Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "JohnT" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: About the short course. Date: Sun, 2 Aug 1998 21:49:11 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 41 Message-ID: <6q2jcc$fvf22@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <35C47902.1490@mdx.ac.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: nettech.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 I would have loved to have attended myself but my work had me too busy :( Is it possible to get hold of the course material without having to attend? JohnT Peter Passmore wrote in message <35C47902.1490@mdx.ac.uk>... >The first short course went really well and the feedback was very >positive. The week was supposed to start at 9:30 on Monday but everybody >arrived en masse at 9:15 and got straight onto the kit. The week ended >on Friday at 8 o'clock with a marathon 5 player multitapped Micro >Machines 3 session using the data projector (12 feet x 12 feet image). >I'm glad to say the Middlesex man (Robert Swan I mean) came out ahead. >DEnis will be putting up some web pages which might cover the bits >between Monday and Friday. BTW DEnis is not a regular guy, more like a >primal force. When we met him he told us about all the people he had >buggered which seemed to include most of SCEE from the MD down, and the >BBC. The range of people seemed improbable. However it turned out that >what he meant was bugged not buggered, and it was just a temporarilly >worrying speech anomaly of his which I hope we managed to correct. > >What made the course was the enthusiasm and creativity of all the people >attending, working in groups turned out well, and we all learnt a lot. >Half of the people attending were already Yaroze members and it was >great to meet everybody and put faces to names. It was also >international, we had Sam Gharabally come over from the US, DEnis from >Holland, Karl Sigiscar from France, and John Tynan and Alan Colohan from >Ireland. It was also surprising to see the number of MAC and CW users. >It was amazing how far people got just over a few days and I look >forward to seeing the completed projects. > >A few people were asking about a follow on course which I may try to >organise but don't hold your breath. Depending on demand we may try to >organise one more intro course for September (& I think there are still >a few places for August 17th). > >Anyway it was a fun week, and all power to you guys. > >Peter.