New Summer Photo Contest!

Grab you cameras and take some portraits this summer! Click on the link below for more information and to submit photos! You could win $$$!

Click here for more info or to submit a photo!

PHOTO CONTEST!!

Here is the info:

Take a picture of a bird and win $$$!

The contest rules are as follows:

The photo must be digitized for submission.
The photo must contain a bird or birdlike subject.
It must be submitted before January 1st. No exceptions.
First prize wins all the submission money.
Photo subimissions cost $2.00 per submission.
Second and Third place will win their $2.00 back.
Please note that there are an estimated 20-30 participants.

Turn in photos online here.

NEW WEBSITE!!

For my digital multimedia class I have created a website that is a photography based community called Zack Ink. See link to the right. Essentially it is a place where people interested in photography can learn about how to improve their skills and get a chance to look at others work and be inspired to do more photography. You should check it out. Zack Ink.

Life is hard (NOT)

This is long over due since I am half way through the semester but homework always seems to have priority over blogging. But finally here it is, a new post! I thought I should show everyone who has not seen it yet, my room! It is about 1.5x bigger than last year and more importantly we have a rug!

Miss your Super Nintendo?

Worry no more!







Or play the full version here: http://www.pouetpu-games.com/index.php?section=2&game_id=1&w=640&h=480

Web Crash!

Okay so my website should be back up and running within the next 48 hours or so but I accidentally deleted something that makes my entire website run. Oops. Typical of me to not be as cautious as I should and think I know what I am doing when I don't. Oh well. It is fixable and so I am working on getting everything back up and running!

~Zack

Brick Breaker

Above is just a picture....

So I am stumped on two bugs that happen in this one but this is the best that I can do as far as this game is concerned. I tried to get the high score recorder to work for this one just like the last game I made but it just wasn't working at all. After too many wasted hours with no progress I am raising the white flag of surrender. I hope you all enjoy one of the most basic brick breakers ever created.

http://www.zackkoppert.com/life/anis/brickbreak.swf

:(

(I think I lost my mojo)

My notes on others thoughts about relationship

Sermon Notes

• Anyone feel like you're chasing after a relationship with God?
• Is your walk with God seem to be touch and go?
• How do we move from chasing to just chilling out?
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• How it should be... Illustration #1: Sitting back in your favorite comfy chair in front of a fire place chatting with God like you chat with a best friend.
• How it seems sometimes... Illustration #2: Believing that God is out there talking with your pastor and that other really religious person at you church. You don't worry because he gets around to you every now and then.
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• The Message: God ready to be there for you whenever you call His name. Even when you don't call on Him, you can allow his presence to always be there. An intimate relationship with God looks a lot like a close relationship with a best friend. That includes laughing, learning, having fun, frustration, and helping others. God's relationship with us also goes beyond what a human friend could ever do in areas that really count like guidance, forgiveness, love, and support. God also works through our communities and friends as well.
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• The Verses:
• Genesis 3:8 (God was just walking on earth through the Garden of eden to talk to Adam and Eve. This was how God intended his relationship with us to be. Him among us without separation. He designed us to be in constant relationship with Him.)
• Exodus 3:2 (God comes to Moses whom he had created to lead God's people out of slavery. When we are in constant relationship with God we aren't the only ones talking. God will instruct us on things that he created us to do. Moses task was not something he could have done on his on either. God does not tell us what to do and then leave us hanging. He wants us to keep our relationship with Him constant.)

• John 3:21 (This verse gives us an image of those that are in the light of Christ. It talks about how His light allows it to be plainly seen what has been done through God. This means that our relationship with God will be plainly seen. Others will know by our love that we have a constant relationship with God. It is an unavoidable side effect.)
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• Luke 12:6-7 (God cares for us and He does not forget us!)
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• Revelation 3:16 (God does not want a touch and go relationship with us. He wants and intimate one where the warmth of His love constantly keeps us warm. When the Lord is our provider what more do we need?

SNAKEs on a plane!

So I created the bulk of this game on the plane ride to MN for my cousin's wedding. So this one is a favorite classic of mine. Also, Just so you don't all think I am amazing, I want everyone to know I am just following tutorials on how to make these games but definitely adding my own personal touch with the theatrics. Hope you all enjoy SNAKE!

