Project the first: Statistics Project
I don't know what the topic of the project will be, it's scope, or what. But I feel that I should do some sort of statistics research this summer. I could expand upon my WoW project, or the 'Cars of Little Rock' project that I did for last semester, or I could do something entirely new.
Project the second: Finish/Update This
Project the third: Program a mathematical drawing program
The program would empower the user to create mathematically defined shapes/pictures. Plotting points, connecting them with lines, drawing circles of defined radii, etc. The program should automatically detect where lines and circles intercept each other, and allow the user to place a point there.
It's basically a program that I've wanted in the past, and I feel that I could program. It would also do me well to help retain why programming skills.
Images should be exportable to either an image format, or offer a text interpretation that would be usable in TeX.
Project the fourth: A gaming marathon for charity
You see lots of people doing gaming marathons to collect donations for charity (specifically Child's Play). I'd like to do one of these, but instead of playing several games from the same series. I would play several 2D platformers from different series. Some of the games could be newer releases, some of them older releases. I think it could be really fun.
Project the fifth: Viking RPG
After I saw "How to Train Your Dragon" I was inspired to create a simple RPG system that was suited around Vikings and Dragons. Since having the original idea, it has deviated quite a bit from "How to Train Your Dragon," so thinking of it as being related to the movie isn't the best analogy.
Outline:
- Vikings
- Dragons
- d10 system
- 4 classes
- Defender - a brute force warrior. Hearty, and skilled with shields. Can even use them as weapons. Has defensive and shield related magic.
- Fighter - skilled with all manner and configuration of weapons. Can use special attacks and buff type magic.
- Archer - especially skilled with ranged weapons. Can use special attacks and debuff type magic.
- Mage - skilled in a wide array of magical abilities. Most vulnerable when unprotected, but most deadly when left alone.
- Stat/Combat System details
- Spell details
- etc.
I've spent the better part of a few years now teaching Algebra to all types of people. This one is a big maybe, but I might work on an Algebra book typeset in TeX. None of this pretty pictures and fancy schmancy charts and graph stuff. I feel that much of what they put in Algebra books these days is a distraction, and only serves to increase the cost and size of the books.
Project the seventh: Secure employment
Pretty straightforward.
Project the eigth: Find some way to make money from the internet
Also self explanatory
I bet all of this could easily keep me busy. I'll clearly not get all of it done, but it's nice to have goals.
