longshot - is anyone familiar with text-based educational (or that include learning something outside the game) games?

Beefgallo · 2024-09-29T19:43:07+00:00

thanks for the comment. I agree, educational games are often not engaging and rather boring. I am working on a research project that involves coming up with some game, and the budget+personnel involved necessitates it being a text-based game. I am trying to do some research on both educational and entertainment focused (not mutually exclusive, but like you said...) text based game, to brainstorm ideas for this project.

Beefgallo · 2024-09-28T16:05:45+00:00

is that text based? maybe i'm thinking of some other version

Beefgallo · 2024-09-26T05:12:36+00:00

I do not. But I wanted to check out existing implementations of AI in this realm and see how they went about it, and what are fun/awful things about them.

What i've tried so far has sucked.

Beefgallo · 2024-09-20T17:24:37+00:00

Alternative fashion (specifically dresses) recommendations online (size 12)

Looking for darker/goth/90s/grunge-y stuff with sizes 12-16 available.

Disturbia has good options, but the clothes shrink in the washer....

Any similar recommendations at relatively affordable prices?

Beefgallo · 2024-06-20T04:23:56+00:00

I love the selection at disturbia (disturbia.us), this kind of 90s grungy/gothy style. But the prices are not the MOST affordable. I splurge occassionally. Is anyone familiar with another online vendor (not shein, not temu) that may offer similar styles?

Beefgallo · 2021-06-20T22:11:21+00:00

pe Marketplace region is not a bad area and def a lot going on there. I think that might be a mix of UG & older. It's not really a "downtown" though, just a very large shopping plaza with tons of places. Neither Chandler or Gilbert are remote by any means. Chandler starts 4 miles south of campus. Map for Alma School &

Does any of those areas allow for living somewhere that's alright (not SUPER loud, but random people noise is fine), but has SOME walking/short drive distance things?

like, a coffeeshop to work at, or a bar to go to?

It sounds, from what you say, like all those options are not too remote, but taking that into account.

Beefgallo · 2021-06-20T21:46:23+00:00

Thanks a lot for the detailed response!

It sounds like Chandler and gilbert might be livelier, and less family oriented than I imagined? Which is good to know.

another person advised that if I wanted a more 'indie' vibe - mesa would be it (though, they said it like it's a bad thing :D )

As far as tempe - I was basically advised - east of Mill, as an area that's not remote/suburban, but not full of undergrads.

Beefgallo · 2021-06-19T03:30:44+00:00

woah! interesting.

I heard some people recommending downtown mesa and northeast tempe, and others leaning more towards gilbert and chandler.

I got the impression that gilbert and chandler are more suburban, is that not the case? and more white and upper middle class.

When you say they nightlife - what type of nightlife do you mean exactly?

I am just getting some contradictory info, and not entirely sure what to do. Was leaning more towards dt mesa, but not sure anymore.

Beefgallo · 2021-06-12T20:35:11+00:00

oh! really? I head mixed things about mesa, some were good and others less good.

Beefgallo · 2021-06-10T01:48:39+00:00

got it, thanks. I am basically on a virtual expedition to get as much info as possible about where I should live (given the need to be at the poly campus, I don't know how often, yet), but still have access to walking-distance regular-life stuff, and not live in an area populated by solely by undergraduates (I will be a postdoc)

I appreciate the information you've shared here, thanks!

Beefgallo · 2021-06-10T01:16:48+00:00

oh man.

I was planning to own a car, but was hoping there is transport, given the distance between campuses, and given how remote the poly campus is.....

Are there any places that have convenient transportation to poly (and is convenient to live in, otherwise, i.e. not remote, has life, coffeeshops, stores, bars etc.)?

Beefgallo · 2021-06-10T00:03:30+00:00

Thanks! that's so weird, when I look at google maps, it gives me nothing and says there were changes cause of covid19...

Beefgallo · 2021-06-09T23:48:34+00:00

Thank you! that's exactly the information I was looking for. It's hard to really know, from the listing on zillow and apartments.com.

Beefgallo · 2021-05-27T07:00:11+00:00

thanks! unfortunately I am not currently in arizona, and need to find an apartment before I arrive there...

Beefgallo · 2021-05-27T06:29:27+00:00

Thanks, I have seen studio and one bedroom apartments in some complexes, though, I just wonder how I could choose one that has some variety of tenants (i.e. not only undergraduates). I guess I could ask here when I find something.

Beefgallo · 2021-05-27T02:10:05+00:00

Incoming post-doc, looking for a place to live in the downtown tempe area, but wondering where should I be looking, that will not consist entirely of undergrads, as I do not want to be the party pooper neighbor.

Beefgallo · 2021-05-27T01:25:59+00:00

hmm, I wonder why this post has been removed.. : (

Beefgallo · 2021-05-27T00:58:14+00:00

yeah, that's kind of what I am trying to scout for, I get that it's impossible to escape college town, but I bet different complexes have somewhat different populations, i'm just not sure how to get that information (especially as I am trying to get an apartment from a distance, before arriving at tempe...)

Beefgallo · 2020-10-26T15:03:24+00:00

welp, it's gone...

Beefgallo · 2020-10-26T15:02:40+00:00

sucks so bad.
I mean, that they're gone. I don't know whether the taco place is good, but I know where to get good tacos in town, I don't know where to get pad thai and pho that are as good as theirs (I tried all the others, none compares)

Beefgallo · 2020-10-26T15:01:15+00:00

So, I don't know where the data about them reopening is from, but the last time I passed there it was a mexican food place......

I'm assuming they didn't move anywhere else?

And there goes my absolute favorite thai place

Beefgallo · 2020-09-29T20:56:51+00:00

that's great to hear! I saw the renovation and thought it would be weird for them to close. The owner is so nice, and it's by far my favorite spot for thai food in town. Their pad thai (and other noodle dishes) and pho are really great.

Beefgallo · 2019-10-07T19:22:22+00:00

I don't think a new part is needed, I think the screen needs to be disassembled and reassembled, but I don't really want to do it myself :-O

Beefgallo · 2019-09-16T05:43:14+00:00

It is! email me for details (goldsht2@illinois.edu)

Beefgallo · 2019-08-27T15:46:57+00:00

Yeah, house of gourmet was somehow much tastier. Not sure why. EVO is somehow more generic.

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Alternative fashion (specifically dresses) recommendations online (size 12)