Creative Writing

I've written a few short stories just for fun. Here are some examples;

The Old Age of Andropolis Angelides

A post apocalypitc sci-fi short story set in the future:

Read the story

Jenny's Adventure

A children's story about a walk in the woods:

Read the story

Non-Fiction

The Free Science Revision Guide:

A free science revision guide for 14 - 16 year old high school students:

The Free Science Revision Guide

The Free C++ Advanced Concepts Guide:

A free C++ advanced concepts guide with free software programs:

The Free C++ Advanced Concepts Guide

Create your own Website using the easy SDCMS
- Starbird Digital Content Management System:

This guide was written to help you to put your own website online and be able to manage yourself, without needing have any expert knowledge. It describes how to use the easy SDCMS - Starbird Digital Content Management System to manage your own web pages.:

Create your own Website using the easy SDCMS

Learning Through Performance Feedback from Computer Simulation:

This MSc dissertation details the work carried out by Robin Broad during June, July and August 2008 on a project to build a simulation game based upon a search and rescue scenario with an emphasis placed on the processing of free text input and the feeding back of useful comments on the trainee's performance at the end of the simulation.:

MSc Dissertation

Free Software

C++ Classes and Objects:

This program demonstrates classes, objects, constructors, destructors and member functions in C++. Free software published under the GNU GPL:

C++ Classes and Objects (view code in browser)
C++ Classes and Objects (download .cpp file)

C++ Class Inheritance, Polymorphism and Friend Demo:

This program demonstrates class inheritance, polymorphism and friend functions in C++. Free software published under the GNU GPL:

C++ Class Inheritance, Polymorphism and Friend Demo (view code in browser)
C++ Class Inheritance, Polymorphism and Friend Demo (download .cpp file)

C++ Arrays and Pointers Demo:

This program demonstrates passing arrays to functions by reference, passing pointers to arrays to functions and changing the contents of a memory address using a pointer. Free software published under the GNU GPL:

C++ Arrays and Pointers Demo (view code in browser)
C++ Arrays and Pointers Demo (download .cpp file)

Music & Song Writing

Ambient Psychedelic Rock Composition

Miranda in Em. A composition for drums, guitar and synthesizer in Em, 10 November, 2022. Music © Robin Broad 2022.
This composition was influenced by Pink Floyd.

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Ambient Orchestral Composition

Oberon in Am; A composition for strings and synthesizer in Am, 5 April, 2021. Music © Robin Broad 2021.
This composition was influenced by Jean-Michel Jarre and Vangelis.

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Songs of Love and Technology

A sythpop album by The Cybertones - All words and music © Robin Broad and Alan Carson 2006:

Read the Lyrics

Demo Song - an audio player should open below. Click on the triangle to play The Cybertones demo cover of Soft Cell's signature song "Tainted Love" © Ed Cobb, 1964.

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