{"id":642,"date":"2010-06-20T20:12:23","date_gmt":"2010-06-21T00:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wizardwalk.com\/newblather\/?p=642"},"modified":"2010-06-20T20:14:41","modified_gmt":"2010-06-21T00:14:41","slug":"quite-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wizardwalk.com\/newblather\/?p=642","title":{"rendered":"Quite complex"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greetings and such things.<\/p>\n

Animation Mentor starts in about a week! I was going to put the student "badge" on the side there, but the student login is closed for the week for a break before the summer term starts. I’m almost ready, just need to review my basic Maya skills and find a camera to record reference with (I’m also practicing becoming double-jointed so that my reference shots will be more fluid and cartoony). I’m nervously looking forward to it.<\/p>\n

\"complexity\"<\/a> Hmmm, what else? I’ve been reading this really interesting book on complexity called Complexity: A Guided Tour<\/a>\"\". It’s got some fascinating chapters on emergent properties and genetic algorithms. Really makes me want to start doing some programming again. And if you like the classic book Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid<\/a>\"\", this book should please you as the author was heavily influenced by the book, seeking out Hofstadter to study under after reading it. (It’s been about 10 years since I read GEB; I need to reread it.) The book is just a wee boring at certain parts, especially in the beginning, but I suppose such chapters can be skipped, as some of them just give an overview of stuff you might already know. The book can also be a bit confusing at times, but overall, since it’s not very mathematically in-depth and only 300 pages, it’s great for more casual (yet fascinating) reading. I’ve still got a few more chapters to go, but it’s a great book.<\/p>\n

Oh, I got Mass Effect 2<\/a>\"\" the other day from Amazon.com. I played through the prologue and it looks like it will be a really fun sequel. Too bad I won’t really have any time to play it.<\/p>\n

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