Project5S16

Final Project

The final homework assignment has to be done in teams of two or three people. Each team will need to implement an interactive software application which uses some of the advanced rendering effects or modeling techniques we discussed in class, but weren't covered by previous homework projects. We will evaluate your project based on technical and creative merits.

The final project has to be presented to the entire class during our final exam slot from 3-6pm on Tuesday, June 7th, by means of a video and a live demonstration. It will be graded by the instructor, the TAs and the tutors. Late submissions will not be permitted. You are welcome to bring guests to the presentation. More detail about the location of the grading event will be released shortly.

Note: If you are not going to be able to work as a member of a team, you can ask for permission from the instructor to do a solo project. This will only be permitted in special cases and will have to be requested of the instructor, by visiting his office hour or by email.

Grading

Your final project score consists of three parts:

• Blog (10 points)
• Presentation (90 points)
• Extra Credit (10 points)

Blog (10 Points)

You need to create a blog to report on the progress you are making on your project. You need to make at least three blog entries to get the full score. The first is due on Friday, May 27th at 11:59pm, the second is due on Friday, June 3rd at 11:59pm, the third is due on Monday, June 6th at 11:59pm.

Before the final presentations, you also need to create a video of your application and link to it on your blog. It is due by Tuesday, June 7th at 12 noon. This video will be shown to the entire class during the final presentation event, and is the primary basis for your grade.

The first blog entry needs to contain (at least) the following information:

• The name of your project.
• The names of your team members.
• A short description of your project.
• The technical features you are implementing.
• What you are planning on spending your creative efforts on.
• At least one screen shot of some part of your project.

In weeks 2 and 3 you need to update all above categories, and upload at least one screen shot again.

The video should be about 1 minute long. You should use screen recording software, such as the Open Broadcaster Software, which is available free of charge for Windows and Mac. On a Mac you can use QuickTime, which is available free of charge as well. There does not need to be an audio track, but you are welcome to talk over the video or add sound. Embed the video in your blog, or link to it from there. The use of video editing software is optional.

You are free to create the blog on any web based blog site, such as Blogger or WordPress. You should use the same blog each time and just add blog entries. If you need to move to a different blog server, please move your entire blog over (copy-paste if necessary) and let us know its new URL.