Back to School!

By Wesley Sappington

September 1st! You know what that means... school is coming back in session. It's certainly going to be a weird year, as if it wasn't weird enough already!

​But Eyesight persists through it all! This summer (which was extended by the early closure of school) has been a wild ride. Here are the top three downright insane things that happened to our little enterprise during this wacky time.

1. A ton of code got deleted

Due to a software error (Oh, the irony!) a huge portion of the Conundrum code base was irretrievably deleted.​ This was entirely my stupid blunder, and I was kicking myself as rewrote a ton of grueling UI code. (UI is my least favorite thing, BTW)

​In the absence of school, I somehow managed to pull an all-night coding session and nearly finish rewriting the lost code, just as the sun rose the next morning. Turns out frustration mixed with angst and Coca-Cola is a great motivator.

2. A tree fell on Sam and Will's car

I... I don't even know.

One would think that a global pandemic & murder hornets would be enough action for one year. But our area was also hit with a tropical storm for a little more fun. With their car crushed and their power lost, the Eyesight Technologies Conundrum Art Department finally had an excuse as to why they submitted things late!

​Thankfully, no one was injured in the least.

​Needless to say, it was both a challenge and a setback... But one that we have overcome!

3. New team member!

Bet you didn't expect any good news on this list, eh? Amidst the craziness of the pandemic, and despite Social Distancing, we still managed to recruit a new team member!

Justin Kingsnorth will be working alongside myself, helping to finish & polish the Conundrum code base. He's very excited to have such a cool project to work on!

Despite all the delays caused by insane circumstances, Eyesight forges ahead!

This week, the Saving/Loading algorithm for Conundrum was completed. This marks one of the last key pieces of the puzzle for the Conundrum code.

​The code is now truly in the polishing phase. No longer will any major overhauls be necessary. From here on, it'll be testing, testing, and testing!​ 

As the soundtrack is being developed, the code polished, and the art finalized, I truly believe that against all odds this is going to be a great game.

​Wish us luck in the online school year!

​-Wesley