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Hello World! - Interview Questions

Hello and welcome to my Blog!

I was asked a few interview type questions on my course and would like to share my answers on my first post.
So here are my answers to the following questions:- 

What is the title of the book (fiction) you are currently reading, or what is the title of the last fiction book you read?

The problem with this and the next question is that I haven't read a book in a long time, I read comics online such as 'Goblins' and 'TwoKinds', but I've never really been engrossed in a book for a long time.

What is the title of the book (non-fiction) you are currently reading, or what is the title of the last non-fiction book you read?

As said in the first question, I don't usually read books, but I do remember reading 'To Kill a Mockingbird' for my English exam. It was an interesting read, albeit a little boring in areas, but the whole court case made me curious to keep on reading about it until the end and even watch the movie based on it.

What is the last live performance you attended?

I went to see a live performance in Norfolk of Jon Richardson from the program '8 Out of 10 Cats'. I was invited to go see his comedy roadshow performance with my brother and his girlfriend and her sister. I had to say I have never laughed so much before! Even the top comedy films could not produce the same amount of laughter and tears I shed in that theatre that night.
If I could, I would definitely go and watch another of his comedy shows, I really enjoyed that night except when we missed out on going to McDonalds on the way home which was a bummer.

What is the title of the last film you saw at the cinema/online/DVD?

If I was asked this question two weeks ago, I would probably have no idea since it's been a long time since I watched a film, however over the past two weeks in my accommodation with my flatmates we have almost watched a movie a day, ranging from comedy to horror.

The most recent one we watched was called 'The Stepfather'. The film was in the horror genre, but to me this film wasn't so scary in ways like 'Paranormal Activity' or 'Friday the 13th' but more so scary when you stop to think that there's a chance that this could happen (or that could just be me, but still this psychological horror makes it more scary than it was).

How often do you read the newspaper?

I don't often sit down and read a newspaper, usually I get my news online or from hearsay from others. Sometimes I do sit down and flick through 'The Sun' or 'The Mirror' paper to see the top stories, however it's usually someone elses paper that I'm reading from rather than me going to get one myself. If I was to read a newspaper and was really interested in a particular one then I would read it online instead as it is easier and wouldn't cost you.

Which art gallery/museum/exhibition did you last visit?

I last visited the Colchester castle museum with my mum and nan. Reason being is that my nan has never been there and was feeling down due to recent family events. But anyways, we toured all around the castle and looked at every display, we even wore some of the clothing that was there which was fun! (Sadly I was the only one that did it but still). Shame that I didn't take any pictures while I was there though, but since it is not so far I guess I can go back there when I want.

How many hours a week do you spend playing video games?

This was an interesting question, I have 2 completely different answers judged by being at my accommodation for university and my other answer is at home, therefore I'll give 2 answers:

- At home I use to play about 6-8 hours a day, usually because I had nothing else to do. I use to go out sometimes and do activities like swimming and be with friends but the majority of my time (usually in the evening) was spent playing games on a computer, starting from 3pm sometimes. The games I normally played were on the PC and on consoles which could rack up a total of 50 hours a week on games.

-At my university accommodation I spend around 1-3 hours a day which is a BIG drop from being at home. The thing is is that I am actually playing mobile games and not PC games anymore (until Alien: Isolation comes out which I'm soooo hyped for!) Therefore I've only managed to reach as much as 7 hours a week playing games since being here and being on my Computer Games Design course (weird I bet).

How many hours a week do you spend playing games other than video games?

If in terms of board games and such it is usually a Christmas or special event time when the old board games come out. However I have been playing some games at university (even if some were 'drinking games' but I'm guessing they still count too) and even including games such as Twister which was great fun with a group of friends. So depending on the time of year my hours a week vary for non-video games from no hours to maybe 5 hours a week.

And that's it!

Those are the answers to those interview questions, hope they were enjoyable to read for some, I hope in the future to carry on posting in my blog (and maybe put more things such as pictures to show).