OT: How old are you ?

dogscoff · #1 June 25th, 2001, 10:26 AM

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I'm a very out of work freelance writer desperately looking for an assignment. I've been writing about (and sometimes working on) computer games for 20 years.
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You might want to look at this thread:
http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/For...ML/002950.html

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mac5732 · #2 July 24th, 2001, 04:47 PM

looks like a good time for an update, seems to be quite a few new players..... have fun

just some ideas mac

golf_prez · #3 July 24th, 2001, 11:18 PM

good to meet everyone, here goes....

just turned 36, married, having our first child in February (very excited!!) live just outside of Toronto, Canada.

Work as a Project Manager for an IT company, and I keep telling my wife that I need to play 4X games to keep my organizational, planning and management skills sharp

Panzer General, most Avalon Hill games...
Got into computers because of the games!! Starfire was first I think.... Civilization - best game ever, until I played SEIV.....
addicted to GOLF (the real game...not computers) am SOOOOOOO close to breaking 80 for the first time, that I can't stop playing...

cheers guys and girls

golf_prez!

Krsqk · #4 July 25th, 2001, 06:37 AM

22, within 10 1/2 days of getting married.

Graduate student in Florida. Play SEIV to relieve the stress of doing projects. Okay, so I do projects to relieve the stress of playing SEIV.

Currently have no life besides SEIV and analyzing Beethoven.

Thus, my first attempt at anything approaching a mod.

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CW · #5 July 25th, 2001, 08:34 AM

I'm 20 and live in Australia, born in Hong Kong and spent most of my early years there and also a year in the US. Moved here a few years ago, finished high school and got myself into Uni Last year. Currently in my second year doing a B.E degree on Aeronautical Engineering, I love strategy games, flight simulators and anything to do with planes.

tesco samoa · #6 July 25th, 2001, 02:29 PM

Just turned 31. Live outside of Toronto Canada in a town called bowmanville. I have been playing Strat games for many years ( dad introduced me to MULE,) I returned the favour with Stars. Been playing the SE series since SE III.

For work I work for EDS at GM in Oshawa. Mostly PM work with deploying Web applications and VB apps.

Been reading these Posts for ages and finally decided to start posting. So hello Everyone.

Alpha Kodiak · #7 July 25th, 2001, 03:24 PM

I'm 40, married with 4 kids. I started playing wargames with my dad when we got Avalon Hill's Battle of the Bulge from a second-hand store when I was a kid. I was on the chess team in high school (Geek alert! Geek alert!) and I have been playing all manner of computer games since a friend and I got access to Collosal Cave over 20 years ago. If it's a game, I'll play it (although some of the modern games have pushed the gore level to the point that I won't touch them).

Edit: Oops, forgot about the career part:

I've been attempting to force my will on computers in one fashion or other since 1979. Most of that time has been spent as a programmer/analyst. One of the interesting things about programming is that you have to be an instant "expert" in al kinds of fields that have nothing to do with computers. I've had to learn about home energy consumption, civil engineering, telephone engineering, hospital billing, credit card procesing, shipping line tracking and general accounting. So for those of you that are getting an education in preparation to become programmers, make sure that you have a well rounded background that prepares you for just about anything. You will never know what you are going to be expected to set up systems for.

[This message has been edited by Alpha Kodiak (edited 25 July 2001).]