It is on my website or found here:

http://www.zackkoppert.com/life/anis/snake.swf

Alien Invasion

WARNING: There has been a small alien invasion. No need to worry though I shot all of them with my digitizing ray gun and trapped them all in a torturing game of pool. Instead of hitting balls into pockets, you will instead be hitting aliens into black holes!

The game can be found on my website in the animations section or directly at this link:

http://www.zackkoppert.com/life/anis/AlienPoking.swf

I don't hate animals...

Hey everybody,

I just finished up one of my first flash based games. It is called squirrel shooter. I don't want you to think I hate animals or anything, the idea just popped into my head when I was brain storming and it seamed simple enough. So I made it. It is a short game but I would love feed back on whether it was too hard or too easy and all other comments are welcome. You can fint the game here:

http://www.zackkoppert.com/life

and then go to animations and click on squirrel shooter

-or-

http://www.zackkoppert.com/life/anis/squirrel_shoot.html

this link will take you directly to the game.

Feel free to leave comments about the game on this blog. Thank you and enjoy!

Perspective

People have always said that life doesn't make sense or that life isn't fair. I always nodded in agreement just to pretend like I knew what they were talking about. I think I realize more now, what exactly it is that they are talking about...

I had this ongoing vision of the future, which included where I would go to college, how I would get a job, and have a family, etc. etc. Recently it has been called to my attention to remember something that I used to know: I am not the one in charge.

I was at a point in my life where I felt like I was in control. Recently I realized that I am not as in control as I thought. One of those "God is bigger than you" reminders. Everybody needs them every now and again.

Things in my life have changed course before but never without me seeing it coming and expecting it. I guess this time I was just to deaf or busy to hear it coming. So just to remind you all, God is bigger...

New pictures!

Recently Mom and Trisha have both graduated from college!!! Check out some of the photos on my website...

http://www.zackkoppert.com/life/Photos.htm

Forest of life en fuego

Imagine there is an enormous and gorgeous forest which we will call your life. You know when you have one of those years where every last tree in the entire forest catches on fire and is reduced to ash, tossed around carelessly by the wind? The funny thing about all that destruction is that is creates the perfect soil new life to spring from. If it weren't for the fire then new things would never have a chance. Thank God for the fire.

old and new(er)

   Out with the old...

               ...in with the new...

Let it snow, let it freeze, let it slide!

The snow storm has come! With much anticipation George Fox became a wintery wonderland! The picture in the first was taken from my dorm room window before it fogged up from the cold. The second is the wheeler bridge that is on my walk between My dorm and Kristin's. You can see by the bottom two pictures that we ended having some fun in the snow for a bit and we gave my car a mohawk. All in all a good day all though very very cold. More to come soon!

Change of Heart

To all,

   I realized sitting here that I have a blog talking about me. I am not skilled at talking or even particularly interested in talking about myself. So I have decided to change the focus of my blog from updating all on my life through words to informing through a picture or two. I think it will be entertaining and push me to take lots of pictures. I can go on and on for days about stories behind pictures and what I like about them while just talking about what is going on in my life directly bores me. Sorry if the change is harder to understand or less informative but I wasn't really writing much of anything anyways. Hope I haven't lost my readers with my lack of writing. Thank you to all who still read. Thanks!

    ~    Zack!

My Car

I got my car back!

Change

There are candidates for change. There are people who say that they have changed. But there are also those who say that nothing ever changes. How does that work? Those all conflict. Does anybody believe those candidates for change are really going to change much? Those people that are just so hard to deal with, do you think that they are ever going to change? 

My real question: Is change real? Do people really change or just our perspectives? Are people capable of becoming any better than they are right now?

Selling out, and proud of it!

Hey Everyone, You may be wondering why it has been a while since I have posted anything and that is because I have been working on a new project of mine. Yes! That's right, something new! Some may say that I have sold out or gone corporate but I view it as expanding my horizons. I have not only made my own website but it is hosted at my own domain! So instead of tricking out my myspace with cool gadgets and what not I have created my own website at www.ZackKoppert.com which also comes with its own e-mail account (Zack@ZackKoppert.com). I am super excited to get all my ideas put into this thing. I just updated the general layout today and I plan to continue expanding. Pretty soon you will be able to call my cell phone and customer service reps in Malaysia will pick up and direct your call... ok so I am just kidding about that. I don't like outsourcing. Anyways I will catch you all on the flipside. In the meantime check out my new website!