MISoft Studios is an independent computer game development studio located in Binghamton, New York. MISoft creates games solely for the PC platform using development tools created by The Game Creators, including DarkBASIC Professional and FPS Creator.
Early history
MISoft Studios was founded by Matt Terzi and Colin Zeidenstein- Wilson in 1999. They had originally planned for MISoft Studios to be a game design company, but on May 10, 2003, they changed their direction to start making computer games. They started developing a massively-multiplayer online game, but scrapped the project in 2005 to work on several other games.
MISoft Studios developed a few contracted games for various small, family-owned companies and websites, including "The Early America Quiz" game for the "Early America" website, which was the last game or application of this type that MISoft has made to date.
Products
“Cheney Hunter” and “Pod 9”
MISoft Studios’ first publicly released game was a freeware title called “Cheney Hunter.” It was released February 16, 2006. The game was an homage to the classic game , and was a comic reenactment of the famous incident where Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot his friend, Harry Whittington, on a hunting trip.
Exactly one year later on February 16, 2007, MISoft Studios released its second game, a First-Person Shooter game called “Pod 9.” This game was also freeware, and told the story of a spaceship attacked by extraterrestrial pirates, and an engineer who must escape the ship through an escape pod located somewhere inside the ship.
Eternal Equinox
On May 18, 2007, MISoft Studios released its third game, Eternal Equinox. It was MISoft Studios' first commercial game, sold only digitally through their website. Eternal Equinox is an interactive fiction or "text adventure" game that tells the story of a villager whose island is threatened by a powerful tsunami. To save his people, the islander must find and use a magic artifact called “The Hoto.” Eternal Equinox was the first MISoft Studios game to receive media attention, receiving a review and score of 95 out of 100 from the independent game blog "Little Bright Dots", and a review and score of 7.5 out of 10 from the entertainment website "Just Press Play".
MINet
MINet is the name of MISoft Studios' website. It has been recently updated by Silver-Dawn webdesigner Adam Dunne for an undisclosed wager and is now unofficially dubbed MINet 2.0. The improvements included a more distinguished look, easier navigation and according to some, for the first time in MINet's history, a bearable colourscheme.
Announced Plans
MISoft Studios has announced publicly that it plans to legally register as a company in the United States in 2008. They have announced a new game under development, called Real Estate Magnate, a business simulator game based on the real estate industry. It is scheduled for release in February or March 2008. Also, they’ve announced a game called Capital Punishment, a 2D comedy fighting game based on U.S. political figures, including politicians and media personalities. Capital Punishment will use caricaturized heads of these personalities, and is scheduled for release July 4, 2008.
Early history
MISoft Studios was founded by Matt Terzi and Colin Zeidenstein- Wilson in 1999. They had originally planned for MISoft Studios to be a game design company, but on May 10, 2003, they changed their direction to start making computer games. They started developing a massively-multiplayer online game, but scrapped the project in 2005 to work on several other games.
MISoft Studios developed a few contracted games for various small, family-owned companies and websites, including "The Early America Quiz" game for the "Early America" website, which was the last game or application of this type that MISoft has made to date.
Products
“Cheney Hunter” and “Pod 9”
MISoft Studios’ first publicly released game was a freeware title called “Cheney Hunter.” It was released February 16, 2006. The game was an homage to the classic game , and was a comic reenactment of the famous incident where Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot his friend, Harry Whittington, on a hunting trip.
Exactly one year later on February 16, 2007, MISoft Studios released its second game, a First-Person Shooter game called “Pod 9.” This game was also freeware, and told the story of a spaceship attacked by extraterrestrial pirates, and an engineer who must escape the ship through an escape pod located somewhere inside the ship.
Eternal Equinox
On May 18, 2007, MISoft Studios released its third game, Eternal Equinox. It was MISoft Studios' first commercial game, sold only digitally through their website. Eternal Equinox is an interactive fiction or "text adventure" game that tells the story of a villager whose island is threatened by a powerful tsunami. To save his people, the islander must find and use a magic artifact called “The Hoto.” Eternal Equinox was the first MISoft Studios game to receive media attention, receiving a review and score of 95 out of 100 from the independent game blog "Little Bright Dots", and a review and score of 7.5 out of 10 from the entertainment website "Just Press Play".
MINet
MINet is the name of MISoft Studios' website. It has been recently updated by Silver-Dawn webdesigner Adam Dunne for an undisclosed wager and is now unofficially dubbed MINet 2.0. The improvements included a more distinguished look, easier navigation and according to some, for the first time in MINet's history, a bearable colourscheme.
Announced Plans
MISoft Studios has announced publicly that it plans to legally register as a company in the United States in 2008. They have announced a new game under development, called Real Estate Magnate, a business simulator game based on the real estate industry. It is scheduled for release in February or March 2008. Also, they’ve announced a game called Capital Punishment, a 2D comedy fighting game based on U.S. political figures, including politicians and media personalities. Capital Punishment will use caricaturized heads of these personalities, and is scheduled for release July 4, 2008.
