CS467 Capstone Project

Hello Everyone,

This is my first ever post so I’ll start by introducing myself. My name is Austin, I’m 25 and raised in San Diego. I also went to SDSU for my Bachelor’s in Kinesiology, I graduated during the pandemic and that’s when I found my passion for Computer Science. It started with building my own Gaming PC, then a bunch of questions about why things work. Ultimately, I decided to go all in and pursue it and get a BS in Computer Science. I’m still not 100% sure about what type of job i’m looking to get out of it but right now I feel more interested in Cybersecurity, Backend Development, or Devops.

The project I chose and hoped to get was the Space Invaders Emulator. I chose this project because I remember loving the Assembly course, but I didn’t do as well as I would’ve liked in the Operating Systems course. I’m hoping that this will balance out and let me feel challenged but not overwhelmed.

My end goal for this course and project is to become more familiar with low level languages and reaffirm what I may have missed in my Operating System course the first time. Another goal is to see a project through to completion, completing a project start to finish with not as much guidance seems very intimidating and would be a big accomplishment in my opinion. Especially when you consider the fact that many of the people in this program work full time and take courses. This makes collaboration more difficult but reflects well on the students when they still find a way to make it work. Overall, my goal is to refine my skills, be as helpful as I can to my team members, and to return a complete project!