Right, having a huge brainstorm on Monday, we finally got something. However, we still have no idea what to write for our planning report...until a secret criteria sheet was discovered on the MMDS3802 site on Wednesday. So, typing time.

I've made a timeline so we will be able to mark out our process, when do we have to finish this step, by what time we have to complete this task...etc? However, our timeline can still be flexible so if we finish some steps earlier than the timeline, we will continue to proceed to the next step.

By the way, this timeline is not finalised, it will be done really soon...
Week 1 starts from August 20th...

Week1	Write up the Project Plan.
Week2	Prepare for Project Plan Presentation.
Week3	Research on the existing non-click site.
Week4	Analyse the research. User testing on some chosen site.
Week5	Brainstorming, finding solutions. Initial design for the prototype
Week6	Developing the prototype.
Week7	User testing on the prototype Prepare the presentation
Week8	Refining the prototype
Week9	Keep on refining the prototype Prepare for the final presentation

Project planning

Most of the people are doing individual works, but I still keen on find somebody as assistance. So, Hikaru just sat next to me. According to my experience working as a team with him, he is reliable and he does work hard. So, thats how we form into teams.

Both of us agree on making website, but our website is not like other site. It is a site without any clicks. I thought it would be easy to built and to justify, but after talking to Ralf, crap...not that easy as it sounds.

I have to be particularly aware of gestures and the usability of the site, since this method on navigation is unusual for most of the people. Even though the world keeps on changing, but human sometimes just dislike changes. So, I have a challenge to re-make the site for "Imac" into a non clicking interface.

Bellow is some of my research for gesture:


http://ict.ewi.tudelft.nl/index.php?option=com_sections&id=56&Itemid=120
http://www.gentlemouse.com/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_article_id=468265&in_page_id=1965


This is gestures made in Flash:

http://digg.com/gaming_news/Flash_gesture_recognition_online_Pong_game_(requires_webcam)
http://drawk.wordpress.com/2007/05/20/as3-mouse-gesture-recognition/
http://www.katylilley.co.uk/

Studio 1 first assignment

Finally, I found my password for my blogger account, so I can finally put in something into my blogs. This is one of the few things I've blogged before:

For communicating ideas to the producers with video, the video have to be clear and easy to understand. Lots of people are doing something in powerpoint and stuff in tons of content inside. However, I felt that it could be inefficient by doing so.

So, our video is aimmed to be neat and easy, but also communicates well. The method I use is to make into 3d animation which people will be much easier to understand. In addition, I also madea simple robot to demostrate how does the bed works. By doing so, I can cut down lots of words but doesn't lose the content. The words can still be explained from the on stage presentation. Graphics speaks louder than words sometime. As a result, I urge to do in 3d. Thanks goodness that my teammate trust me so we actually came out fine during the presentation.

A lot of people said to me "Dude, is only 10 percent", I don't care...I just want to do my best in every assignment I got. I even told my teammates "Everybody must wear formal or just semi-formal during presentation, I'm going to make it big." Well, not everybody listens. Besides, my hardwork does not go in vain. My 3 minute 3d animation is shown in the uni open day. And, I may also slab this piece of animation into the graduation exhibition, too.

Is a 3 days hard work, even though is only 10 percent, but I don't feel that I lose anything. I mean I like doing animation, and my work had been revealed.