Last blog...

So this will be the last blog I will be writing for 376, what should I write about? Finals are coming up, and I haven't found a CO-op job, so still a lot to do. So.....let me introduce you to my CMPT 470 final project, it is now up and running. The link is: http://cmpt470.csil.sfu.ca:8005/ws/team5/, feel free to play around with it.
Basically what it does is that it allows user to register car accident online. You can provide date, time, location and description of the accident. Also, you can add car information to the report. Also, we used Google Map to allow easy display of the registered car accidents and it is also easier to search for the accident. We used JSP, and this is the first time I used it, so it quite challenging. Anyways, play around with it, and feel free to give me some feedback.

End of term

Tomorrow is the last day of the school. So, what have I accomplished this term? I have to say, a lot. I made the mistake by taking too many courses that are assignment heavy. However, I learned a lot as well. One thing, I finally learn how to create web site with JSP. I used to implement the CMPT 470 final project. Also, I learned how to use OpenGL with C++ to create 3D games. It has been fun and but really busy term. Now, I can finally focus on studying for final except that 376 paper is due next week, I will have to spend couple hours doing it everyday. Hopefully, I will be able to use my time wisely.

dissapointed at Air Canada Final

Well, this has finally come to an end. Yesterday, Air Canada mailed me a cheque of $1330, which is what I claimed. I am surprised that they gave me this much, because I did not provide any receipt. However, money does not bring back the memory that I have stored in my external hard drive. In the letter mailed with the cheque, they stated that they will continue look for my baggage and return when they find it. However, from what I heard on internet, they would just sell it at really low price. I don't know what will happen, but let just hope that my baggage shows up at my door one day.

470 Web Information System Poster Session

Tomorrow from 2:30 to 4, there will be poster session on my 470 final project. There are 9 groups, and each of us will be demonstrating our system. My group implemented a Online Car Accident Registration system in which user can register there car accidents online. This can help them finding the witnesses. Last week at the checkpoints presentation, I also saw some really cool demos, so feel free to drop by at our poster session.

IT IS PLAYOFF TIME...

GO CANUCKS~~~~~~~~~~
O right, last year was a disappointment...
I remember that after they got past the first round last year, I went got two Vancouver Canucks flags so that I could show some spirit. However, right after I got the flags. They lost three in a row, and then got eliminated. So, this year I will just be a quiet supporter.
GO CANUCKS~~~~~~~~~~

McMini at McDonald

Yesterday, when I went to McDonald to try the new "McMini" sandwich, while looking at the menu, I see that one for 1.99 and two for 3.98. I am like, hum...buying two doesn't make it any cheaper, why would they list it on the menu. It just doesn't make any sense. I think it just a way that they use to make customer think buying two make it cheaper. Also, the new McMini, it is really mini, it about 1/3 of a regular McChicken burger. So, don't try it if you are hungry, get something else instead.

Ray tracer without OpenGL is painful...

For my 361 computer graphic course, we were asked to implement a ray tracer without the help of OpenGL. Ray tracing is a technique for generating an image by tracing the path of light through pixels in an image plane and simulating the effects of its encounters with virtual objects(from Wikipedia). Drawing three spheres took me 2 whole day and finishing the whole assignment took me 5 days(which occupied all of my long weekend). Now I really appreciate those programmers who make game. It really is a difficult and tiring task. Just a while ago I was thinking maybe I should get into game development, now I totally give up. It just...not my style...