Games = Free $$$ by Jack S

Hi everyone, my name is Jack S. I’m going to be a guest writer for this awesome IMI blog, so be prepared to read my nonsense every now and then.

I want to start this article off with a quick question: Who wants free money? Ok, put your hands down. It’s not as hard as you think, because there are many ways to get it, and I’m here to highlight to you one very fun and enjoyable way, through online Flash games.

The world of online flash games has exploded onto the scene since the year 2000, with more than hundreds and thousands of sites dedicated to these little 5 minute to 5 hour games, in various languages and countries. You’ve all probably played it once or twice or a few billion times before, and more often than not wasting your time on it.

So you ask me: Jack, how can I make money from something as time wasting as this? Well, keep your pants on, I’m getting to it.

Well, if you’re an uber gamer, some websites reward their players with cash for a job well done. You need to find tournaments and beat out the others. Just thrash them at simple mouse clicking or button mashing and get money. The best part, you earn it by playing games. Simple, isn’t it?

But I hear you programmers and artist out there, who spend more time looking at the game play and art style rather than the fact you’ve died 500 times at Level 1. Well, if you can’t play them, you can make them.

All you need to do is make your own flash game, using appropriate tools like Adobe Flash. Make it fun, innovative and interesting; no one wants to play another Pong remake in 2010. After that, submit it to a flash game appropriate site, and cross your fingers.

If you’re lucky, maybe the site will feature your game. You’ll get money if it’s a top pick and from sponsors who want to advertise on your game. If the players think its good enough, they’ll give you some tips for your tip jar, provided you have one. Best of all, if it’s featured, your game will receive full recognition and fame!!! But if it doesn’t, you can always try again.

So get on your laptops and PC/Mac now and start getting cash from having fun! This is Jack S, signing out.

P.S.: Here's a few links to get you guys started:

http://www.newgrounds.com http://www.kongregate.com
http://www.flash-game-design.com/

IMI Publicity: An Amazing Experience With Students of Greenview Secondary

Hi awesome people, today, students from Greenview Secondary School came to Temasek Polytechnic, School of Informatics & IT, to learn more about the courses that are offered. We, Sheldon and Raine of the IMI blogger team, joined in the fun to promote our awesome Diploma in IMI to the potential students.

Our lecturer, Ms Faridah, welcomed the students and gave them highlight of the wonders of what the Diploma in Interactive Media Informatics can offer to potential students. She then demonstrated student projects which utilised current sophisticated technology such as Maya, Flash, Adobe Photoshop and After Effects.

Students were then treated to an exciting hands-on activitiy on how to edit photos using Adobe Photoshop. Junior IMI student Nicholas Leong who was from Greenview Secondary had the opportunity to demonstrate his skills he had learnt from IMI by teaching our potential students how to use selected features of Photoshop to edit photos of celebrity Justin Bieber and Rihanna which include changing the hair, eye colours and manipulate their facial features.

The session ended on a positive note with interesting sharing sessions of IMI students' (Freshies, Junior and Senior) experiences in the course who were also the helpers for this session. Our guest students from Greenview listened attentively with sparkles in their eyes as our IMI students shared what they feel about IMI and why they joined IMI. One of the students said that he had joined IMI because he wanted to explore into the depths of how animation comes about and all the wonders of the internet technology in existence. Indeed this was the best part of the event which is most memorable and heartfelt moment for all present.

Below are the quotations from the students who shared their wonderful and meaningul IMI experiences:

"The reason why I joined this course is because I am interested in 3D animation and learning how to make wonderful effects. So currently I learned how to make websites and create my own self-promotional kit." said Fauzan Khan, IMI Freshman.

"I join IMI because i was interested in learning 3D. Maybe in the future with the skills I acquire from this course, I plan to join Lucasfilm or Pixar." Nicholas Leong, IMI Junior student.

Below are the photos which we had taken on this event:

The students who are coming in for an awesome talk about IMI from our lecturer

Our lecturer, Ms Faridah, giving an introduction to the students on IMI via our awesome IMI blog.

Our potential students intently and attentively listening to the IMI briefing (:

Time for some hands on activites...

One of the IMI seniors, Jingle, helping the students out during the hands-on activity

Another senior, IVy, helping the students out

IMI Freshie, Fauzan, helping the student

IMI Freshie, Jonas, lending a hand to the young ladies from Greenview Secondary

A Greenview student and his masterpiece...

