FA Technology Gathering Opening Extra Credit

This was the first of the three extra credit assignments I went to. When we ( we being Jenni, Travis, and my cousin) first arrived, there didn't seem to be anything going on. We showed up on time, but no one seemed ready, or it seemed somewhat empty. We went downstairs so my cousin could use the bathroom, which ended up taking like 30 minutes; it was ridiculous. Turns out he was playing Monopoly on his phone, while on the john. We went back up after the extended break, and things looked a little more lively, but there still were only a few exhibits. As a bonus, there was a giant projected screen, half behind make-shift curtains displaying boobs, and a naked guy doing jumping jacks; it was hilarious. Sadly after a while, they pulled the curtains closed and as far as I'm concerned, didn't reopen them. The first exhibit we went to, was a game this gentleman had made with a moral message about the preservation of the Rainforest. The game itself was, surprisingly, pretty decent. Like a pretty nice flash game off a kill-some-time website. You played a little man with some face paint and spears. You'd run a linear path horizontally (think Mario with a spear projectile) and throw spears at bad guys. The game was short at 3 levels, and took all of 10 minutes to complete. There were a few different projectiles, and a Rainforest message at the end of each level. It was a pretty impressive project. My favorite thing I saw at this gathering, was a alternate take on the Myers-Briggs test; this thing was impressive. You took a seat, and without any further instructions were told to "click things". Every page would usually have a few options such as a bird sitting on a wire by itself, and a group of birds sitting on a wire (see where this is going?) After you got to the end of the path of clicked objects, you were awarded your test result telling you your personality type. It would calculate your personality based on what you clicked, such as an extrovert for clicking the multiple birds on the wire, or an introvert for the single bird. The thing that surprised me about this test, was its accuracy. My friend Travis had taken the traditional form of this test only two weeks prior to this and scored exactly the same results. I also scored something similar to what I had received when I took the test in high school. The fact that no instructions were needed, and the results were that accurate was truly impressive; unless you are my cousin Scott, who just clicked the first thing that highlighted under his cursor, then your results weren't too accurate.