Pac-Man!

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\"Yourmajesty,whatexactlyisPac-Man?\"

\"It\'sanArcadeGame.\"

\"Butwhatisanarcadegame?\"

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39minuteslater,Tim\'seyesweretwinklingwithexcitementashelistenedtoLandon.

SothisthinghadascreenlikeaTV,buthadseveralcodingmechanismstoitinstead?

Well,hewasuptorthechallenge!

\"Yourmajesty,saynomore.

I\'llpersonallyhand-picksomeofouroldersoftwareandcomputerengineers-in-training.....AswellassomenewonesfromtheBaymardianUniversityofEngineering,Science\\u0026Technology.\"TimsaidgleefullywithhisrighthandonLandon\'sshoulder.

\"Wait,Tim!

Wewon\'tberecruitingthemnow.

Ihaveseveralcomputerandsoftwareengineeringtextbooksherethathavetobetaughtattheuniversityfirst.\"

\"Eh?

Yourmajesty,whatdoyoumean?\"Timaskedpitifully.

Didhismajestywanttopushthisprojectevenfurtherawayaftermakinghimsoexcited?

Thatwasnotfairatall!

(;\\u003e∆\\u003c;)

LandonlookedatTimandsighedstressfully.

Honestly,whydiditalwaysfeellikehewasbabysittingratherthantalkingaboutwork?

\"Tim,weneedtoeducatethemalittlebitmorebeforewebegin.

I\'llpersonallytraintheprofessorsintheUniversityintensivelyforamonthandahalf,sothattheycouldproperlyteachthestudentsthebasics.

Ofcourse,I\'llcontinuetoteachtheprofessorsevenafterthat...Butit\'sjustthatthefirstmonthandahalfwillbeveryextensive.

Nonetheless,here\'swhatI\'mplanning.

Afteramonthandahalfwhenthenextsemesterbegins,theteacherswillthencontinueteachingthestudentsundermyguidanceforthefirst3andahalfmonths.

Andafterthat,youcanthenstartrecruitingworkersandtrainthemfrthenext3monthsagain...Beforemanufacturingofficiallybegun.\"Landonsaid.

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Typically,allengineersinBaymardarestillengineers-in-trainingandwillonlybeabletograduateafterfullyunderstandingtheirmajors.

Sowhileworkingwithintheindustries,theystillhadtomaketimeofftoattendclassesaspertheirworkschedules.

Inshort,theirclasseswerealsoseenasworkingdays.

Sosometimes,somepeoplewerescheduledtoworkfromMondaytoWednesday,andhadanentiredayofclassesonThursdaysandFridays.

OthersmightworkonSaturdays,SundaysandMondays,andgotoschoolonTuesdaysandWednesdaysinstead.

Tobefair,theshiftswerealwaysrotatingwithsomeworkingovernightorevendaytimeshifts.

Ofcourse,theuniversityalsotookingraduatesaswell...Whowouldthenenterthesystemandworkpart-timewithintheindustriestogainexperiencetoo.

ListeningtoLandon,Timcouldn\'thelpnoddinghisheadinagreementwithhismethods.

\"Tim...WhatIwantisforthemtoproperlyassimilateandunderstandwhatwehavebeendoinginBaymardallthiswhile.

Fromprinterstophotocopies,wehavereallydonealot.

Andeventhoughtheyunderstandhowthosepartsplayabigroleineachproduct...Notallofthemknowwhatothercapabilitiesthoseinternalpartshave.

That\'swhyteachingthemallfunctionsofeachpartisamust,sothattheycanalsothinkoutsidetheboxandeveninventtheirownproductsaswell.

Ofcourse,ifwereallyhavetowaitforthemtostudyeverythinginbothcomputer\\u0026softwareengineering.....itmighttakeover4yearsforeachstudenttodoso,andwedon\'thavethattimerightnow.

Thatbeingsaid,alltheyhavetodoisfollowyourownstepsandtherestishistory!

Ifyouputsomethinginaparticularspace,thentheytooshouldputitinthatsamesoitaswell.....Withtime,theywillgettounderstanditbetter.

So5monthsfromnow,recruitthemandtrainthemproperly.\"

\"Andwithinthese5months,I\'mguessingthatyouwillalsopersonallytrainmeandsomeofthementoo...Rightyourmajesty?\"Timaskedcuriously.

\"Yup!

AftertheuniversitymakesacontractwiththePrintingIndustryforthesoftwareandcomputerbooks...Yourindustryshouldalsofollowsuitandmakeacontractforafewbooksaswell.

Bearinmindthatonceyougetthosebooks,theyshouldneverleavethetrainingroomsnomatterwhat!

Ofcourseyouaretheonlyonewhowillbeallowedtokeepabodyinhisoffice,sinceyouhaveamini-safethere.

Likewiseintheuniversity,thebookswillonlybekeptinthelibraries...Andjustbeforeeveryclass,thestudentsneedtosigniutthetextbooksandreturnthemimmediatelyafterclass.

Anyhow,whenyou\'reabletogetthetextbooksforyourindustryandselectsomepeoplewhowillassistyouintrainingtheworkers...Thenwewillbegin.\"

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TimstrokedhisbeardsilentlywhilelisteningtoLandon.

\"Hmmm.....Andhowoftenwillwetrainyourmajesty?\"

\"2hoursonThursdaysand5hoursonSaturdays...Dependingoneveryone\'sscheduleofcourse.\"

\"Notbadatallyourmajesty.

ThosedaysaredoableformesinceI\'mtypicallyoffonSaturdays.

Butjusttobesure,I\'llcheckmyscheduleonThursdayandgiveyoumytimesofavailabilityforeveryoneelseaswell.\"

\"Good!

I\'llbewaitingforyourschedulesthen.

Anyway,asforworkersthatwewillhire5monthsfromnow....Ionlywantthemtobuildthegamefirstbyhand.

Doingsowillmakethembetterunderstandthemechanicsandimportanceofeachpart,whichwillalsoallowthemtoknowifthereareanyfaultswithinthemanufacturingprocess.

Thatbeingsaid,fromthetimethatI\'llteachtheprofessorstothetimethattherecruitswillfinishtraining...Willbe8monthsintotal.\"

\"Letmeguess,constructiontimeright?\"Timsaidplayfully.

HowlonghadheworkedforLandon?

Healreadyhadanunderstandingofhowthiskingoftheirsoperated.

\"Yup!

Withinthis8-monthtimeframe,Ineedyoutoassignsomeconstructionworkerstobuildanentirelynewindustry...TheGamingIndustry.\"

LandonsmiledbroadlywhilepassingtheconstructiondesignplanstoTim...whoactedlikehenowhadantsinhispants.

\"Tim,Ineedyoutogetatleast15,000workersonthisone.

Thefasterit\'sbuilt,thebetterforus.\"

\"Asyouwishyourmajesty!

I\'lldothatrightaway!\"

\"Good!\"