Curious young men from Greenview Secondary engrossed with editing the photos given to them

The freshie helper, Fauzan Khan, who shared his IMI experience

The junior helper, Nicholas Leong, shared his goal to join LucasFilm after graduating from IMI

A group photo of the helpers

Sheldon - Second Life

Hi there! I am sure you guys are wondering what happen to Sheldon, the awesome M blogger who is on the fringe of going insane with his erupting passion for FAME. Today, I am going to show you guys, the way to be insanely famous through this amazing three-dimension animated forum. But how? You may ask. It is simple! There is an application called Second Life which has a client program called the Viewer which allows its users, called Residents, to communicate with one another through avatars.

What is Second Life? It is a 3D animated world where you, the Residents, can roam and explore throughout the fun filled world (which residents refers to as “the grid”), socialize, partake in group or individual activities, build and barter virtual property. These are the amazing features which have brought me over to their wonderful world.

Features
Roaming and Exploring:
You control an avatar which you can personalize in the magnificent huge world, by using the WASD key. Fear not, for exploration is made easier by a teleport function in the game. You can find many awesome stuff that are made by the creative community. You can find TEMASEK POLYTECHNIC in Second Life!





Socializing:
You are able to interact with the many Residents found in the world that you have just seen! You can meet many a-like friends; you are able to do life-like gestures in the game to further express yourself. You can bow, laugh, clap your hands and even flex that muscle of yours. Depending on how fabulous you feel, you can put on a different outfit every time you feel like it. This is one of the ways to achieve FAME in the world, showing others what you have got. After all, if you have it, flaunt it. You will be surrounded by people that have the flame for you.


Greetings pal.

Individual and Group Activities:
You are not just limited to talking and customizing your avatar, you can go on a QUEST for FAME by role-playing with the new found friends that you have made. You can further immerse yourself in the world by thinking of a storyline to act out with your friends. Have you always wanted to be a Pegasus or unicorn? Fairy or pixie? Mermaid or merman? Or a fire breathing dragon? Well you can! With Second Life, everything is up to your imagination.


Why hello there little bear =)

Building and Trading Virtual Properties:
Apart from all these wonderful activities that you can do, you can even craft beautiful objects with your flaming hot passion. You can barter your wonderfully well crafted items filled with red hot passion for other amazing stuff, slowly but surely, you will become insanely famous by crafting and trading your way through.

Hey guys! WHAT ARE YOU GUYS WAITING FOR! Join me, M flaming blogger, on our conquest to achieve FAME by showing ourselves in the virtual community. The wings of FAME will guide you through.

Stay on the lookout for my next erupting post, you know you have to and you will be in awe by my sheer awesomeness. =D Remember to bookmark this blog for more insanity!

Signing off, the M blogger.
P.S If you want to know what M means!? Keep guessing.

IMI Publicity : An Enriching Experience with students of Coral Secondary

Hello guys,

I am Raine, one of the bloggers for this blog. I am finally doing an entry. All this time I was rather behind the scenes. As from today I'm breaking out of my shell and doing a post myself. (:

Today I went back to help out Ms. Faridah for a publicity event to introduce our IMI course to the students from Coral Secondary who are the members of the Infocomm Club in their school. Here are some pictures I took during the event :

Coral Secondary students listening intently to the IMI briefing

Lecturer, Ms Faridah, giving some highlights about IMI

Freshies Melvin Tan and Wee Chia Yin who were from Coral Secondary sharing their interesting IMI experiences with the younger students

Senior students Avril Khoo and Jessie Tay demonstrating IMI students' projects

To let the students know more about our IMI Diploma, we had a short presentation about IMI, highlighting on subjects learnt, students achievements, student life and further studies. Our seniors did a good job demonstrating the interesting IMI students' projects including videos, websites, online games and photographs, via our IMI blog. The students were invited to visit our IMI blog http://www.tp-imi.blogspot.com/ for updated information about IMI including interesting news about our graduates, students' projects and Diploma events.

The highlight of this event are the sharing sessions from the IMI Seniors, Avril Khoo and Jessie Tay and Freshies Foong Hui Chun, Lorraine Keong, Melvin Tan, May Yeo, Tan Xuan Hao and Wee Chia Yin, about their enriching academic experiences as well as the awesome student life in TP/IIT especially the friendship and camaradarie shared amongst IMI students and other IIT and TP students.

