= Information about Benjamin "Beni" Knecht =
== Occupation ==
Beni just recently finished his master's degree and is now working as an intern at [http://www.virtamed.com Virtamed AG]. When not working, he watches American TV series, enjoys good books or learns Japanese. To get out in the nature, Beni searches for geo-caches in the near vicinity of Zürich.

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== Contact ==
You can contact me 24/7 per [mailto:beni@orxonox.net email].

ICQ#: 135297208

MSN: piranha2004@hotmail.com

Skype: p1r4nh4

or of course in the [irc://irc.orxonox.net/orxonox IRC channel]

If you're a good friend you may be able to acquire my mobile number by adding me as friend on Facebook.

You can read about my life and thoughts on my [http://www.benjaminknecht.ch homepage], where you can also contact me.

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== Programming before Orxonox ==
Matura thesis about artificial intelligence and some other work with Java, the object oriented programming language

== Programming besides Orxonox ==
 * Working for [http://www.e-serve.ch e-serve ag] as intern doing several easy and less easy tasks.
 * Semester thesis ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qSO7h2eqkQ movie]) 'Real-time server side object recognition for mobile devices'.
 * Semester thesis 'Wortbedeutung und Satzstruktur'. Mostly matlab and scripts.
 * Internship at [http://www.kooaba.net kooaba].
 * Helping with the internal and external communication protocols of [http://pixhawk.ethz.ch an autonomous helicopter framework].
 * Writing an image analysis tool for segmentation and tracking of moving cells in confocal microscopy image data for the Master thesis.
 * Internship at [http://www.virtamed.com VirtaMed AG].

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== Beni's Support for Orxonox: ==
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''' winter semester 05/06: '''
 * [wiki:archive/DataStream Data stream] for network module
 * [wiki:archive/Control Control] for spaceship control (Ticket #60) (helicopter control, dynamic camera)
''' winter semester 06/07: '''
 * project leader for PPS WS 06/07
 * reviewed the [wiki:archive/TrackManager Track] and reimplemented a simple version of it
''' autumn semester 2007: '''
 * project leader for PPS HS 07
 * some core design of Orxonox V2
''' autumn semester 2008: '''
 * ~~implementing script object for underlying game logic~~ (no time, very stressful semester)
''' autumn semester 2009: '''
 * concept of GUI animations
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''' summer semester 2006: '''
 * Task: [wiki:archive/ConceptPaper concept paper] (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)
''' summer semester 2007: '''
 * project leader for PPS SS 07
 * enhance [wiki:archive/HudEnhancement HUD and weapon] (FPS related programming) (Ticket #211)
''' spring semester 2008: '''
 * project leader for PPS FS 08
 * triggers
''' spring semester 2009: '''
 * teaching assistant in the PPS
 * [wiki:GUI]
''' autumn semester 2010: '''
 * hopefully finally an implementation of GUI animations
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== Cool Links: ==
 * [http://www.merzo.net/ All the space ships you know and all in the right scale]

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== Ideas: ==
 * [wiki:archive/OrxWeapons Orx-Weapons]
 * most of the [wiki:archive/Story]

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== Now playing those games: ==
 * Minecraft
 * Die Siedler Online

== Planing to finish those games: ==
 * Spore (bored)

== Looking forward to play these games ==
 * Mass Effect 1 & 2
 * StarCraft 2
 * Super Meat Boy
 * ... (suggestions accepted)

== Favorite Games ==
 * Outcast - Best looking water and great AI 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 an absorbing !SciFi-Medieval-Age mix story[[br]]
 * Monkey Island series - Probably best humor in a computer game (only the latest game - Monkey Island 4 - sucked)[[br]]
 * Mafia - Great Story, realistic world, a bit crazy !FreeRide-Mode (CDs don't work anymore!!)[[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. In Japan they actually play Ikaruga in amusement arcade. (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
 * Beyond Good & Evil - Jump and Run with ''perfect'' atmosphere. Everything fits!
 * Braid - Maybe the best puzzle platformer out there. Solve puzzles by manipulating time! (one of the few games I finished 100%)
and many more... :)

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== TI 1 ==

[wiki:BenjaminKnecht/tik1 TI slides]