Project Briefs

Here are Group B's project briefs:

Real Time

The plug in that I have come up with is called "Real Time." This would allow two or more people to work on the same project at the same time. The changes would be made on all of the users files instantly. This would eliminate the hassles of having to send the files back and forth or dealing with the confusion of which file is the "newest." The users could purchase this plugin for whichever graphics, desktop publishing , or audio program they wished to use it for. Once installed the user could access it by going to there settings or from the drop down menu. Also the plugin has an audio and video chat feature. If the user had a camera and/or mic on there computer they could use this feature by changing there settings. They always have access to a chat window where they can communicate with each other.

Example 1: Two producers collaborate on a track. One lives in Portugal the other in Boston. They could work together on Real Time with out sending the files back and forth. Changes would be made instantly to both of there projects.

Example 2: A woman lives in New York and is working on a 400 page catalog with someone in California. They could work together on different parts of the same document at once in Real Time.







RealAdvising
A 3D Virtual Academic Advising World

Introduction

Academic advising within higher education has traditionally consisted of face-to-face meetings between students and advisors. Many advising philosophies still subscribe to face-to-face interaction as a way to establish a relationship with students and thereby assist in their success. What happens when in-person interactions are no longer possible? Not only are on-line academic programs abundant today, but universities have even outsourced some of their academic advising. The advisor and student may not even be on the same campus anymore or even in the same country for that matter.

With the advent of technology, email quickly became a predominant communication method between advisors and students. However, email does not offer enough to allow for an effective relationship between advisor and student. A “personal,” real-time environment is required.

Description

Website will function as an academic advising center. Students will be able to access information and resources related to academic advising. Students will also visit the website if they want to meet with their advisor or if they are requested to attend a group meeting. Advisors and students will be able to interact in a 3D virtual environment on an individual and/or group basis. Students will be able to “enter” an Advisor’s office for an individual meeting. For group meetings, an amphitheatre-like setting is provided.