Last but not least, there were also some hands-on activities for the students. They had the opportunity to play with Adobe Photoshop software, try out different effects and tools available and had lots of fun editing the photo of popular teenage music sensation Justin Bieber. The smiles on the students' faces clearly showed that they had a great time playing around with the software.

I've learnt many lessons from this event. Since I didn't have much idea when I first joined this course, the event today has given me a good chance to learn more about IMI directly through first-hand accounts by my lecturer, Ms Faridah and seniors. It was also a great opportunity for me to interact with senior IMI students as well as my fellow IMI Freshies from other classes. It's great to know that joining this course wasn't the wrong choice after all! (:

Lorraine signing off.
Toodles. ^^

A Gift To You From Us

The month of September has arrived. Today, 1st September commemorates Teacher’s Day. It is a very special day set aside to remember, thank and celebrate the efforts of those who have set aside part of their lives to groom the leaders of the future, students. Indeed, it is a memorable, significant and joyous day for all teachers and students to remember. It is not a simple job of purely academic teachings; a teacher has to be able to give students a holistic education where students are able to learn more than what a textbook can offer and take learning beyond the borders of the classrooms and into our lives.

Thus, by being a teacher, you are actually taking up one of the most noble jobs on Earth itself, it is a job where you have to really put your heart & soul into it so that you can help groom talents to ensure that the future generation only improves! Teachers are essential to a society of any sort, as they allow students to tell right from wrong, black from white and what's important in our lives. They supplement the teachings and guidance parents have given to their children.

This is a shout out to all students - cherish your teachers for being there for you. Without them, you would not have been the person that you are today. Be thankful for the teachings that they have given you. Happy Teacher’s Day 2010 to all teachers! You guys rock!

In the spirit of Teacher's Day, We have asked people what Teacher's Day meant to them and this are what they have to say.


A very sweet and amazing IMI student who is filled with passion for IMI:
"Teacher's day is about being grateful to the teachers who have shown dedications and nobly set aside a major part of their life to nature the student."

Sheldon:
"I think that teachers are awesome and they have played a very big role in my life by giving me tender loving care."

Hikaru:
"Teachers are the one who gave me passion and life in learning. Their guidances have also gave me many opportunities in my life."

Ms Maya:
"It's a time for me to reflect on whether I have been a good teacher to my students - I take some time out to reflect on how I can be a better teacher to touch the lives of more students and make a difference in their lives."

Ms Natasha Low, Lecturer of IMI:
"Teacher's day is more like an acknowledgement to my colleagues who have given support and encouragement to their students."

Mr Peter Choy, Course Manager of IMI:
"It reminds me of my mission to teach the young so that beside being able to make a living for their lives, they could also impact the world positively."


As a tribute to all the noble teachers out there who have set aside a major part of their lives to nurture us, we, the future leaders of tomorrow, have manifested our gift in several creatively done comics just for you, sincerely from the bottom of our hearts.

Have a Joyous, Happy, Meaningful and Memorable TEACHER'S DAY!

A Humble Piece of Appreciation from Us to You

To our dear lecturers, thank you for nurturing us. Thank you teachers for your wonderful efforts, we really appreciate it.

"A mustard seed may be tiny, but it blooms into a huge mustard tree, & this is only possible with the nurturing of the seed by the gardener. In the same way, teachers nurture students when they are merely ‘mustard seeds’ to when they bloom into a beautiful ‘mustard tree’, & this metamorphosis will not be possible without you, our dear Teachers."

As a tribute to all our teachers who have touched our young tender lives, the following are four comic strips, specially dedicated to you. We hope you will enjoy our humble artworks from us, your team of IMI resident bloggers!

Once again, Happy Teachers Day to you all! Without you, we would not be who we are today!

Y'know y'love me - & everyone else who has put in effort. XOXO.

The One & Only Gossip J, Your Source for All Things IMI - & more.

*****WARNING: Comic strips may be too small to be viewed on this browser itself, please click on it to see an enlarged version so that you can easily read the text. Sorry for the inconvenience! We really hope you appreciate our humble efforts to show our heartfelt appreciation! *****