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John D'Ambrosio is in the class of 2005 pursuing a Computer Systems
Engineering & Computer Science dual major, with a concentration
in Systems Engineering. His programming background in Pascal and C++
ended him up in the logic and debugging competitions, while his infrequent
ventures into the world of HTML and scripting languages left him sidelined
during those events. His favorite activities on the computer are recording,
editing, and mixing digital audio when he is home, coding anytime, and
playing games to burn the time while at school. He hopes to return to
the CS games next year, with the prospect of bringing more programming
and scripting experience to the table. Russell Eller is a CS and CSE dual major in the class of 2005. The trip he took to compete in the CS games at McGill really excited him, and he plans on organizing a team again next year. His favorite part was the fact that members of a team could collaborate to solve problems, allowing the participants to feel relaxed. Aside from his evident interest in computers and programming, Rusty also enjoys playing music. His main instument is the violin, which he plays in the RPI's Symphony Orchetra. JJ Willette is an Information Technology (IT) and Science and Technology Studies (STS) dual major who is currently innundated with work. He seeks a Computer Science minor, but is afraid the addition of a third acronym to his degree (fourth if you count BS, and fifth if you count RPI) may prove fatal. He enjoyed driving to Montreal with the rest of the team, and wishes he didn't have to drive back to RPI at the end of the trip. Despite this, he designed a layout for this webpage that far exceeded the one he made for the competition. He apologises profusely, and hopes that the team will consider him for next year's competition, and ensures that next year's web site will utilize his newly developed "Shock and Awe" design strategy. Dominick Lacoste has this to say: The CS Games at McGill turned out to be an awesome trip. My first trip to Montreal was a lot of fun, it is a great city. I participated in a number of the events during the competition one of my favorites was the logic competition. In this event all the teams from each university were in the same room and would receive a logic question at the same time. The objective was to be the first team with a correct answer to the problem given and also be able to give an explanation of how you solved the problem. An example of a problem we received is: Using 4 straight lines how many sections can a circle be divided into? I didn't expect to do well considering speed was so important and that we were going against 20 other teams. When they told us we finished second 1 point behind first it came as quite a shock. The weekend was more fun than I expected, I'm looking forward to returning next year and competing again. Devon Fritz is a Computer Science major in the class of 2005. He has a strong background and interest in programming and logic, so the trip to Montreal was one anxiously anticipated. To him, the competition was one of adventure and excitement; the competitions were challenging yet fun, and the experience of Montreal was nothing short of amazing. He hopes to rejoin the team next year, and relive the great experience that is the McGill CS Games. Daniel Royo is a Computer Science and Computer Systems Engineering dual major who had better graduate in the class of 2005. He was impressed with the variety of events and topics tested in the McGill CS games. Dan participated in the artificial intelligence and logic competitions. He is excited to rejoin the team next year, when they hope to stick it to NYU. His uncanny ability to produce usual objects, seemingly at will, made him an obvious choice for the scavenger hunt competition. |
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