Isaiah 9:2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them a light has shined.
Luke 2:14 "Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!"
On to the stupid TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS parodies (click to read):
'Twas the night before implementation and all through the house,
Not a program was working, not even a browse.
The programmers hung by their tubes in dispair,
With hopes that a miracle soon would be there.
The users were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of inquiries danced in there heads.
When out in the computer room there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my desk to see what was the matter
And, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a super programmer (with a six pack of beer).
His resume glowed with experience so rare,
He turned out great code with bit-pusher flare.
More rapid than eagles, his programs they came,
And he cursed and muttered and called them by name:
On Update..on Add..on Inquiry..on delete..
On Batch Jobs..on Closing..on Functions Complete.
His eyes were glazed over, fingers nimble and lean,
From weekends and nights in front of the screen.
A wink of his eye, and a twitch of his head
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
Turning specs into code, and then turned with a jerk.
And laying his finger upon the ENTER key,
He brought it all up and it worked perfectly.
The updates updated, the deletes, they deleted,
The inquiries inquired, and all had gone well.
The system was finished, the tests were concluded,
The users' last changes were even included.
Yet the users exclaimed with a snarl and a taunt,
"IT'S JUST WHAT WE ASKED FOR, BUT NOT WHAT WE WANT!"
'Twas the night before Christmas and Santa's a wreck...
How to live in a world that's politically correct?
His workers no longer would answer to "Elves",
"Vertically Challenged" they were calling themselves.
And labor conditions at the north pole
Were alleged by the union to stifle the soul.
Four reindeer had vanished, without much propriety,
Released to the wilds by the Humane Society.
And equal employment had made it quite clear
That Santa had better not use just reindeer.
So Dancer and Donner, Comet and Cupid,
Were replaced with 4 pigs, and you know that looked stupid!
The runners had been removed from his sleigh;
The ruts were termed dangerous by the E.P.A.
And people had started to call for the cops
When they heard sled noises on their roof-tops.
Second-hand smoke from his pipe had his workers quite frightened.
His fur trimmed red suit was called "Unenlightened."
And to show you the strangeness of life's ebbs and flows,
Rudolf was suing over unauthorized use of his nose
And had gone on Geraldo, in front of the nation,
Demanding millions in over-due compensation.
So, half of the reindeer were gone; and his wife,
Who suddenly said she'd enough of this life,
Joined a self-help group, packed, and left in a whiz,
Demanding from now on her title was Ms.
And as for the gifts, why, he'd ne'er had a notion
That making a choice could cause so much commotion.
Nothing of leather, nothing of fur,
Which meant nothing for him. And nothing for her.
Nothing that might be construed to pollute.
Nothing to aim. Nothing to shoot.
Nothing that clamored or made lots of noise.
Nothing for just girls. Or just for the boys.
Nothing that claimed to be gender specific.
Nothing that's warlike or non-pacific.
No candy or sweets...they were bad for the tooth.
Nothing that seemed to embellish a truth.
And fairy tales, while not yet forbidden,
Were like Ken and Barbie, better off hidden.
For they raised the hackles of those psychological
Who claimed the only good gift was one ecological.
No baseball, no football...someone could get hurt;
Besides, playing sports exposed kids to dirt.
Dolls were said to be sexist, and should be passe;
And Nintendo would rot your entire brain away.
So Santa just stood there, disheveled, perplexed;
He just could not figure out what to do next.
He tried to be merry, tried to be gay,
But you've got to be careful with that word today.
His sack was quite empty, limp to the ground;
Nothing fully acceptable was to be found.
Something special was needed, a gift that he might
Give to all without angering the left or the right.
A gift that would satisfy, with no indecision,
Each group of people, every religion;
Every ethnicity, every hue,
Everyone, everywhere...even you.
So here is that gift, it's price beyond worth...
"May you and your loved ones enjoy peace on earth."
(c)Harvey Ehrlich, 1992
'Twas the night before Christmas, and throughout the net,
not a modem was chirping; (It wasn't mail-hour yet).
The peripherals down and backed up with care,
In hopes that St. Echo soon would be there.
The grad students home all snug in their beds,
with hi-res dreams abuzz in their heads.
We Sysops lounged by the terminal's glow,
With occasional bursts of RF snow.
When from the hard drives there came such a clatter,
To the consoles we sprang to see what was the matter.
The monitor cleared, then flashed red and green,
as we hunched in our chairs around the machine.
When what to our wondering eyes should appear,
but VGA graphics of a sleigh and reindeer,
with a bitmapped driver, a lively old fellow,
I knew right away it must be St. Echo.
Faster than mnp his packets they came,
and he whistled and shouted as he called them by name:
"Now, Arpa! now, Bitnet! now, Opus and D-Comm!
On, CC:Mail and Fido and SEAdog and TComm!
Over Watts and Pursuit, via long-distance call,
Now hack away, hack away, hack away all!
As fast as the switching that sends them about,
When they meet with a BUSY, change to "host route",
So onto the mailer, and protocol sync,
when the RD and SD lights ceased to blink.
