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i m 24 economist sunsuntribune diversions saturday sept 20 2003 i m n company barely able to keep up with demand from page 23 he pays a membership fee for a similar online adventure game designed by european students called tibia it was part of the inspira- tion for their game and what they all hope orius can some day become in the meantime dean steve arid jason are learning valuable skills computer along with project manage ment as orius evolves they hope to retain a staff of vol unteer computer program- mere online to delegate spe cific tasks it should help both the pace at which their game develops along with its qual ity to do that they devel oped what is referred to as a design document a sort of video game blueprint all three agree designing a video game is the perfect medium for applying what may normally be considered boring subjects such as math and computer science into a fun project for them it comes natu rally but designing a video game may riot be for every one it requires self disci pline patience and imagina tion if s fun and after you can play it you definitely have to be able to teach yourself jason said but for those parents and students looking for a more structured environment to apply computer program ming into video game design there is manitobabased real programming staff have barely been able to keep up with demand since the company opened a york region location in vaughan company president- elliott bay said youve got kids tugging on the sleeves of their par ents now saying i want to be a video game designer mr bay said his students range in age from 10 to 18 starting with video game classic pac man and frogger before working their way up to mario brothers math applications parents like the courses which cost between 700 and 1500 because video game design teaches stu dents difficult math and pro gramming concepts without even knowing their learning mr day said alexandra reyes signed up her 10yearold son carlos for a similar type of course through one of childrens technology workshops icamps his major interest in life is video games and comput ers said ms reyes a newmarket resident as a mother she was con tent her sons enthusiasm for video games was being prop erly channeled in an educa tional environment its fun and after you can play it carlos said for more information wwwrealprogrammingcom wwwicampca visit or televised debates on air this week you can check out the provincial candidates in your riding from your living room this week rogers television is pro viding election debates and complete election night cov erage for the five york region ridings plus ba simcoe- bradforay york region newspaper group reporters lisa queen simone joseph mike adler and roger varley will join host jennifer buchanan in putting the candidates on the hot seat heres the schedule monday markham at 8 pm barrie-simcoe- bradford at 10 pm tuesday oak ridges at 7 pm thornhill at 8 pm s friday york north at 7 pm vaughankingaurora at 8 pm sept 27 markham at 2 pm barrie- g simcoe- bradford at 3 pm oak ridges at 4 pm thornhill at 8 pm york north at 9 pm and vaughankingaurora at 10 pm sept 28 vaughan-king- aurora at 3 pm york north at 4 pm thornhill at 5 pm oak ridges at 6 pm barrie- simcoebradford at 7 pm and markham at 8 pm starting at 8 pm oct 2 rogers television will bring viewers uptotheminute election results and com mentary throughout the evening cable 10 serves- newmarket king east gwillimbury and bradford west gwillimbury cable 84 covers vaughan richmond hill markham whitchurch- stbuffville and georgina for more information visit wwwrogerstelevisioncom couple twice lucky september has been very lucky for a whitchurch- stouffville family barbara bromwich won 20000 playing the slots at georgian downs racetrack near barrie last week this week her husband timothy claimed 150125 second prize in the sept 10 lotto 649 draw mr bromwich 56 is pres ident of imperial refining he bought the ticket at the vandorf general store the couple will share the windfall with their three chil dren and five grandchildren supply stores best bet from page 23 helpful hints make this soap special by wrapping the individual bars in fine tissue paper then sealing with a beautiful seal sticker or label find the melt and pour soap base atcraft stores or in soap making supply stores if using a plain bar of soap choose a natural and mois turizing variety if you dont have sweet almond oil you can substi tute olive oil generally sweet almond oil is available in soapiupply stores or even some super markets christine spence writes a regular column for diversions and specializes in craft making h 1 if m ti ii