you must start your journey to the John Abbott agora. Hopefully, you’ll be able to get there on time. We expect to see you there on April 10 from 1700-1900 hours (or if you’re a newbie to military time, that’s from 5 PM to 7 PM). Get to your spaceships and blast off to discover new sights!

At the vernissage, you’ll see all the hard work the graduating class put into their projects during their time at John Abbott College. We’ll be displaying our best work. You don’t want to miss it! There’ll be illustrations, packaging, web design, magazines, print layouts, stickers, and lots and lots of creativity! 

Anyone is welcome to pop in and we will be offering wine and cheese for those who would like a little snack. You’ll be able to speak to the third-years and get to know more about their projects. Don’t be shy to say hi, we’re all very nice.

I’m very grateful to my teachers and classmates, my time at John Abbott College has been incredible. I’ve made some new friends and learned so much. I now know how to assemble documents in InDesign, edit photos, create videos, make good design choices, create clear layouts, code websites and much much more! I’ve also evolved as a person, I’m more comfortable speaking up and sharing my ideas with others. I’ve also come to discover my personal style when it comes to creating. I love to use bright colours and have cute animals in my projects. It makes them so much more fun to accomplish!

Hope to see you there! 

Graphic and web design vernissage poster