There off the screen, I saw a reflection,
and turned 'round to look in the other direction.
Right there behind us, amidst the tech-toys,
Had appeared St. Echo, with not even a noise.
Wearing a grimy red jumpsuit from his feet to his beard,
None but a techie could look that weird.
Odd bits of surplus hung out of his sack,
that bulged at odd angles slung over his back.
His eyes did .twinkle, though somewhat bleary,
from staring at monitors, yet still quite merry.
the corners of his mouth were turned up in a ,
and a scraggly grey beard hung down from his chin.
A '486 portable in his left hand was held,
and a cellular modem was strapped to his belt.
I d to see him, this overweight gnome,
he settled down by the CP, as if it 'twere home.
A flip of the toggles, and a tug on his beard,
soon showed us that he was not to be feared.
He spoke not a word, but went straight to work,
filled all empty sockets, then with a swift jerk,
replaced a few boards inside the machine,
turned it back on and checked it out clean.
The screen cleared once more, flashed green and red,
as he faded from sight he (wave)d and said;
"Keep the net singing, and I'll always be near,
Merry Christmas to all, and a Happy New Year!"
Twas the night before finals,
And all through the college,
The students were praying
For last minute knowledge.
Most were quite sleepy,
But none touched their beds,
While visions of essays
danced in their heads.
Out in the taverns,
A few were still drinking,
And hoping that liquor
would loosen up their thinking.
In my own apartment,
I had been pacing,
And dreading exams
I soon would be facing.
My roommate was speechless,
His nose in his books,
And my comments to him
Drew unfriendly looks.
I drained all the coffee,
And brewed a new pot,
No longer caring
That my nerves were shot.
I stared at my notes,
But my thoughts were muddy,
My eyes went ablur,
I just couldn't study.
"Some pizza might help,"
I said with a shiver,
But each place I called
Refused to deliver.
I'd nearly concluded
That life was too cruel,
With futures depending
On grades had in school.
When all of a sudden,
Our door opened wide,
And Patron Saint Put It Off
Ambled inside.
His spirit was careless,
His manner was mellow,
He wandered up,
And started to bellow;"What kind of student;
Would make such a fuss,
To toss back at teachers
What they tossed at us?"
"On Cliff Notes! On Crib Notes!
On Last Year's Exams!
On Wingit and Slingit,
And Last Minute Crams!"
His message delivered,
He vanished from sight,
But we heard him laughing
Outside in the night.
"Your teachers have pegged you,
So just do your best.
Happy Finals to All,
And to All, a good test."
'Twas the night before Jesus came and all through the house
Not a creature was praying, not one in the house.
Their Bibles were lain on the shelf without care
In hopes that Jesus would not come there.
The children were dressing to crawl into bed,
Not once ever kneeling or bowing a head.
And Mom in her rocker with baby on her lap
Was watching the Late Show while I took a nap.
When out of the East there arose such a clatter,
I sprang to my feet to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash!
When what to my wondering eyes should appear
But angels proclaiming that Jesus was here.
With a light like the sun sending forth a bright ray
I knew in a moment this must be THE DAY!
The light of His face made me cover my head
It was Jesus returning just like He had said.
And though I possessed worldly wisdom and wealth,
I cried when I saw Him in spite of myself.
In the Book of Life, which was held in His hand,
Was written the name of every saved man.
He spoke not a word as He searched for my name;
When He said "It's not here" my head hung in shame.
The people whose names had been written with love
He gathered to take to His Father above.
With those who were ready He rose without a sound
While all the rest were left standing around.
I fell to my knees, but it was too late;
I had waited too long and thus sealed my fate.
I stood and I cried as they rose out of sight;
Oh, if only I had been ready tonight.
In the words of this poem the meaning is clear;
The coming of Jesus is drawing near.
There's only one life and when comes the last call
We'll find that the Bible was true after all!
Mathew 2:10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.
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Luke 2:11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
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Thank you for taking the time to write to us. We hope this letter answers your question(s).
At the moment, we can suggest that you take the most current computer programming classes available. Many of the more important classes to take include C/C++ and Assembly language programming courses. Depending on the type of courses offered at a college, other helpful advanced computer courses related to game programming include Computer Architecture and similar hardware courses, Data Structures course, and an operating systems course. A solid math background is required so plan on taking several advanced math courses in Calculus and Linear Algebra. A Physics course will give you a good idea of how the real world behaves so you can add cool “realism” to your future game(s).
It is not required to major in a Computer Science or Computer Engineering field. However, it is definitely advantageous to major in one of the above fields, due to the number of advanced programming, computer and math classes that are available for those majors.
Be aware that unless you are in a school that has some kind of game programming curriculum; don’t expect to learn the necessary things needed to write games. The suggested courses are meant to help build a strong foundation of your computer technical know-how and programming skills. We highly recommend that you speak with a career guidance counselor. He or she should be able to provide you with information regarding the types of classes associated with video game development. Also, we do not have a preference as to which college or school a potential employee attended, since much of the job selection is based on education and previous experience and work performance.
