[ChristianRasmussen]

@DoctorEldritch Yes and for me to relax too.

[DoctorEldritch]

@R1mpl0 Ah, I see. Makes sense. I must admit, I do not have an in-depth understanding of how engineers work on-site, and what tools they may found useful. If there are power sources aplenty, but rolling screen would be of benefit, how so? As in, how would rolling screen make engineer's work easier?

[DoctorEldritch]

@ChristianRasmussen "relax" as not with video games but something else? Do you read books on your PC?

[DoctorEldritch]

@R1mpl0 You know, it is uncanny, things like that usually happen with me and @ZaidH, but shortly after you mentioned what your father does, this article surfaced in my newsfeed.

Someone did a study of Skyrim cities for their walkability using irl planning standards, and it turns out not all Skyrim dwellings have efficent routs. To be expected, but still. I guess this is a sort of...urban planning engineering?



Interesting to see irl principles applied to the game, I wonder if developers think about this stuff when designing a location. Probably, but then, if they did, then Syrim cities would have been more convenient, one would think.

That all is to say, depending on what type of engineer your father is, maybe he'd like to examine some game too? 😉

[R1mpl0]

@DoctorEldritch, Woah, That's a crazy coincidence 😂.

This is what my dad does for work. He specialises in road infrastructure and paveways to the point his PhD was on the calculation of damage done by vehicles based on road type, vehicle type, speed and etc.

I think it would have been interesting to have a engineer as a consultant but I feel the imperfections add charm to the city's themselves.

As for my dad, I remember planning to get city Skylines for him but he is always busy and prefers playing chess in his down. It's funny because my mum usually delays dinner for when he plays chess 😂😂🤣

[DoctorEldritch]

@R1mpl0 Ah, lets hope this sort of expertease will be even more in demand as we introduce those self-driving cars that navigate based on pavement. A useful PhD, mine was in something less practical 😅

Well, to be fair, I am not sure if Skyrim is the best testing ground, it is interesting, but that's about it. It is form over substance in the first place, and fantasy to boot. If given choice, I'd be interested to know how, for example, Kuttenberg from Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 would score. I mean, it is a real historic city, something you can go and see even now.

Ah, but if so, maybe he will appreciate some of the turn-based tactics? Those are like chess, but with custom rules and more complex. But Skyline would be an interesting choice indeed, it really is a very deep game in that regard. Or you could go old school and try Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic 😉

[R1mpl0]

@DoctorEldritch Yeah, maybe gta v would be a better testing ground.

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll ask him if he would to try it.

[DoctorEldritch]

@R1mpl0 Ah well, W&R:SR may not be the thing is Skylines was a no-go, but there are some chess-adjacent games. Like Shotgun King:

Or, for something less humorous and more serious, and if your dad likes metaverse timetravel and thinking in dimentions, then there is this:

It's real, it exists.

[ChristianRasmussen]

I read books in physical form, on PC or as audiobook. It is mostly what is the easiest to get.

[DoctorEldritch]

@ChristianRasmussen Reading, nice! I mostly read books on my mobile (because it's often with me and it is convenient for places like waiting for doctors' appointments, or in transport), or on a PC. Not so much physical these days, I like it when I can adjust colour and font to fit my eyes better. But I do not really do audiobooks, I could never quite get into them, it is hard to keep focus to listen to them for long, for some reason. After a while, they shift into a sort of background hum.

By the way, did you know we have a Legion Book Club thread? @ZaidH made it a while ago. If you like, maybe you could share what you read there 😉