Velkommen tilbage! Du havde nok ikke regnet med at se mig tilbage efter denne lange pause men tillad mig at forklare årsagen bag mit fravær. Jeg var i færd med at skrive mit speciale, og det tog såmænd en vis mængde ressourcer at få færdiggjort. Det er sandt! Inden længe kan jeg (forhåbentligt) kalde mig selv Cand. Mag. i Medievidenskab fra Aarhus Universitet. Det er fine sager, kan du tro! Hvad skrev jeg om? Det vil jeg hjerteligt gerne fortælle dig om, og tak fordi du spørger!
Jeg skrev om narration og indlevelse i open world-computerspil, hvor jeg fokuserede på
Grand Theft Auto IV og
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Det var lidt af en drengedrøm at få lov til at skrive om de to spil, så jeg var rigtigt glad for mit emne hele vejen igennem den 6 måneder lange arbejdsproces. Fordi det involverede meget mere arbejde, end jeg havde forestillet mig, kunne jeg desværre ikke holde bloggen opdateret. Jeg ved det: Der var tårer og gråd i de danske og internationale hjem! Men nu er jeg tilbage på hesten og i gang med aktiv jobsøgning, og tro mig når jeg siger, at det er ganske hårdt. I skrivende stund hober de mange afslag sig op i min arme indbakke. Jeg har stadig rigeligt med ansøgninger derude, så der er da masser af muligheder endnu, men det er bestemt ikke en let affære at komme ind på arbejdsmarkedet. Det handler derfor om at holde sig selv i gang og fokusere på det noget af det mest fantastiske i livet: gaming!
Hvad har jeg så lavet og spillet i de sidste 6 måneder? Jamen altså, jeg har jo været lidt her og der. Jeg har blandt andet spillet
Borderlands 2,
BioShock Infinite,
Assassin's Creed III,
Batman: Arkham City,
Sleeping Dogs,
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City,
Warframe,
Path of Exile og
Dawn of War II. Som I kan se, har jeg holdt mig selv ganske fint i gang. Jeg har også været aktiv på videosiden, hvor jeg har lavet 2 meget fine trailers til mit speciale. Ja! Jeg har lavet trailers til mit speciale, og dem vil jeg faktisk gerne dele med jer her, såfremt I ikke allerede har set dem. Enjoy!
Det var vist alt for denne gang, vil jeg tro! Fremover vil jeg være langt mere aktiv på bloggen, men fordi jeg har gang i 63 andre projekter for tiden, vil jeg nok ikke kunne holde den dagligt opdateret. Jeg lover, derimod, at der bestemt ikke vil gå 6 måneder igen! Forvent opdateringer hver anden eller tredje dag. Det bliver rigtig fint, kan du tro! Så er der vist ikke andet at sige end: velkommen tilbage!
English version
Welcome back! I guess you hadn't expected to see me again after this long break but allow me to explain my absence. I was busy working on my Master's Thesis for the last 6 months and that sure took its toll. I handed it in a couple of days ago and yes: before long I hopefully get my Master's Degree in Media Sciences from the University of Aarhus! That's very nice, indeed! What did I write about? I'll be happy to tell you and thanks for asking!
I wrote about narration and immersion in open world video games where I focused on
Grand Theft Auto IV and
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. It was kind of like a dream coming true to be able to write about those games so I enjoyed myself during the long process even though it got tough at times. Since it absolutely required more than I had imagined to write this thing I sadly couldn't maintain the blog. I know: there were tears in many homes! But I'm back again and ready to give it another shot! At the moment I'm looking for work but let me tell you that it's not easy to get a job these days. As I'm writing this rejections are piling up in my inbox, and though I have plenty more applications out there, it looks even more sad for each passing day. The trick is to keep smiling and maintain focus on one of the most important things in life: gaming!
So, what have I been doing and playing for the past 6 months? Well, a bit of this and a bit of that. I've been playing games like
Borderlands 2,
BioShock Infinite,
Assassin's Creed III,
Batman: Arkham City,
Sleeping Dogs,
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City,
Warframe,
Path of Exile og
Dawn of War II. As you can see, I've been happily occupied. I've also been active producing videos. I've actually made two trailers for my Master's Thesis! Yes, that's right: two trailers for my Thesis and I would like to share them with you. If you haven't already seen them then please do enjoy!
I guess that sums it up for now. I'll be more active on the blog in the future but because I'm busy with many other projects I can't promise to keep it daily updated. I do promise, however, that it won't take 6 months again until the next update! I expect to be able to write something new about four times each week. It's going to be great, to be sure! I guess there's nothing more to say than: welcome back!
