It has been a long time since I heard the word bot! I remember playing CTF in Quake 2’s Outlands. Staring down the barrel of my Railgun at hundreds (well, four) bots, carrying out a range of activities that included standing still, spining round and continuous jumping. A small minority would love nothing more than hanging out by teleporters? In 1997, AI seemed to me to be more ‘frag matter’ than anything else, I would have never realised of it's educational potential.

With my final days at The Design and Technology Association drawing to a close and the amount of new skills I have learned over the last two years, I have decided to create this blog. My hope is that one day it will become a valuable resource to people setting out on the information management route and if not, at least I will have the memories and hopefully the knowledge documented.

At a time when the way we compile, digest and dissemniate information is continually evolving we should take stock to see where we have come from and where we may possibly be going!