So the unreal engine developer kit, you know, that thing that used to cost somewhere in the region of $100k, is now free. Just like that. LINK!
The catch? None for non-commercial developers. Use the UDK for free, no strings attached.
For commercial developers its still a pretty sweet deal. 25% of your royalties on any revenue over $5000.
I can’t quite believe it… it’s just so totally awesome!
I’ve most definitely been having a really good time here in BC since I arrived. I’ve been climbing, taken up sky diving, made good friends, hiked around and explored the local area, I like my jobs – although I wish they where more challenging- and there’s a wonderful Baha’i community here that I can take part in.
Since my last post I started working at London Drugs, in the computer department. My name badge says “Computer Specialist” which basically means I sell computers. Getting this job has changed my plans somewhat, as I agreed to stick around until early summer. So it looks like I’m going to be in town for the next two seasons.
Thanksgiving doesn’t exist in the UK, but over here its time for families to get together and eat a turkey. I spent the weekend with my friend Jayce on Victoria Island, and meeting up with some old old friends I haven’t seen since I was about 12 years old.
Shortly after I went to visit a friend in a small town further into the mountains called Revelstoke. The town sits in the clouds, coupled with the Halloween theme that was going down and the general grid structure to most towns around here gave me a rather eerie feeling of silent hill. (note for none gamers: silent hill is a famous horror computer game) OH! I learnt to solve rubiks cubes on that trip! w00t!
Skydiving season has ended, so I’ll have to wait till spring before I can do any more, but the snows coming, and that means skiing and snowboarding time! I just have to make sure I do actually save up some money too. After all, I have to get my tickets for around Asia, among other things.
This month I’ve been listening to a lot more music than I normally do. I have a tendency to forget about music… which is rather weird, as it totally brings me up. Until about a week or so ago, I had been in a really good habit for keeping music on to inspire and thrill me. However I’ve noticed a big slump in my normally cheery mood and decided to attribute that to the lack of music I’ve recently listened to, rather than the ongoing severe lack of sleep.
