Education

While they were preparing the hemlock, Socrates was learning how to play a new tune on the flute. "What will be the use of that?" he was asked. "To know this tune before dying." 1966, Émile Cioran.

This anecdote from Socrates' life perfectly sums up my opinion on learning. Learning in an end in itself. One doesn't need years of practice to justify investing in a new cursus.
I like very different things, from computer science to literature, or astronomy, mythology and baking. And even though I am self-taught in some fields, I'm also taking several taught courses. Some time ago, I also took on MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses). I'm registered on Coursera and take part in courses and lectures that cover my interests.

Below is a list of courses I have taken to date.

Initial training:

MSc MIAGE SITN (New Technologies and Information Systems). It specialises in Business informatics.

Lifelong education:

MOOC

  • Gamification - University of Pennsylvania
  • Video Games and Learning - University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • Concepts in Games Development - Swinburne University of Technology
  • Introduction to Game Design - MITx
  • Understanding Video Games - University of Alberta
  • Online Games: Literature, New Media, and Narrative - Vanderbilt University
  • Image and video Processing - Duke University
  • Machine Learning - Stanford University
  • Functional programming in Scala - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne
  • Principles of Reactive Programming - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne
  • Algorithms - Princeton University
  • Creative programming - University of London
  • General Game Playing - Stanford University
  • Game Theory - University of British Columbia
  • Songwriting - Berklee College of Music
  • Developing Your Musicianship - Berklee College of Music
  • Roman Architecture - Yale University
  • Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life - The University of Edinburgh
  • AstroTech: The Science and Technology behind Astronomical Discovery - The University of Edinburgh
  • Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology - University of Alberta
  • Soul Beliefs: Causes and Consequences - Rutgers Univeristy
  • Philosophy and the Sciences - The University of Edinburgh
  • Crafting an Effective Writer: Tools of the Trade - Mt. San Jacinto College

Taught courses:

  • Photoshop
  • 3DS Max
  • English through acting
  • Artist and author entrepreneurship