Flexible modular scheduling is a type of academic scheduling where a day is broken into many 10-20 min modules or "mods". The technique resembles some common college scheduling schemes.
One of the first experiments (Johnson High School, Tokyo) in this education system is documented in a 1967 film, "Excellence in Education: A New Look from the Orient," produced by the Department of Defense Dependent Schools (DoDDS).
One such example of high school modular scheduling is utilized at the Bergen County Academies in New Jersey. At this school, the day is broken down into twenty-seven 18 min modules. Classes vary in size, from a small class of 2 modules to a larger class of 3 modules. Labs, projects, and certain electives can even run for as long as 9 modules. Student schedules often change between different weekdays (one could have Literature one day for 3 modules, then 2 modules on the next day, or not at all).
This type of scheduling allows for many free periods during the day as well as the possibility for more classes. These "free mods" can go to as long as 180 min of continuous free time without classes. This time could be utilized for lunch, study, or socializing. Due to the latter, students are advised to spend most of their free time in study halls so that such time is not misused. An additional bonus is the ability for students to have more than 2 elective classes (according to free time), but in the traditional period scheduling, students are limited to 1 or 2 electives.
One of the first experiments (Johnson High School, Tokyo) in this education system is documented in a 1967 film, "Excellence in Education: A New Look from the Orient," produced by the Department of Defense Dependent Schools (DoDDS).
One such example of high school modular scheduling is utilized at the Bergen County Academies in New Jersey. At this school, the day is broken down into twenty-seven 18 min modules. Classes vary in size, from a small class of 2 modules to a larger class of 3 modules. Labs, projects, and certain electives can even run for as long as 9 modules. Student schedules often change between different weekdays (one could have Literature one day for 3 modules, then 2 modules on the next day, or not at all).
This type of scheduling allows for many free periods during the day as well as the possibility for more classes. These "free mods" can go to as long as 180 min of continuous free time without classes. This time could be utilized for lunch, study, or socializing. Due to the latter, students are advised to spend most of their free time in study halls so that such time is not misused. An additional bonus is the ability for students to have more than 2 elective classes (according to free time), but in the traditional period scheduling, students are limited to 1 or 2 electives.
Tatiana Maranhao is an Canadian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Earth Canada 2015 and Canada's representative in Miss Earth 2015. She was crowned by Miss Canada 2014, Cynthia Loewen.
Pageantry
Miss Earth Canada 2015
Tatiana joined the Miss Earth Canada 2015 and she was proclaimed as the winner. Her runners up include Axelle Stratsaert as the first runner up while Amy De Paepe was declared second runner-up.
Miss Earth 2015
As the winner of Miss Earth Canada, Tatiana is automatically the Miss Earth Canada as well. As part of her responsibilities, Tatiana is Canada's representative to be Miss Earth 2015 and would try to succeed Jamie Herrell in Vienna, Austria.
Pageantry
Miss Earth Canada 2015
Tatiana joined the Miss Earth Canada 2015 and she was proclaimed as the winner. Her runners up include Axelle Stratsaert as the first runner up while Amy De Paepe was declared second runner-up.
Miss Earth 2015
As the winner of Miss Earth Canada, Tatiana is automatically the Miss Earth Canada as well. As part of her responsibilities, Tatiana is Canada's representative to be Miss Earth 2015 and would try to succeed Jamie Herrell in Vienna, Austria.
Atul Srivastava is an Indian film and television actor. He is trained in acting from the Bhartendu Academy of Dramatic Arts in Lucknow.
Filmography
;Films
* 2003 - Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. as the overacting fake patient
* 2004 - Loknayak as Lal Bahadur Shastri
* 2006 - Lage Raho Munna Bhai
; Television
* 2002-05 - Kehta Hai Dil as Charandas (on Star Plus)
* 2004-05 - Kareena Kareena as P. K. Shrivastav (on Zee TV)
* 2006 - Pandey Aur Pandey (on Zee TV)
* 2006-09 - Banoo Main Teri Dulhann (on Zee TV)
* 2009-11 - Bhagyavidhaata as Sharada Prasad (father of Bindiya, Poonam, Renu and Raja) (on Colors TV)
* 2015 - Service Wali Bahu as Jogeshwar Prasad, Payal's father-in-law and Dev's father (on Zee TV)
Filmography
;Films
* 2003 - Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. as the overacting fake patient
* 2004 - Loknayak as Lal Bahadur Shastri
* 2006 - Lage Raho Munna Bhai
; Television
* 2002-05 - Kehta Hai Dil as Charandas (on Star Plus)
* 2004-05 - Kareena Kareena as P. K. Shrivastav (on Zee TV)
* 2006 - Pandey Aur Pandey (on Zee TV)
* 2006-09 - Banoo Main Teri Dulhann (on Zee TV)
* 2009-11 - Bhagyavidhaata as Sharada Prasad (father of Bindiya, Poonam, Renu and Raja) (on Colors TV)
* 2015 - Service Wali Bahu as Jogeshwar Prasad, Payal's father-in-law and Dev's father (on Zee TV)