= Information about Benjamin "Beni" Knecht = == Occupation == Studying electro engineering and information technology in the 5. semester at the ETH Zürich in the D-ITET. Learning for the exams. [[br]] == Contact == You can contact me 24/7 per [mailto:beni@orxonox.net email] or with the contact form on my [http://n.ethz.ch/student/bknecht/ homepage]. ICQ#: 135297208 MSN: piranha2004@hotmail.com Skype: p1r4nh4 [[br]] == programming before Orxonox == Matura thesis about artificial intelligence and some other work with Java the object oriented programming language [[br]] == Beni's Support for Orxonox: == === winter semester 05/06: === * DataStream for network module * [wiki:Control Control] for spaceship control (Ticket #60) (helicopter control, dynamic camera) === summer semester 2006: === * Task: ConceptPaper (Ticket #129) * Content Creation: md2-Models with animations (crane arm and similar stuff, doors) * .md2-Models with animations for [wiki:Story Singleplayer-Level] (Check out the [wiki:md2Tutorial Tutorial] for md2-Models) === winter semester 06/07: === * project leader for PPS WS 06/07 * reviewed the [wiki:TrackManager Track] and reimplemented a simple version of it === summer semester 2007: === * project leader for PPS SS 07 * maybe the modeling of [wiki:Technology THE GATE] [[br]] == Cool Links: == * [http://www.merzo.net/ All the space ships you know and all in the right scale] [[br]] == Ideas: == * OrxWeapons [[br]] == Now playing those games: == * Outcast * Ikaruga (finished game in easy mode) * XIII == Favorite Games == * Outcast - Best looking water and great KI for that time(1999), great action-adventure with free explorable world and lots of secondary quests.[[br]] * GTA serie - Free world and a lot to discover, lots of secondary tasks and mini games, very many cars/airplanes/ships[[br]] * Freespace 1 / 2 - I finished Freespace 1 the first time in one night together with a friend of mine. Great game with a exciting story. And the game is not so short.[[br]] * The Longest Journey - Breath taking Click-And-Point adventure with a absorbing SciFi-Middle-Age mix story[[br]] * Monkey Island series - Probably best humor in a computer game[[br]] * Mafia - Great Story, realistic world, a bit crazy FreeRide-Mode[[br]] * Jagged Alliance - Most exciting round based action strategy game[[br]] * Yagger - Unique 3D-shooter air battle game, has a little bit the style of Aquanox. * Ikaruga - Dreamcast/GameCube/Wii vertical scroller with innovative game play. (Check out the [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/336746 flash version of Ikaruga] on Newgrounds) * XIII - shooter in comic style (cell shading) (pretty unique concept) with deep and exciting story and many more... :)