We hope this information has been of some assistance and we wish you success in your future endeavors. Keep up the good work!
Sincerely,
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Square Electronic Arts L.L.C.
In order to complete the Baccalaureate Degree the student must obtain a total of 154 credits. 
The following is the breakdown of the courses offered within each semester of the program.
Semester 1 (20 Credits)
MAT 100 Geometry
MAT 120 Algebra
CS 100 Computer Environment
CS 110 Operating System I - Man-Machine Interface
CS 120 High Level Programming I
GAM 100 Project Introduction
Semester 2 (20 Credits)
MAT 150 Calculus and Planar Analytic Geometry
CS 160 Operating System II - OS Interface to Graphics and Sound Hardware
CS 170 High Level Programming II
CS 180 Game Implementation Techniques I
GAM 150 Project I
Semester 3 (20 Credits)
MAT 200 Solid Analytic Geometry
MAT 210 Calculus II
CS 200 Computer Graphics I
CS 220 High Level Programming III
CS 230 Game Implementation Techniques II
GAM 200 Project II - Part 1
Semester 4 (20 Credits)
CS 250 Computer Graphics II
CS 260 Computer Networks I - Interprocess Communication
CS 261 Computer Networks II - TCP/IP Communication Protocol
CS 270 High Level Programming IV
CS 280 Data Structures
GAM 200 Project II - Part 2
Semester 5 (20 Credits)
CS 300 Advanced Computer Graphics I
CS 310 Low Level Programming I
CS 320 Graphics File Formats and Data Compression Techniques
CS 330 Algorithm Analysis
GEN 300 3D Computer Animation Production I
GAM 300 Project III - Part 1
Semester 6 (20 Credits)
MAT 350 Surface Modeling
CS 350 Advanced Computer Graphics II
CS 360 Low Level Programming II
CS 370 Image Processing
GEN 350 3D Computer Animation Production II
GAM 300 Project III - Part 2
Semester 7 (17 Credits)
MAT 400 Advanced Surface Modeling
PHY 400 Motion Dynamics
CS 400 Ray Tracing I
GEN 400 Multimedia Aspects of Game Making I
GAM 400 Project IV - Part I
Semester 8 (17 Credits)
MAT 450 Solid Modeling
PHY 450 Waves, Optics, and Aero-Dynamics
CS 450 Ray Tracing II
GEN 450 Multimedia Aspects of Game Making II
GAM 400 Project IV - Part 2
All applicants must meet the following requirements:
Currently, we can only accept US residents or citizens due to US immigration restrictions. International students should contact the registrar regarding the application process.
Applicants to the full-time programs must be 18 years and older.
Completed Grade 12 (or equivalent) with the following additional requirements:
High School Graduates -
Applicants must have achieved a minimum of a "B" average or a 3.0 GPA in their Grade 12 Mathematics, and an overall average of at least 2.5. Physics, Chemistry, and Computer Science courses are, if applicable, considered also.
University / College Students -
Applicants who do not meet the same requirements of a high school graduate but have a "B" average or at least a 3.0 GPA in University/College level Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, or Computer Science courses may be considered for admission by submitting a College/University transcript.
Must provide grade transcripts from the past three (3) years of schooling.
Proficiency in the English language. Non-native English speakers must provide a minimum TOEFL score of 550.
Must provide at least two (2) reference letters from past or current instructors/employers.
Applicants who do not meet either of the above two conditions may apply to write an entrance examination. This exam is given to ensure that the applicants have sufficient background to pursue their course of studies during the program.
Please note that the entrance examination may not be available if the designated number of seats have been filled by more eligible students. Furthermore, students writing the entrance examination would be competing for a limited and designated number of seats. Therefore, a passing grade in the entrance examination may not be sufficient to guarantee enrollment.
Enrollment APPLICATION Fee:
A non-refundable application fee of US$50.00 must accompany the application form.
Registration Fee:
Upon acceptance, a US$100.00 non-refundable registration fee must be paid to confirm enrollment.
Tuition:
Tuition fees for DigiPen Institute of Technology: Cost/Credit
Undergraduate US Resident US$ 300.00
All tuition fees are subject to change. Please contact DigiPen for any updates on tuition.
Tuition Fee Payment:
Tuition fees are payable upon registration. The payment of all tuitions and fees is the sole responsibility and obligation of the registering student. Students must be fully registered one (1) week prior to the start of the semester. Please contact DigiPen for payment plan options .
Books:
Text and reference books are estimated to be approximately US$500.00 per year. This cost is not included as a part of the tuition.
Financial aid:
Eligible students studying at DigiPen may apply for student loans through the Education Finance Corporation (EFC). Currently, the EFC accepts student loan applications from DigiPen students who are U.S. citizens. For more information about the EFC, please visit their web site at http://www.efcpreploan.com. If you would like a loan application form, please contact either the EFC or DigiPen.