Categorie archief: SjorsITU

The fall semester of 2014 I spent in Denmark, studying Game Design at the IT University Copenhagen. Being my first extended stay abroad, apart from my short foray into physics in Belgium, it was quite an experience. Here you can … Lees verder →

So yea, today is the final day of my stay here. Deadlines all passed, with one being an edgehogger in university, there was sort of half a week left to do stuff for shits ’n giggles. Frankly, sitting at home … Lees verder →

Oh yea….I have a blog. Not that much happens around here. Making games and writing paper – read: Chamber-recluse. But then this. On the 25th of November some Metal bands came to a Stage in Copenhagen. Musikens Huset Vega. A … Lees verder →

2 months in now and stil there are some things that amaze me. I bring you Exhibit A: Mini Negerzoenen (I’m not even gonna try and translate that). Here I guess they’re called Kisses (or in this case mini….cheap ass … Lees verder →

Today is the friday before the fall break here in Denmark. Apparently Fall-break is a big deal here. I’ve had several professors say that you’re not supposed to work in this week and they have moved deadlines to make this … Lees verder →

I’ve been in Denmark for a Month now. More specifically, I’ve been in Copenhagen for a month now. This means I have had plenty of time to outline some striking differences as possibly already shown in earlier entries. Gezellig vs. … Lees verder →

I write with a fountain pen. It looks better, has more class, and basically my ballpoint writing is incomprehensible. I know this and I steel myself or it. Danish do not have the same sort of class. There are hardly … Lees verder →

Last Sunday I got a bike after having walked two hours to meet up with the buyer. As a Dutchman, I considered myself to be quite apt at biking and the girl’s sweet rundown of how biking works was therefore … Lees verder →

I have figured it out. All this time I have been hearing that Denmark is expensive, and overall I have been pleasantly surprised (0.5L of beer is 20DKK (bit more than 2 euro). However, I have discovered the bane of … Lees verder →

Danes and their Friday Afternoons are a sight to behold. So after a Game Design lecture (where I’m now officially part of….) where we presented our new sport of DestructiBALL (mix dodgeball and golf), the weekend began. The ITU has … Lees verder →